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- Thirty years ago, the world was a very different place.
- "The Lion King" was No. 1 at the box office, and the world was obsessed with a white Bronco.
- There was no World Series, as the MLB ground to a halt due to the players' strike.
If you're anything like the average Gen Xer or millennial, thinking about events from 30 years ago might take you back to the '70s.
But in reality, the year was actually 1994.
As recent as that might sound to some people, the world was an entirely different place. Amazon was just starting, "Friends" was premiering, and Steven Spielberg was winning his first Oscar.