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1994 After many years the English Channel is opened joining England to France for the first time, this year also marks the 50th Anniversary of the Allied landings in France and the beginning of the end of the Second World War. Tensions start over Inspection of Nuclear Plants in North Korea. Rover in the UK is purchased by BMW. In the US the First Genetically Engineered Tomatoes become available and the use and sale of GM Foods is approved

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Cost of Living 1994

How Much things cost in 1994
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 2.61%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 3834
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 8.50%
Average Cost of new house $119,050.00
Average Income per year $37,070.00
Average Monthly Rent $533.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.09
Movie Ticket $4.08
Average cost of new car $12,350.00
Loaf of Bread $1.59
Dozen Eggs 86 cents

Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Stirling
Average House Price 68,032
Gallon of Petrol 2.52
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 2.4%
Interest Rates Year End Bank of England 6.13%
FTSE 100 Average 3250


What Events Happened in 1994

U.S.
  • Tonya Harding wins the national Figure Skating championship title but is stripped of her title following an attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan.
Rwanda
  • Intermittent Civil War in Rwanda between Majority Hutus and minority Tutsis after assassination of President estimates of 1/2 million people killed in civil wars
South Africa
  • ANC triumphs in first Multiracial elections Nelson Mandella becomes president of South Africa
UK
  • Channel Tunnel opened on May 6th between England and France
Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Serbia continues attacks on Bosnia
Haiti
  • Haiti invaded by US democracy restored
France
  • In France celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of the Allied landings ( the start of the ending of the second world war )
U.S.
  • First Genetically Engineered Tomatoes Available use of GM Foods in US approved
U.S.
  • Northridge Earthquake, magnitude 6.7, hits the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles
Germany
  • German luxury car manufacturer BMW announces the purchase of Rover from British Aerospace
Switzerland
  • 48 members of the Order of the Solar Tradition Cult commit suicide to escape the hypocrisies and oppression of this world.
U.S.
  • OJ Simpson flees police in his white ford bronco
U.S.
  • Major League Baseball Players Association begin 232 day strike causing 1994 season to be cancelled
U.S.
  • Orange County, Calif. files for bankruptcy protection
Palestine
  • PLO leader Yasser Arafat returns to Palestine after 27 years in exile
North Korea
  • North Korea Tensions over inspections of Nuclear Plants
South Korea
  • The Seongsu suspension bridge over the Han River in Seoul collapses killing 32.
Finland
  • Estonian Ferry Estonia sinks in the Baltic sea off the coast of Finland over 900 dead
Somalia
  • The Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro is destroyed during a fire of the coast of Somalia
Russia
  • Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders tanks and troops into the rebel region of Chechnya to restore order
UK
  • The New UK Lottery Introduced with an estimated jackpot of £7m
UK
  • New Sunday Trading Laws allows shops in Britain to open legally on Sundays
UK
  • Frederick West serial killer together with his wife Rosemary West, was responsible for the murder of at least twelve young women
U.S.
  • Tornado outbreak occurs in Southeastern United States
Ethiopia
  • The journal Nature reports the finding in Ethiopia of the first complete Australopithecus afarensis skull
Italy
  • Ayrton Senna of Brazil, age 34, is tragically killed during the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, Italy
Jordan
  • Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty ending state of war that has existed between the nations since 1948.
Northern Ireland
  • The Irish Republican Army announces a "complete cessation of military operations"
UN
  • The United Nations Peace Keeping Force Withdraws From Somalia following attacks by militia
U.S.
  • The Whitewater scandal investigation begins
U.S.
  • The North American Free Trade Agreement ( Making The Largest Trading Bloc of Countries In The World ) United States, Canada and Mexico.
Norway
  • Norwegian voters Vote No To Joining The European Union
Congo
  • A New Outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Zaire which continues in 1995 ( highest case fatality rates of any human pathogenic virus, roughly 90%. )
U.S.
  • Violent wildfires destroy 286,000 acres in Montana.
UK
  • Eurostar rail service carrying passengers between London, Paris and Brussels is launched
Brazil
  • Brazil Wins 1994 World Cup in United States
Norway
  • The Winter Olympic Games are held in Lillehammer, Norway




Technology

  • Worlds First Satellite Digital Television Service Launched


  • Netscape Navigator released quickly becoming market leader for browsing the web


  • Java programming language first released from Sun Microsystems


  • Scientists in Southern England estimate the oldest Europeans at 500,000 years old


  • The Channel Tunnel, which took 15,000 workers over seven years to complete, and is 31 miles long joining France and England opens on 6th May


  • The European Fighter Aircraft "Eurofighter" has makes its inaugural test flight after 10 years in development






Popular Culture 1994

  • Lisa Marie Presley marries Michael Jackson
  • Kurt Cobain commits suicide

    • Popular Films

    • Forrest Gump
    • The Lion King (Disney)
    • True Lies
    • The Santa Clause
    • The Flintstones
    • Dumb & Dumber
    • Clear and Present Danger
    • Speed
    • The Mask
    • Pulp Fiction
    • Four Weddings and a Funeral
    • Miracle on 34th Street
    • Muriels Wedding
    • Star Trek: Generations

    Check out our Television Programmes From The 90s whenever possible we have included a trailer to jog your memory. Series trailers and more information are found on the decade they started.

    Popular Musicians

    • Bryan Adams
    • Rod Stewart
    • Sting
    • Sheryl Crow with All I Wanna Do
    • Bon Jovi
    • Erasure
    • Aerosmith
    • Janet Jackson
    • Pearl Jam
    • Phil Collins
    • Snoop Doggy Dogg
    • Alice in Chains
    • Boys II Men with On Bended Knees and I'll Make Love To You
    • Rolling Stones
    • Blind Melon
    • Celine Dion with Power of Love
    • Beastie Boys
    Now check out our newly updated 1990's music page 90's Music

    Popular Television

    • Law & Order
    • America's Funniest Home Videos
    • One Foot in the Grave (UK)
    • Rugrats
    • The Jerry Springer Show
    • The Ren & Stimpy Show
    • Absolutely Fabulous
    • Beavis and Butt-head
    • Frasier
    • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
    • NYPD Blue
    • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    • The Late Show with David Letterman
    • The X-Files



    Major World Political Leaders 1994

    Australia Prime Minister Paul Keating

    Brazil President Itamar Franco

    Canada Prime Minister Jean Chrétien

    China Chairman of the People's Republic of China Jiang Zemin

    France President François Mitterrand

    Germany Chancellor Helmut Kohl

    India Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao

    Italy Prime Minister Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Till 10 May
    Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi From 10 May

    Japan Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa Till 28 April
    Japan Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata From 28 April
    Japan Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata Till 30 June
    Japan Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama From 30 June

    Mexico President Carlos Salinas de Gortari Till 30 November
    Mexico President Ernesto Zedillo From 30 November

    Russia / Soviet Union
    General Secretary of the CPSU Boris Yeltsin

    South Africa State President Frederik Willem de Klerk Till 10 May
    South Africa State President Nelson Mandela From 10 May

    United States President Bill Clinton

    United Kingdom Prime Minister John Major



    The Information above is taken from our new page that gives world leaders from 1920 to current.
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