Boombox: 9 Wild Facts About the 80s Ghetto Blaster
The boombox ruled the 1980s — from the JVC RC-M90 to hip-hop park jams. 9 wild facts about the ghetto blaster and why it never really died.
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New Jack City: 9 Wild Facts About the 1991 Hood Classic
New Jack City turned the crack epidemic into 1991’s biggest indie hit. 9 wild facts about Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Chris Rock and Nino Brown.
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On This Day: July 6, 1994 — Forrest Gump Hits Theaters
Quick Answer: Forrest Gump premiered in U.S. theaters on July 6, 1994, opening in 1,332 screens before expanding to a $24.4 million debut weekend. Robert Zemeckis’s film about a slow-talking Alabama runner went on to earn $678 million worldwide, land 13 Academy Award nominations, and win six Oscars — including a second straight Best Actor…
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Game Boy: 9 Wild Facts About Nintendo’s 1989 Icon
Quick Answer: The Game Boy was Nintendo’s 8-bit handheld console, released in Japan in April 1989 and in North America that summer. It won the handheld war not with power but with a cheap price, a monochrome screen sipping just four AA batteries, and Tetris in the box. Roughly 118 million units later, it remains…
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On This Day: July 5, 1996 — Dolly the Sheep Is Born
Quick Answer: Dolly the sheep was born on July 5, 1996, at the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh, Scotland — the first mammal ever cloned from an adult body cell. A team led by Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell grew her from a single udder cell of a six-year-old ewe, proving a mature cell could be…
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Pager Codes: 15 Secret 90s Beeper Messages Decoded
Pager codes let 90s kids talk in numbers—143 meant I love you and 07734 spelled hello. Here are the 15 beeper codes that defined the decade.
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On This Day: July 4, 1997 — Mars Pathfinder Lands on Mars
Quick Answer: The Mars Pathfinder landing happened on July 4, 1997, when NASA bounced a lander onto the plains of Ares Vallis using a cocoon of giant airbags. The next day it released Sojourner, a microwave-sized six-wheeled rover — the first wheeled machine ever to drive on another planet. Built on a shoestring budget of…
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Cheers TV Show: 9 Wild Facts About the 80s Sitcom
The Cheers TV show almost got cancelled after finishing dead last — then became one of the most decorated sitcoms ever. 9 wild facts about the Boston bar.
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Baywatch TV Show: 9 Wild Facts About the 90s Hit
How a canceled NBC lifeguard drama became the most-watched TV show on Earth, with red swimsuits, slow-motion runs, and 1.1 billion weekly fans.
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2 Live Crew: 9 Wild Facts About the Banned 1989 Album
Quick Answer: 2 Live Crew were a Miami hip-hop group whose 1989 album As Nasty as They Wanna Be became the first sound recording in U.S. history ruled legally obscene. A federal judge banned it in June 1990, sheriff’s deputies arrested the group on stage, and a record-store clerk was convicted just for selling it….
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Juice Movie: 9 Reasons Tupac’s 1992 Classic Still Hits
The Juice movie (1992) was Tupac Shakur’s first film. Inside the cast, the ending, the soundtrack, and why this Harlem crime classic still hits.
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On This Day: June 28, 1997 — The Tyson Bite Fight
Quick Answer: The Tyson bite fight happened on June 28, 1997, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the third round of his rematch with WBA heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson bit off a piece of Holyfield’s right ear, then bit the left ear seconds later. Referee Mills Lane disqualified Tyson,…
