It’s 2014 and you would be surprised how time flies when you take a look at the things that are going to be (or are already) 20 Years old in 2014

1. World’s First Satellite Digital Television Service

The first satellite digital television service in the US was launched by DirecTV on the 17th of June, 1994.

2. The Lion King

Remember Simba? The Lion King?

We lack the words to express just how great this movie actually was.

Well, the records the movie holds speak for themselves. They include;

-The highest grossing release of that year
-The highest-grossing hand-drawn film in history
-The 20th highest grossing feature film of all time
-Second highest grossing film of Walt Disney (behind frozen)

Do we really need to say more?

3. Sony Play station console (Play Station One)



The very first PlayStation (Commonly called PS1) of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices was first released on 3rd December 1994.

4. Amazon.com


The domain for the world’s largest internet company (no it’s not Google) was incorporated in 1994 but the site went online in 1995

5. Nigeria’s First Appearance In The World Cup


During April 1994, the Super Eagles ranked 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, the highest ranking achieved by an African football team.

Nigeria topped their group which included Argentina, Bulgaria, and Greece. Nigeria reached the second round after a 2–0 victory over Greece.

Nigeria was within two minutes of qualifying for the Quarter-finals of the 1994 World Cup in the game against Italy but Roberto Baggio scored to take the game to extra time. He also scored the eventual winning goal. The game ended 2–1 in favour of the Italians.

Damn Roberto!!!

6. China First Internet Access Connection

While the written record of the events that led to China’s first Internet connection is incomplete and the memories of those involved have faded with time, an internal document written in early 1994 records the establishment of the first full Internet connection on May 17, 1994.

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7. The Mask

Smokey, somebody stop me.

8. Street Fighter

When Van Damme still had the moves

9. Magic School Bus

If you do not remember this movie, your childhood was not awesome.

10.Approval of the first Genetically-engineered food product

The FDA approves the Flavr Savr tomato, the first genetically-engineered food product

11.Rwanda Genocide

The Rwandan Genocide was a genocidal mass slaughter of Tutsi and moderate Hutu in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority.

During the approximate 100-day period, an estimated 500,000–1,000,000 Rwandans were killed, constituting as much as 20% of the country’s total population and 70% of the Tutsi then living in Rwanda.

12.Netscape Navigator

Right now you might be crazy about Google Chrome or Mozilla’s Firefox, but back in the days, Netscape’s Navigator was the craze.

The first version of Netscape Navigator (an obviously extinct web browser) in 1994, which quickly became the world’s most popular browser, accounting for 90% of all web use at its peak

13.Population of Nigeria exceeds 100 million

The population of Nigeria exceeds 100 million making the republic the first African nation to have a population above 100 million.

14.Justin Bieber

It seemed like yesterday when he was so cute and lovely

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15.Abiola Declared Himself President


In 1994 Moshood Abiola declared himself the lawful president of Nigeria in the Epetedo area of Lagos island.

After declaring himself president he was declared wanted and was accused of treason and arrested on the orders of military President General Sani Abacha, who sent 200 police vehicles to bring him into custody.

MKO Abiola has been referred to as Nigeria’s greatest statesman

16.Bluetooth Technology

Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances.

We say a big thank you to Bluetooth for delivering us from the shackles of infrared media transfer.

17.Queen Elizabeth falls from her horse

Queen Elizabeth falls off her horse and breaks her left wrist. She is seen wearing a plaster cast after breaking her left wrist when her horse tripped during a ride on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk.

The injury was not diagnosed for almost 24 hours later after she had remounted and ridden back to Sandringham unaware of the damage.

She was taken to a hospital in Kings’ Lynn where her wrist was X-rayed and set in plaster.

18.Harry Styles

Even if you know very little about the One Direction, one thing for certain is if you are asked to name a member of the band, the name you’ll most likely to come up with is Harry Styles

Harry is often rumoured to be dating any celeb he is spotted within 10 feet of, though at the moment he is single after ending his relationship with Kardashian little sister Kendall Jenner.

19.The White House Web Page (Whitehouse.gov)

Whitehouse.gov is the official website of the White House(The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States) and is owned by the United States government.

The website is the responsibility of the incumbent administration. As a result the site is completely redesigned for each new president.

20.First Interracial National Election in South Africa

South Africa held its first interracial national election in 1994 and of course Nelson Mandela was eventually elected President.

R.I.P Mandela.

Now you know how much times flies.

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OK

Wow cool things were invented 20 years ago.

I'm still loving Lion King though and I'll never stop. Best cartoon ever

With pics i believe all of these.
Never knew bluetooth was dat old ooo... Chai

You said nothing about fashion