Reeling In The Years 1994 | LEGIT · Full Review |

The year was also punctuated by media frenzies and massive sporting events that gripped global audiences.

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In April, the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana ignited a pre-planned slaughter. Over the course of 100 days, Hutu extremists murdered an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus while the international community largely stood by. The year was also punctuated by media frenzies

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While 1994 wasn't the very beginning of the internet, it was the year it began to enter the public consciousness.

On the global stage, 1994 witnessed the absolute highest peaks of human progress alongside the absolute lowest dark depths of human cruelty. The Birth of a New South Africa

The most enduring image of 1994 remains the sight of millions of South Africans standing in miles-long queues to vote. In April, the country held its first multiracial elections, officially ending the brutal era of Apartheid. , who had been a political prisoner just four years prior, was inaugurated as President. His message of reconciliation and the "Rainbow Nation" provided a rare, shimmering moment of global hope. The Sound of a Generation: Grunge, Britpop, and Tragedy