1993 - Year in Review

My birthday is just a mere two months away and I will soon be entering my 24th year. I always joke that, "All the best things came out in 1993." To prove it to you, I've made a list of all the best movies, books, and events that happened in 1993. Are any of your favorites on this list?
Top 30 Movies:
1. Jurassic Park
2. Schindler's List
3. Dazed and Confused
4. Tombstone
5. Mrs. Doubtfire
6. Groundhog Day
7. The Fugitive
8. True Romance
9. Rudy
10. What's Eating Gilbert Grape
11. Benny & Joon
12. Grumpy Old Men
13. The Sandlot
14. Last Action hero
15. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey - My personal favorite as a child
16. Robin Hood: Men in Tights
17. The Nightmare Before Christmas
18. The Firm
19. Sleepless in Seattle
20. Hocus Pocus
21. Coneheads
22. Falling Down
23. Philadelphia
24. The Piano
25. The Three Musketeers
26. This Boy's Life
27. Addams Family Values
28. Dennis the Menace
29. Cool Runnings
30. Free Willy
Top 15 Books:
1. The Giver by Lois Lowry
2. Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
3. The Client by John Grisham
4. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
5. Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
6. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
7. Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
8. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
9. The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
10. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud
11. The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan
12. Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles
13. Cruel & Unusual by Patricia Cornwell
14. The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
15. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon - Another childhood favorite


(Very) Brief American History:
1. Bill Clinton sworn in as 42nd POTUS
2. Dallas Cowboys win Super Bowl XXVII against Buffalo Bills
3. Women are now allowed to fly war planes in the US Air Force
4. Lillian Gish, Actress and First Lady of American Cinema, dies at age 99.
5. Holocaust Memorial Museum dedicated in Washington DC
6. Background checks now required for purchasing a handgun under Brady Violence Prevention bill
7. I was born!
Average Cost of Living:
Income - $31, 230
Gas - $1.16/gal
Movie Ticket - $4.14
Tuition to Harvard - $23,514
There are obviously so many things that happened in the course of this one year. I tried to pick out the least depressing ones. Do you remember any of these events?
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