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J-Hope
J-Hope, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Monica Aksamit
Monica Aksamit, American saber fencer
Cody Hodgson
Cody Hodgson, Canadian ice hockey player
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The IRA explodes bombs in the early morning at Paddington station and Victoria station in London.
Martin Marinčin
Martin Marinčin, Slovak ice hockey player
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
J-Hope
J-Hope, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer
Vernon (rapper)
Vernon, South Korean and American rapper, singer and songwriter
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Didi Gregorius
Didi Gregorius, Dutch baseball player
Bryan Oviedo
Bryan Oviedo, Costa Rican footballer
Le'Veon Bell
Le'Veon Bell, American football player
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, American basketball player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7225" (Season 1994, Episode 15) aired on 1994-02-18.
All My Children
"Fri Feb 18 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 35) aired on 1994-02-18.
One Life to Live
"Fri Feb 18 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 38) aired on 1994-02-18.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
"Bye Bly" (Season 1, Episode 20) aired on 1994-02-18.
"Bebe Neuwirth, Jackson Browne" (Season 1994, Episode 31) aired on 1994-02-18.
"The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" (Season 39, Episode 8) aired on 1995-02-18.
"Things My Father Never Gave Me" (Season 3, Episode 20) aired on 1995-02-18.
"Deion Sanders / Bon Jovi" (Season 20, Episode 13) aired on 1995-02-18.
"Seven finalists vie for the grand prize" (Season 7, Episode 16) aired on 1996-02-18.
"Double Jeopardy" (Season 3, Episode 16) aired on 1996-02-18.
"Something About a Silver Anniversary" (Season 1, Episode 16) aired on 1997-02-18.
"The Naked and the Dred or, The Toast of the Town" (Season 1, Episode 18) aired on 1997-02-18.
"Caroline and the Dearly Departed" (Season 2, Episode 16) aired on 1997-02-18.
"Thurgood Marshall: Justice for All" (Season 1997, Episode 99) aired on 1997-02-18.
"Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Jeff Gordon" (Season 1997, Episode 29) aired on 1997-02-18.
"I Was Just Thinking" (Season 2, Episode 33) aired on 1998-02-18.
"Wednesday February 18 1998" (Season 1998, Episode 34) aired on 1998-02-18.
"Wednesday February 8 1998" (Season 1998, Episode 39) aired on 1998-02-18.
"Marlon Wayans" (Season 1998, Episode 25) aired on 1998-02-18.
"Nathan Lane, Bingo Granny" (Season 1998, Episode 28) aired on 1998-02-18.
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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