August 25 Through the 90s
42 events from the decade
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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.
“Results in just 20 minutes, three days a week!”
A home gym that used 'power rods' instead of weights and cost nearly $1,000 in 1991 dollars. It actually worked, which put it in rare infomercial company. Mostly used as a clothes hanger.
As Seen on TV · 1991· Cable Access & Late Night
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