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Actor and rapper Tupac
Shakur was convicted of
aggravated as ault and
battery and sentenced to
15 day in jail. His arrest
and the actions of similar
recording artists raised
questions about the mes-
sage of "gangsta rap."
It was a tough year for Michael Jackson. Amid charges of
sexual molestation surrounding a 14-year-old boy,
Jackson cancelled the last part of his world tour and
sought treatment for addiction to painkillers. The civil
charges filed against Jackson by the boy's family were
dropped following an out-of-court settlement, but the
singer still faced criminal charge .

MKho~ Ginsb..rg/ABC
NYPD Blue stretched the lim-
its of what was normally per-
mitted on network television
in terms of profanity and
nudity. ABC ignored protests
and the reluctance of adver-
tisers and began broadcast-
ing what was widely consid-
ered to be the best new show
on television.

allow U. . inspectors to view : Ruth Bader Gin burg became : Serbs, Croats and Mu lims
all their nuclear production : the econd woman to erve a : continued to oppo e each
.
facilitie , cau ing a break- : a U.S. Supreme Court : other in Bosnia. The U.t\.,
down in relations between : Justice when he wa con- : backed by U.S. air power,
the U .. and :-iorth Korea. : firmed Aug. 3. Gin burg, who : demanded a cease-fire in
~ was seen as an acceptable ~ the capital of Sarajevo which
: nominee to both liberal and : marked the beginning of sev-
: con en·ative , won en ate : era! unea y peace in the
: approval by a margin of96-3. : war-torn country.