Featured moment
Jurassic Park Released
Steven Spielberg's blockbuster pioneered photorealistic CGI dinosaurs and became the highest-grossing film ever.
Welcome to Jurassic Park.
Dinosaurs walked the earth again, Doom birthed the modern FPS, and the X-Files sought the truth.
The Cost of Living in 1993
Gallon of Gas
$1.15
Loaf of Bread
$0.81
Gallon of Milk
$2.60
World Population
5.57 billion
Featured moment
Doom Released
id Software's demonic shooter popularized the FPS genre, multiplayer deathmatches, and PC modding.
Featured moment
The X-Files Premieres
The sci-fi procedural tapped into 90s conspiracy paranoia and shaped modern serialized television.
The wider picture
More from 1993
A few more things worth remembering.
World Events
European Union Formally Established
The Maastricht Treaty went into effect, creating the modern European Union.
Cinema & TV
Schindler's List Released
Spielberg's Holocaust masterpiece won 7 Oscars, including his first for Best Director.
Technology
Intel Pentium Processor Introduced
The Pentium brand launched, becoming the defining PC processor of the 1990s.
Gaming
Magic: The Gathering Released
Richard Garfield's invention created the trading card game genre, spawning a massive global industry.
Music
Wu-Tang Clan Releases "Enter the Wu-Tang"
The raw, martial-arts-inspired album reshaped East Coast hip-hop.
World Events
World Trade Center Bombing
A truck bomb detonated in the North Tower garage, killing 6 people and injuring over 1,000.
You arrivedin 1993.
The longer view
This was only the opening scene.
Follow the world as it changed around you, from 1993 to today.