It was 30 years ago today - well, this year anyway …
Depeche Mode holds a Q&A on AOL. The event is marred by technical difficulties as many participants, including the band members themselves, have trouble logging on to the chat.
A 51-day stand-off at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ends with a fire that kills 76 people, including David Koresh.
The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia separates the Czech Republic (now Czechia!) and Slovakia.
Bill Clinton is sworn in as the 42nd President of the United States.
UK mathematician Andrew Wiles presents his proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, a problem that had been unsolved for more than three centuries.
A van bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six people and injuring over one thousand.
In the Australian federal election Paul Keating's Labour Government is re-elected with an increased majority, defeating the Liberal/National Coalition led by John Hewson.
Prince changes his name to an unpronounceable symbol.
Elton John is forced to end a concert in Melbourne half an hour early when a swarm of grasshoppers invades the stage.
Unforgiven wins the Best Picture Oscar.
The top-ranked player in women's tennis Monica Seles is stabbed during a match in Hamburg.
Michael Jackson plays the halftime show of Super Bowl XXVII.
Meanwhile, in the world of alternative music …
Tracklist:
You don’t love me, Steely and Clevie, Dawn Penn
Dream all day, The Posies
Atta girl, Heavenly
Conchita Martinez, Saint Etienne
Wish I was skinny, The Boo Radleys
Jr, Codeine
Marbles, Tindersticks
American guitars, The Auteurs
Tilted, Sugar
Favorite T, The Lemonheads
Drivin’ on 9, The Breeders
Beautiful John, Madder Rose
Brown eyes, The Red House Painters
Into dust, Mazzy Star