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Explore 102 historical events and records for United States of America in 1993.

Historical records for United States of America in 1993

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Magic Bullet

Myers, Dale · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

A 1993 a computer animator named Dale Myers embarks on a 10-year project to completely render the events of November 22 1963 in 3D computer animation

Manhattan Murder Mystery Film

Allen, Woody · Director · Arts / Cinema

In 1993, Woody Allen made Manhattan Murder Mystery, a comic mystery about a Manhattan couple investigating a suspicious death.

My Life. Stars in Much Ado About Nothing

Keaton, Michael · Arts / Cinema

Stars in My Life. Stars in Much Ado About Nothing

National Healthcare

Clinton, William Jefferson Bill · President of USA · Government / Democratic Party Government

The effort to create a national healthcare system ultimately dies under heavy public pressure, the first major legislative defeat of Clintons administration

National Medal of Science

Rubin, Vera Florence Cooper · Science / Astronomy

Winner of the National Medal of Sciencw

Noether Charge Entropy

Wald, Robert · Physicist · Science / Physics

Shows that black hole entropy in a broad class of gravitational theories can be expressed as a Noether charge.

North American Free Trade Agreement

Clinton, William Jefferson Bill · President of USA · Government / Democratic Party Government

Supports the North American Free Trade Agreement for ratification by the US Senate

Professor

Rice, Condoleezza · Stanford University · Politics / Republican Party

Appointed full Professor (1993-present)

Quantum Corral Electron Standing Waves

Eigler, Donald · San Jose · Science / Physics

Builds a ring of atoms with a scanning tunnelling microscope and images standing-wave patterns of surface electrons confined inside it.

Reform of Health Policy

Clinton, William Jefferson Bill · President of USA · Government / Democratic Party Government

The effort to create a national healthcare system ultimately dies under heavy public pressure, the first major legislative defeat of Clintons administration. Sets up a task force, headed by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, to come up with a comprehensive plan to provide universal health care for all Americans, cornerstone of the administration

Senior Fellow

Rice, Condoleezza · Stanford University · Politics / Republican Party

Named a Senior Fellow of the Institute for International Studies, and a Senior Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover Institution

Short Cuts Film

Altman, Robert · Director · Arts / Cinema

Robert Altman directed Short Cuts in 1993, an interwoven Los Angeles drama adapting stories by Raymond Carver.

The Firm

Cruise, Thomas · Arts / Cinema

Stars in The Firm

The Last Investigation

Fonzi, Gaeton · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Fonzi published The Last Investigation, recounting his congressional investigative work and arguing that leads involving Cuban exile groups and intelligence-linked figures had not been adequately pursued.

The Shipping News

Proulx, E Annie · Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Shipping News"

The Yellow Shark

Zappa, Frank Vincent · Los Angeles · Composer · Arts / Popular Music

Releases The Yellow Shark, featuring Ensemble Modern performances and becoming the final album issued during his lifetime.

Toby Award Spider Woman Actress

Rivera, Chita · Arts / Theatre

Chita Rivera received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Type Ia Luminosity Relation

Phillips, Mark M. · Supernova Cosmology · Astronomer · Science / Astronomy

Phillips establishes a relation between Type Ia supernova luminosity and decline rate, providing a crucial tool for improving supernova distance measurements.

US Championship

Armstrong, Lance · Sport / Cycling

Wins ten titles including the US Pro Championship, and stage 8 in the Tour de France, and at 22 is the youngest road racing world champion ever

USEC Enrichment Operations

Paducah · Science / Physics

Federal uranium-enrichment operations at Paducah and Portsmouth are transferred to the United States Enrichment Corporation under leasing arrangements.

Waynes World 2

Walken, Christopher · Arts / Cinema

Appears in Waynes World 2

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

DiCaprio, Leonardo · Actor · Arts / Cinema

Plays Arnie Grape in What's Eating Gilbert Grape and receives his first Academy Award nomination.

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