Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Alex Cuthbert
Alex Cuthbert, Welsh rugby player
Haruma Miura
Haruma Miura, Japanese actor and singer (died 2020)
Jakub Sedláček (ice hockey)
Jakub Sedláček, Czech ice hockey player
Atlantic Southeast Airlines
An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard, including Sen. John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter.
The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-37 to deploy the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.
Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.
Peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sučić are killed on the Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo, becoming the first casualties of the Bosnian War.
In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world.
Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Emmalyn (singer)
Emmalyn Estrada, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1967)
Daniel Caesar
Daniel Caesar, Canadian singer-songwriter
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Patrick Dangerfield
Patrick Dangerfield, Australian footballer
Ismaeel Mohammad
Ismaeel Mohammad, Qatari footballer
Sercan Yıldırım
Sercan Yıldırım, Turkish footballer
Yassine Bounou
Yassine Bounou, Moroccan footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7257" (Season 1994, Episode 38) aired on 1994-04-05.
All My Children
"Tuesday April 5 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 67) aired on 1994-04-05.
Rescue 911
"Episode 522" (Season 5, Episode 22) aired on 1994-04-05.
The Good Life
"The Mother-in-Law" (Season 1, Episode 12) aired on 1994-04-05.
"Ted Koppel, Wynton Marsalis, Carrie Fisher" (Season 1994, Episode 54) aired on 1994-04-05.
"Bryant Gumbel, Bruce Springsteen" (Season 1995, Episode 54) aired on 1995-04-05.
"Jon Stewart (guest host), Daisy Fuentes" (Season 1996, Episode 38) aired on 1996-04-05.
"David Hyde Pierce, Scott Thompson, Pulp" (Season 1996, Episode 56) aired on 1996-04-05.
"The Cardigans, Alice in Chains, No Doubt" (Season 1997, Episode 13) aired on 1997-04-05.
"Jean-Claude Van Damme, Margaret Colin, Johnny Lang" (Season 1997, Episode 2) aired on 1997-04-05.
"Midnight at the Governor's Mansion" (Season 13, Episode 21) aired on 1997-04-05.
"Brownstone/ Yvette Michelle/ Next Levels/ Mr. & Mrs. Soul Train Finals" (Season 26, Episode 24) aired on 1997-04-05.
"The Great Yeti Adventure" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1998-04-05.
"The Kennedys: Power, Seduction and Hollywood" (Season 2, Episode 4) aired on 1998-04-05.
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 — Santana, "Smooth"
#3 on TRL — Smash Mouth, "All Star"
#4 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#5 on TRL — Will Smith, "Wild Wild West"
#6 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#7 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#8 on TRL — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#9 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
#10 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
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