When the 704-page 'A Game of Thrones' hit shelves on August 1, 1996, it received positive notices and respectable sales, but there was little hint of the hysteria that would follow.

TV
From 'Full House' to 'Perfect Strangers,' if you turned on a TV set in the 1990s, it was impossible to escape ABC's Friday night "TGIF" lineup.
You'd better start practicing those crane kicks again! More than 30 years after Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence faced off in one of cinema's most iconic showdowns, The Karate Kid has officially made a comeback.
Fred Rogers remains an icon of kindness for the ages. An innovator of children’s television, his salt-of-the-earth demeanor and genuinely gentle nature taught a generation of kids the value of kindness.
Matthew Weiner’s critically acclaimed advertising drama made its debut 10 years ago.
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Actor and pop culture icon David Hasselhoff is beloved in Germany—and everywhere else in the world.