"The Five Heartbeats" was released #35yearsagotoday. Directed by Robert Townsend, co-written by Keenan Ivory Wayans, and starring Robert Townsend, the film was a commercial or critical flop. However, the movie gained a new audience when it went to cable and was released on VHS.
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#35YearsAgoToday #Waverider debuted in @dc.com #Armageddon2001 #comics #1 2030 #scientist #MatthewRyder recalls being #rescuedByASuperHero back #beforeTheFallOfThatSuperAge & #TheRiseOfTheTyrantAndFallenHero #Monarch & attemptTo seek out #WhichHeroMonarchWas by #breachingTheTimestream & merging w it

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"New Jack City" was released nationwide #35yearsagotoday. Starring Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Judd Nelson, and Chris Rock and directed by Mario Van Peebles, the film was critically and commercially successful. It grossed nearly $48 million on a budget of $8 million.
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#35yearsagotoday, Rodney King was brutally beaten by 4 members of the LAPD. Unbeknownst to the officers, the incident had been filmed by George Holliday, who lived nearby. The police were later charged and acquitted of all charges related to the beating. The acquittal sparked riots.
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#35yearsagotoday, President George HW Bush declared victory over Iraq in the Gulf War. The war, which started in January, ended when Iraq retreated from Kuwait, several months after their initial invasion. The UN Security Council imposed a strict trade embargo on Iraq afterwards.
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#35yearsagotoday, Mariah Carey, Vince Gill, Alanah Myles, Luther Vandross, Phil Collins, MC Hammer, Sinead O'Connor, and Leonard Bernstein all won Grammys at the 33rd Annual Grammys. Quincy Jones was the big winner of the night with six wins for his album "Back on the Block."
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"Silence of the Lambs" was released #35yearsagotoday. Directed by Jonathan Demme, the film starred Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. Grossing nearly $273 million dollars on a $19 million budget, the movie was nominated for 7 Oscars. It won all the Oscars in the "Big Five" categories.
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#35yearsagotoday, a runway collision at LAX killed 35 people and injured 29 others. A series of errors led to one plane being told to taxi on the same runway where another was landing.
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#35yearsagotoday, Whitney Houston performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Superbowl XXV. Performed 11 days after the start of the Persian Gulf War, Arista Records released the recording 2 weeks later. After the 9/11 attacks, it was re-released and it charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
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"Justify My Love" claimed the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 #35yearsagotoday. Co-written by Lenny Kravitz and Ingrid Chavez, the song's sales were helped by several controversies over the video (which was banned by MTV) and the remixes. The song is certified platinum in the US.
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Remembering Edward Brayshaw (Léon Colbert in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 and the War Chief in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴) who died 35 years ago today.

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#35YearsAgoToday #Pantha debuted in @dc.com #NewTitans #comics #73 #mysterious #testSubject designated #X24 (later identified as #RosabelleMendez) geneticallyManipulated by #TheWildebeestSociety as #SuperFeralSheCat that reluctantly aligns w #TheTitans #RedStar pairs & later #InfiniteCrisis fatality

"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" by Stevie B. was the #1 song in the US #35yearsagotoday. The second single on Stevie B.'s third studio album, "Because I Love You" was Stevie B.'s only #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is certified gold in the United States.
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The UN Security Council passed Resolution 678 #35yearsagotoday. The resolution authorized military action against Iraq, which had invaded and annexed Kuwait earlier that year, if it did not withdraw from the area by January 15, 1991. Iraq's refusal led up to the Persian Gulf War.
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LL Cool J's first top ten single, "Round The Way Girl" was released #35yearsagotoday. It was the 3rd single from "Mama Said Knock You Out." Featuring samples of The Mary Jane Girls, "All Night Long" and Keni Burke's "Risin' To the Top," the single was certified gold within 2 months.
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"Home Alone" was the #1 film in the US #35yearsagotoday. Directed by Chris Columbus and written by John Hughes, the movie starred Macauley Culkin, then 10 years old. The film grossed nearly $480 million at the box office and later won 2 Academy Awards. A sequel was released in 1992
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New episodes of "China Beach," "Twin Peaks," "The Hogan Family," "Cops," "Empty Nest," and "American Dreamer" all aired on network television #35yearsagotoday.
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Brittney Yvette Griner was born #35yearsagotoday in Houston, TX. After playing basketball in college, Griner was drafted into the WNBA. She won Olympic gold twice before being detained in Russia on drug charges. She was released after nearly 10 months and returned to the WNBA.
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"Beverly Hills 90210" premiered on Fox #35yearsagotoday. The teen drama, which ran for ten seasons, often addressed controversial subjects like teen sex, racism, rape, drug use, and violence. Shannen Doherty and Luke Perry both shot to fame as series regulars.
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On This Day 1990, Michael Sabatino made his on screen debut as Lawrence Alamain, having been heard but not seen in prior episodes.
(September 28, 1990)
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Bell Biv DeVoe's "Do Me" was at the #3, its peak position, on the Billboard Hot 100 #35yearsagotoday. It was the second single from the group's album, "Poison."
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The 1st episode of "Law & Order," titled "Prescription for Death," aired #35yearsagotoday. Created by Dick Wolf, "Law & Order" ran for 20 seasons before its cancellation, briefly tying "Gunsmoke" as the longest-running scripted American primetime show. The series was revived in 2022.
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"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" premiered on NBC #35yearsagotoday. Starring Will Smith, who played a fictionalized version of himself, the show ran for 148 episodes over six seasons.
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#35yearsagotoday, "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" premiered on Fox. The surreal teen comedy was originally developed for CBS then rejected. The show ran for 73 episodes before it was canceled.
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"Dirty Cash (Money Talks)" by The Adventures of Stevie V. broke onto the Billboard Hot 100 #35yearsagotoday. Debuting at #92, the song went on to top the Billboard Dance Club Sing Chart in the US and enjoyed high chart positions on multiple European charts.
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"Ghost" was released #35yearsagotoday. Starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, and Tony Goldwyn, the film was a surprise summer hit, going on to gross over $500 million at the box office. Goldberg won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her turn as Oda Mae Brown.
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#35YearsAgoToday #TheAtom III debuted in @DC.com #SuicideSquad #comics #44 #maskedSuccessor with #sizeAlteringPowers who #popsOutOfAmandaWallersPhone during #NewsCoverageOfRayPalmersFuneral hasHis #1stMission2issuesLater & ID’ed as #AdamCray whoPerishes in #62 where it’s revealed #RayPalmer survived

#35yearsagotoday, 3 members of 2 Live Crew were arrested after they performed their album, "As Nasty As They Wanna Be". The record had been ruled obscene by a federal district judge--a ruling that made sales and performances of the record illegal. The group was later acquitted.
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"Full House," "Family Matters," "Perfect Strangers," and "Just The Ten of Us," all aired as part of ABC's "TGIF" programming block #35yearsagotoday.
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