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Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua.
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The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Keith Haring
Keith Haring, American painter and activist (born 1958)
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua.
Enrique Bermúdez
Enrique Bermúdez, Nicaraguan lieutenant and engineer (born 1932)
Angela Carter
Angela Carter, English novelist, short story writer (born 1940)
A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people.
China Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a road and residential area near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, killing all 196 aboard and six more on the ground.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
The Weeknd
The Weeknd, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
Ava Max
Ava Max, American singer and songwriter
Denzel Curry
Denzel Curry, American rapper
Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1915)
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Sergio Canales
Sergio Canales, Spanish footballer
Nicolai Boilesen
Nicolai Boilesen, Danish footballer
Federico Bernardeschi
Federico Bernardeschi, Italian footballer
Ignatius Ganago
Ignatius Ganago, Cameroonian footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
The Critic
"Miserable" (Season 1, Episode 4) aired on 1994-02-16.
All My Children
"Wed Feb 16 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 33) aired on 1994-02-16.
One Life to Live
"Wed Feb 16 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 36) aired on 1994-02-16.
Legends of the Hidden Temple
"The Treasure Map of Jean Lafitte" (Season 1, Episode 21) aired on 1994-02-16.
"Regis Philbin, Richard Thompson, Ben Stiller" (Season 1994, Episode 29) aired on 1994-02-16.
"Siskel & Ebert, Chico Scimone" (Season 1995, Episode 29) aired on 1995-02-16.
"Teri Hatcher, Jon Stewart" (Season 1996, Episode 29) aired on 1996-02-16.
"Animals and cages; bathroom surprises" (Season 8, Episode 19) aired on 1997-02-16.
"In Your House: Final Four" (Season 1997, Episode 2) aired on 1997-02-16.
"Poodle brooch; abusive parrot" (Season 9, Episode 10) aired on 1998-02-16.
"Heather Locklear, Tom Selleck" (Season 1998, Episode 26) aired on 1998-02-16.
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 — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#4 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#5 on TRL — Korn, "Freak On A Leash"
#6 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#7 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
#8 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#9 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#10 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
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