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Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 109
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 109 crashes in Venezuela, killing 45.
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Ciao Italia
"Zuppe Fatte in Casa - Homemade Soups" (Season 5, Episode 9) aired on 1994-03-05.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Gary Merrill
Gary Merrill, American actor and director (born 1915)
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 109
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 109 crashes in Venezuela, killing 45.
Daniil Trifonov
Daniil Trifonov, Russian pianist and composer
Sam Bankman-Fried
Sam Bankman-Fried, American businessman and fraudster
Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301 crashes at Skopje International Airport in Petrovec, North Macedonia, killing 83.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Vivian Stanshall
Vivian Stanshall, English singer-songwriter and musician (born 1943)
Madison Beer
Madison Beer, American singer-songwriter
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Danny Drinkwater
Danny Drinkwater, English footballer
Mason Plumlee
Mason Plumlee, American basketball player
Alex Smithies
Alex Smithies, English footballer
Ramiro Funes Mori
Ramiro Funes Mori, Argentine footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Ciao Italia
"Zuppe Fatte in Casa - Homemade Soups" (Season 5, Episode 9) aired on 1994-03-05.
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
"Moondreams" (Season 1, Episode 4) aired on 1994-03-05.
Soul Train
"Lisette Melendez/ Intro/ Gangstarr" (Season 23, Episode 20) aired on 1994-03-05.
Cops
"El Paso, TX #5" (Season 6, Episode 29) aired on 1994-03-05.
"Susan Batten and James DePaiva (hosts)" (Season 1994, Episode 8) aired on 1994-03-05.
"The Tale of the Guardian's Curse" (Season 3, Episode 8) aired on 1994-03-05.
"Children at weddings; kayaker gaffe" (Season 6, Episode 19) aired on 1995-03-05.
"Stevie Ray Vaughan: A Retrospective" (Season 20, Episode 8) aired on 1995-03-05.
"The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards" (Season 1995, Episode 1) aired on 1995-03-05.
"Nathan Lane, Steven Wright, Jann Arden" (Season 1996, Episode 41) aired on 1996-03-05.
"The Belligerent Waitress and the Surly Fry Cook" (Season 1, Episode 8) aired on 1997-03-05.
"Man's Best Same Sex Companion" (Season 2, Episode 19) aired on 1997-03-05.
"Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 1997" (Season 1997, Episode 1) aired on 1997-03-05.
"Jackie Collins" (Season 1997, Episode 31) aired on 1997-03-05.
"Chevy Chase, Mary McCormack, Phish" (Season 1997, Episode 40) aired on 1997-03-05.
"Siskel & Ebert, Karl Malone, Mark Chesnutt" (Season 1998, Episode 39) aired on 1998-03-05.
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 — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#4 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#5 on TRL — Santana, "Smooth"
#6 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#7 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#8 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
#9 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#10 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
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