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Choi Soo-young
Choi Soo-young, South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer
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The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Trevante Rhodes
Trevante Rhodes, American actor
Emma Roberts
Emma Roberts, American actress
Haruka Nakagawa
Haruka Nakagawa, Japanese singer and actress
Alex Haley
Alex Haley, American soldier, journalist, and author (born 1921)
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Choi Soo-young
Choi Soo-young, South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer
Wikipedia →On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Yuri Berchiche
Yuri Berchiche, Spanish footballer
C. J. Anderson
C. J. Anderson, American football player
Reinhold Yabo
Reinhold Yabo, German footballer
Yasser Ibrahim
Yasser Ibrahim, Egyptian footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7219" (Season 1994, Episode 13) aired on 1994-02-10.
All My Children
"Thursday February 10 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 29) aired on 1994-02-10.
This Old House
"The Honolulu House - 2" (Season 15, Episode 20) aired on 1994-02-10.
As the World Turns
"Feb 10 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 29) aired on 1994-02-10.
"Thursday February 10 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 32) aired on 1994-02-10.
"The Oracle Bowl of Delphi" (Season 1, Episode 19) aired on 1994-02-10.
"McKenzie, Brackman, Barnum & Bailey" (Season 8, Episode 11) aired on 1994-02-10.
"Siskel & Ebert, Daryl Hall, Mugsy Bogues" (Season 1994, Episode 25) aired on 1994-02-10.
"The Mussel Shell Armor of Apanupec" (Season 3, Episode 27) aired on 1995-02-10.
"John Goodman, Heather Locklear" (Season 1995, Episode 25) aired on 1995-02-10.
"Black Crowes, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant" (Season 1996, Episode 6) aired on 1996-02-10.
"Once Upon a Time on Mars (1)" (Season 3, Episode 11) aired on 1996-02-10.
"Eight Hands Are Quicker Than Gadget Boy" (Season 1, Episode 23) aired on 1996-02-10.
"Steve Wilson's Apology to Behring" (Season 12, Episode 16) aired on 1996-02-10.
"Tha Dogg Pound with Snoop Doggy Dogg & Michel'le/ J'Son/ Total" (Season 25, Episode 17) aired on 1996-02-10.
"Life with Mikey" (Season 40, Episode 5) aired on 1996-02-10.
"Turtle Hospital" (Season 3, Episode 15) aired on 1996-02-10.
"Sunday in the Station with Mickey" (Season 1, Episode 17) aired on 1996-02-10.
"Sperms of Endearment" (Season 3, Episode 5) aired on 1996-02-10.
"Scott Glenn" (Season 1997, Episode 21) aired on 1997-02-10.
"Stupid Pet Tricks, Brett Butler, Fugees" (Season 1997, Episode 23) aired on 1997-02-10.
"As Different As Day and Night" (Season 2, Episode 27) aired on 1998-02-10.
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Season 2, Episode 16) aired on 1998-02-10.
"Maury Povich" (Season 1998, Episode 21) aired on 1998-02-10.
"Bill Cosby, Blues Brothers" (Season 1998, Episode 22) aired on 1998-02-10.
The digital revolution was just getting started:
IBM
IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
Wikipedia →Total Request Live had teenagers calling in around the clock. Here's what was charting:
The #1 most requested video on TRL on this date in 1999
#2 on TRL — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#3 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#4 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#5 on TRL — Korn, "Freak On A Leash"
#6 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#7 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
#8 on TRL — Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"
#9 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#10 on TRL — *NSYNC, "I Drive Myself Crazy"
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