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Art theft
In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $500 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
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The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
East Germany
Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship.
Art theft
In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $500 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
Robin Harris (comedian)
Robin Harris, American comedian (born 1953)
Ryan Truex
Ryan Truex, American race car driver
Bosnia's Bosniaks and Croats sign the Washington Agreement, ending war between the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and establishing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Dylan Mattingly
Dylan Mattingly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Antonov An-24
The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Travis Frederick
Travis Frederick, American football player
Leury García
Leury García, Dominican baseball player
Solomon Hill (basketball)
Solomon Hill, American basketball player
J. T. Realmuto
J. T. Realmuto, American baseball player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7245" (Season 1994, Episode 29) aired on 1994-03-18.
All My Children
"Fri Mar 18 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 55) aired on 1994-03-18.
The X-Files
"Miracle Man" (Season 1, Episode 18) aired on 1994-03-18.
Beavis and Butt-Head
"Rabies Scare" (Season 4, Episode 4) aired on 1994-03-18.
"The Chieftains, Sting, Sinead O'Connor, Marinanne Faithfull, Tom Jones, Ry Cooder" (Season 1995, Episode 10) aired on 1995-03-18.
"Boyhood's End (1)" (Season 2, Episode 10) aired on 1995-03-18.
"Whispers/ Lo-Key/ Coolio & the 40 Thevz" (Season 24, Episode 22) aired on 1995-03-18.
"Married Alive" (Season 2, Episode 2) aired on 1995-03-18.
"Paul Reiser / Annie Lennox" (Season 20, Episode 15) aired on 1995-03-18.
"The Butler's Son Did It" (Season 6, Episode 17) aired on 1996-03-18.
"The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best" (Season 6, Episode ?) aired on 1996-03-18.
"Ricki Lake, William Shatner, Ray Romano" (Season 1996, Episode 45) aired on 1996-03-18.
"Martin Short, Larenz Tate, Kodo" (Season 1997, Episode 44) aired on 1997-03-18.
"Two Guys, a Girl and a Presentation" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1998-03-18.
"Dave Grohl" (Season 1998, Episode 37) aired on 1998-03-18.
"Bill Murray, Eddie Izzard, Gheorghe Mureșan" (Season 1998, Episode 43) aired on 1998-03-18.
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 — 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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