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A LOOK AT THE WORLD IN 1993

In The News In 1993
A powerful bomb explods in an underground parking garage beneath the World Trade Center, killing six people. Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes the second woman on the Supreme Court.
Congress passes the Family and Medical Leave Act.
The North American Free Trade Agreement is ratified.
Yasir Arafat and Yitzchak Rabin sign a peace accord on the White House lawn.

Entertainment in 1993
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Toni Morrison - U.S.
* Best Selling Fiction - The Bridges of Madison County, Robert James Waller
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - See I Told You So, Rush Limbaugh
* Best Picture - Schindler's List, Universal
* Best Director - Steven Spielberg, Schindler's List
* Best Actress - Holly Hunter, The Piano
* Best Actor - Tom Hanks, Philadelphia
Sport champions in 1993
* MLB - Toronto Blue Jays
* NFL - Dallas Cowboys
* NBA - Chicago Bulls
* NHL - Montreal Canadiens
* NCAA-Basketball - North Carolina
* KY Derby - Sea Hero
* U.S. Open Golf - Lee Janzen
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Pete Sampras
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Steffi Gra

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