Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Alexander Kröckel
Alexander Kröckel, German skeleton racer
Dawid Kubacki
Dawid Kubacki, Polish ski jumper
Matias Myttynen
Matias Myttynen, Finnish ice hockey player
Ragnar Granit
Ragnar Granit, Finnish-Swedish neuroscientist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1900)
Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Several bombs explode in Mumbai, India, killing about 300 people and injuring hundreds more.
North Korea announces that it will withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Dont'a Hightower
Dont'a Hightower, American football coach and former player
Marvin Jones (wide receiver)
Marvin Jones, American football player
Irakli Kvekveskiri
Irakli Kvekveskiri, Georgian footballer
Mikko Sumusalo
Mikko Sumusalo, Finnish footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Ciao Italia
"Come Si Fa Formaggio – How Do You Make Cheese" (Season 5, Episode 10) aired on 1994-03-12.
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
"By a Whisker" (Season 1, Episode 5) aired on 1994-03-12.
Soul Train
"R. Kelly/ Gabrielle" (Season 23, Episode 21) aired on 1994-03-12.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
"Life and Death" (Season 2, Episode 19) aired on 1994-03-12.
"Dawn Robison and Jimmy Jam (hosts)" (Season 1994, Episode 9) aired on 1994-03-12.
"T.V. or Not to Be" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1994-03-12.
"Nancy Kerrigan / Aretha Franklin" (Season 19, Episode 15) aired on 1994-03-12.
"Elvis impersonator; raccoon; piñata" (Season 6, Episode 20) aired on 1995-03-12.
"Lucky Leon" (Season 2, Episode 16) aired on 1995-03-12.
"Something Larry This Way Comes" (Season 9, Episode 20) aired on 1995-03-12.
"Engine and a Haircut, Two Fights" (Season 5, Episode 21) aired on 1996-03-12.
"The Taco Bell Dana Carvey Show" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1996-03-12.
"Wednesday March 12 1997" (Season 25, Episode 52) aired on 1997-03-12.
"Kolchak Swings ... and Kiss That One Goodbye" (Season 1, Episode 9) aired on 1997-03-12.
"Richard Lewis" (Season 1997, Episode 35) aired on 1997-03-12.
"Henry Thomas" (Season 1998, Episode 34) aired on 1998-03-12.
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 — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#3 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#4 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#5 on TRL — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#6 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#7 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#8 on TRL — Smash Mouth, "All Star"
#9 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
#10 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
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