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1993
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1993

Major Events · Sports · Music · Screen · Prizes

Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo Accords on the White House lawn, terrorists bombed the World Trade Center, and a deadly standoff in Waco ended in flames. U.S. forces suffered the Black Hawk Down disaster in Somalia, and Schindler's List won Best Picture.

A Year in Review
Best Picture
Schindler's List
Nobel · Literature
Morrison
World Series
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phill
No. 1 Song
A Whole New World
Top TV
Academy · Actor
Tom Hanks

Major Events of 1993

4 events
Marines killed in SomaliaIsrael and PLO reach peace agreementTerrorists attack the World Trade CenterConfrontation in Waco, TX

Sports Highlights

Champions of 1993

Champions

NBAChicago Bulls vs. Phoenix Suns Series: 4-2
NCAA FootballFlorida State Record: 12-1-0
Heisman TrophyCharlie Ward, florida state, QB points: 2,310
Stanley CupMontreal Canadiens vs. Los Angeles Kings Series: 4-1 Super Bowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills Score: 52-17
World SeriesToronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies Series: 4-2

Top Music of 1993

The year on the charts

Top Songs

  1. A Whole New World Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
  2. Informer Snow
  3. Freak Me Silk
  4. That's the Way Love Goes Janet Jackson
  5. Weak SWV
  6. Can't Help Falling in Love UB40
  7. Dreamlover Mariah Carey
  8. I'd Do Anything for Love Meat Loaf
  9. Again Janet Jackson
  10. Hero Mariah Carey

Grammy Awards

Record of the Year
"I Will Always Love You" ... Whitney Houston
Song of the Year
"A Whole New World" (Theme from "Aladdin) Best Album: "The Bodyguard" ... Original Soundtrack Male Vocalist: Sting ... "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" Female Vocalist: Whitney Houston ... "I Will Always Love You"

Screen & Television

At the box office & on the air

Top Movies

  1. Jurassic Park
  2. The Fugitive
  3. The Firm
  4. Sleepless in Seattle
  5. Aladdin
  6. Mrs. Doubtfire
  7. Indecent Proposal
  8. In the Line of Fire
  9. Cliffhanger
  10. A Few Good Men

Academy Awards

Honoring 1993
Best Picture
Schindler's List
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Schindler's List
Best Actor
Tom Hanks
Philadelphia
Best Actress
Holly Hunter
The Piano

Nobel & Pulitzer Prizes

The year in letters & science

Nobel Prizes

Chemistry
The prize was awarded "for contributions to the developments of methods within DNA-based chemistry" by one half to: MULLIS, KARY B., U.S.A., La Jolla, CA, b. 1944: "for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method" and by the
Literature
MORRISON, TONI, U.S.A., b. 1931: "who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality"
Peace
The prize was awarded jointly to: MANDELA, NELSON, South Africa, b. 1918: Leader of the ANC. DE KLERK, FREDRIK WILLEM, South Africa, b. 1936: President of the Republic of South Africa. PHYSIOLOGY or MEDICINE The prize was awarded jointly to
Physics
The prize was awarded jointly to: HULSE, RUSSELL A., U.S.A., Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, b. 1950; and TAYLOR Jr., JOSEPH H., U.S.A., Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, b. 1941: "for the discovery of a new type of pulsar, a discov

Pulitzer Prizes

Drama
Tony Kushner ... "Angels in America: Millenium Approaches"
Fiction
Robert Olen Butler ... "A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain"
History
Gordon S. Wood ... "The Radicalism of the American Revolution" International Reporting: John F. Burns ... "New York Times" & Roy Gutman ... "New York Newsday" National Reporting: David Maraniss ... "Washington Post"
Public Service
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