What was happening in 1993?

1993 Facts:

Cost of a 1st class stamp- $0.29
Cost of a gallon of regular gas-$1.11
 

Best Selling Books:
     The Bridges of Madison County
     The Client
     Nightmares and Dreamscapes
     Lasher
     Like Water For chocolate
 

"Cheers" ended
 

Ford Taurus is the best selling car

What's "in"- torn clothing, Snapple, $0.29 Elvis stamp (fat or thin- you decide!), Mortal Kombat video game, Joey Buttafuoco jokes

new show NYPD Blue is highly controversial! (naked male buttocks!)

Sears ends its mail order service

Michael Jackson reveals to Oprah that his skin is turning lighter due to a rare skin disease
 

MUSIC:
"I will always love you" Whitney Houston
"Mr.Vain" Culture Beat
"That's the way love goes" Janet Jackson
"Dreamlover" Mariah Carey
"Shoop" Salt -n- Pepa
"Show me love" Robin S.
"Insane in the Brain" Cypress Hill
"Informer" Snow
"Can't help falling in love" UB40
"Cryin'" Aerosmith
"Freak me" Silk
"No Rain" Blind Melon
"Rain" Madonna
"Knockin' Da Boots" HTown
"Mr. Wendel" Arrested Development


MOVIES:
Jurassic Park
Army of Darkness
The Fugitive
In The Name Of The Father
The Piano
Schindler's List
What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
Sleepless in Seattle
Philadelphia
Cliffhanger


TV SHOWS:
NYPD Blue
Picket Fences
Sisters
Frasier
Murphy Brown
Seinfeld
Roseanne