This week on V100’s Throwback Thursday we take you to the land of 1992 when the Atari 2600 was discontinued, the Cold War was declared to be over and the Winter Olympics were heald in Albertville, France.
Jeffrey Dahmer a.k.a the ‘Milwaukee Cannibal‘ was sentenced to life in prison.
Barney and Friends was televised on PBS for the first time.
Aladdin, A Few Good Men, Alien 3, Batman Returns, Wayne’s World, The Bodyguard, The Mighty Ducks, White Men Can’t Jump, Sister Act, Beethoven, A League of Their Own, The Muppet’s Christmas Carol, and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York were all in theaters.
A Freddie Mercury tribute concert was heald at Wembley Stadium and it was televised to over a billion people. The concert also raised millions that went towards research on AIDS.
There were riots in Los Angeles caused by the acquitting of 4 police officers in the death of Rodney King. The riots lasted for 6 days with 53 deaths.
Blink-182, MxPx and Real Big Fish all formed.
New music was released from Green Day, The Offspring, Sublime and Bad Religion.
