Timeline June 1994

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• 1994 French Open 1994 Men: Sergi Bruguera · Women: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
• 1994 Game 7 win over Pacers sends Knicks to the Finals Ewing 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.
• 1994 The Lion King #1 film of 1994 — $968m worldwide Disney animated classic directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. A young lion prince flees his kingdom after the murder of his father.
• 1994 1994 FIFA World Cup The American Boom The first final decided by a penalty shootout. Winner: Brazil.
• 1994 O.J. Simpson arrested after Bronco chase Former football star pursued live on television Former 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.
• 1994 Ejected from World Cup — ephedrine positive At 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.
• 1994 Youngest ever All Black Test debut against France at age 19 makes him the youngest All Black in history On 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.
• 1994 Matsumoto sarin gas attack Aum Shinrikyo releases nerve gas in Japanese city The 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.
• 1994 Pearl Jam testify against Ticketmaster US Congress Take on the ticketing giant over service fees.