| Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"The Power of Love" by Céline Dion
In the UK:
"Things Can Only Get Better" by D:Ream
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Tough on Crime
(TIME Cover: February the 7th, 1994)
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Famous people born on the 12th of February: |
1074 - Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. 1101)
1218 - Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)
1809 - Charles Darwin, English naturalist (d. 1882)
1809 - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (d. 1865)
1933 - Costa-Gavras, Greek-born director and writer
1939 - Ray Manzarek, American keyboardist (The Doors)
1942 - Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel
1950 - Steve Hackett, British musician (Genesis)
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1994 |
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Yitzhak Rabin
1922-1995
with Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres, for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East
Israel
Prime Minister of Israel
Photo: nobelprize.org
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| Average price of a dozen eggs in 1994 (USA) |
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$0.87 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1994 |
Forrest Gump
directed by Robert Zemeckis
with Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump) and Gary Sinise (Lieutenant Dan)
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Designed in 1994 |
The Salsa lounge seating
by Paul aferiat and Peter Stamberg |
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