Updated / Thursday, 15 Apr 2021 15:56 1994 is the year of the O.J. Simpson's arrest. Simpson is charged with the murder of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman. The Irish army goes to battle in Mel Gibson's film Braveheart, over reports of injuries during filming. We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences Watch: Making Braveheart - RTÉ News reports on 6 May 1994 (via RTÉ Archives) Boris Yeltsin arrives at Shannon Airport. Irish officials wait in vain to greet the Russian president. Yeltsin never gets off the plane.