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Sandro Pertini
Sandro Pertini, Italian journalist and politician, 7th President of Italy (born 1896)
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The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Malcolm Forbes
Malcolm Forbes, American sergeant and publisher (born 1917)
Sandro Pertini
Sandro Pertini, Italian journalist and politician, 7th President of Italy (born 1896)
Gulf War
Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the war.
Tim Erixon
Tim Erixon, American-Swedish ice hockey player
Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force.
China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft, crashes in Rui'an, Zhejiang, China. All 61 people on board are killed.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Johnnie Ray
Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1927)
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
O'Shea Jackson Jr., American actor and rapper
Webb Pierce
Webb Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1921)
Earl Sweatshirt
Earl Sweatshirt, American rapper
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Dwayne Allen
Dwayne Allen, American football player
Derek Wolfe
Derek Wolfe, American football player
Tony Conigliaro
Tony Conigliaro, American baseball player (born 1945)
Semih Kaya
Semih Kaya, Turkish footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
All My Children
"Thursday February 24 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 39) aired on 1994-02-24.
This Old House
"The Honolulu House - 4" (Season 15, Episode 22) aired on 1994-02-24.
One Life to Live
"Thursday February 24 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 42) aired on 1994-02-24.
The Simpsons
"Deep Space Homer" (Season 5, Episode 15) aired on 1994-02-24.
"Brett Butler, Linda Rondstat, Don Imus" (Season 1994, Episode 35) aired on 1994-02-24.
"The Mystical Spellbook of the Imperial Wizard" (Season 3, Episode 29) aired on 1995-02-24.
"Helen Hunt, Jean-Louis Palladin, Dave Matthews Band" (Season 1995, Episode 35) aired on 1995-02-24.
"Björk, Sinead O'Connor, Belly, Elastica" (Season 1996, Episode 8) aired on 1996-02-24.
"Once Upon a Time on Mars (3)" (Season 3, Episode 13) aired on 1996-02-24.
"All Webbed Up, Nowhere to Go" (Season 1, Episode 25) aired on 1996-02-24.
"PM Dawn/ Erick Sermon with Aaron Hall/ Keith Murray & Redman/ LBC Crew" (Season 25, Episode 19) aired on 1996-02-24.
"New Orleans, Louisiana: Mardi Gras 1995 2" (Season 8, Episode 27) aired on 1996-02-24.
"Miami Serpentarium" (Season 3, Episode 19) aired on 1996-02-24.
"Apocalypse Not" (Season 3, Episode 7) aired on 1996-02-24.
"For Him the Bell Tolls" (Season 2, Episode 16) aired on 1997-02-24.
"Monday February 24 1997" (Season 25, Episode 39) aired on 1997-02-24.
"Breaking Up is Easy to Do (1)" (Season 11, Episode 14) aired on 1997-02-24.
"Paul Rudd" (Season 1997, Episode 25) aired on 1997-02-24.
"Bill Cosby, David Hacker, Tina Turner" (Season 1997, Episode 33) aired on 1997-02-24.
"Reagan: An American Crusade" (Season 10, Episode 8) aired on 1998-02-24.
"Loretta Young: Hollywood's Heavenly Beauty" (Season 1998, Episode 5) aired on 1998-02-24.
"Michael Boatman" (Season 1998, Episode 28) aired on 1998-02-24.
"Kelsey Grammer, Sarah Tueting & Cammi Granato, Sarah McLachlan" (Season 1998, Episode 32) aired on 1998-02-24.
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 — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#3 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#4 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#5 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#6 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#7 on TRL — Korn, "Freak On A Leash"
#8 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
#9 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#10 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
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