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Ace of Base CD, here's 1994
When Mainebiz was founded in 1994, the world looked a little different than it does today. The
internet was basically unheard of. Apple was just releasing its first Power Mac and Amazon was
a startup. Here's a look back at 1994 — and how it compares to today.
President: Bill Clinton
Notable births:
Justin Bieber, Dakota
Fanning, Andrew
Benintendi (Red Sox),
Amari Cooper (NFL)
Notable deaths:
Jacqueline Kennedy
Onassis, Richard Nixon,
John Candy, Kurt
Cobain, Burt Lancaster
Top song on Billboard
Hot 100: "The Sign"
by Ace of Base
Academy awards:
Steven Spielberg's
"Schindler's List" wins
seven Oscars
Top-grossing movie:
"Forrest Gump"
Top-rated television
show: "Seinfeld"
Highest rated single TV
event: Live broadcast of
Nancy Kerrigan and
Tonya Harding in the
Winter Olympics
Technology: The World
Wide Web Consortium is
founded; the Iomega Zip
Disk is released,
allowing storage up to
100MB on a cartridge
the size of 3.5-inch
floppy disk
1994 PRIMER
P H O T O / K R I S Z T I N A K O N C Z O S, F L I C K R
