August 26 Through the 90s
48 events from the decade
Music
1997
1997Music
Cordae, American rapper1998
The most requested video on this day in 1999
Peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the definitive anthems of female independence in the 90s.
TRL premiered on MTV on September 14, 1998. Fans voted daily by phone and online for their favorite videos. The show made Times Square its home and defined pop music for a generation.
A brilliant scarlet macaw perched on a neon flower branch, surrounded by rainbow fruit and glitter butterflies.
You're bright, social, and always the life of the party. You remember everyone's birthday and remind them twice.
Click an animal to reveal your personality
Lisa Frank Inc. · Tucson, AZ · 1979–2000s
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