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Events in June 1994 9
1994French Open 1994Men: Sergi Bruguera · Women: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1994Game 7 win over Pacers sends Knicks to the FinalsEwing scores 24 points and grabs 22 rebounds as New York beats Indiana in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since 1973.
1994The Lion King#1 film of 1994 — $968m worldwideDisney animated classic directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. A young lion prince flees his kingdom after the murder of his father.
19941994 FIFA World CupThe American BoomThe first final decided by a penalty shootout. Winner: Brazil.
1994O.J. Simpson arrested after Bronco chaseFormer football star pursued live on televisionFormer NFL star O.J. Simpson led police on a slow-speed chase through Los Angeles freeways, broadcast live nationwide, after being charged with the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The chase and subsequent trial became a defining US media event of the decade.
1994Ejected from World Cup — ephedrine positiveAt the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Maradona scores a stunning goal against Greece and appears physically transformed. Days later he is expelled from the tournament after testing positive for the stimulant ephedrine — a family of substances he claims was in a diet supplement. He never plays in a World Cup again.
1994Youngest ever All BlackTest debut against France at age 19 makes him the youngest All Black in historyOn 26 June 1994, Lomu made his test debut for the All Blacks against France in Christchurch at 19 years and 45 days old, the youngest player ever to represent New Zealand at that level. His early performances were inconsistent and he was dropped from the national side later that year, a setback that pushed him to refocus on conditioning ahead of his breakthrough.
1994Matsumoto sarin gas attackAum Shinrikyo releases nerve gas in Japanese cityThe Aum Shinrikyo cult released sarin nerve gas in residential Matsumoto, Japan, killing eight people and injuring hundreds. It foreshadowed the group's larger Tokyo subway attack the following year.
1994Pearl Jam testify against TicketmasterUS CongressTake on the ticketing giant over service fees.