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Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
An Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 over Gadsden, Alabama, killing both of the Cessna's occupants.
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The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Irish Republican Army
An IRA bombing in County Down, Northern Ireland, kills three members of the UDR.
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
An Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 over Gadsden, Alabama, killing both of the Cessna's occupants.
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart, American actress
Georgia (country)
Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
The Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement is signed for 180,000 square kilometres (69,000 mi2) in the Mackenzie Valley of the western Arctic.
A U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Nigerien general and politician, President of Niger (born 1949)
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Bladee
Bladee, Swedish rapper and singer
Mae Boren Axton
Mae Boren Axton, American singer-songwriter (born 1914)
Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X, American rapper
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Ryan Williams (running back)
Ryan Williams, American football player
Gai Assulin
Gai Assulin, Israeli footballer
Ryan Kelly (basketball)
Ryan Kelly, American basketball player
Raheem Mostert
Raheem Mostert, American football player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Almost Live
"Madonna's Career" (Season 10, Episode 21) aired on 1994-04-09.
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
"Rules of the Game" (Season 1, Episode 7) aired on 1994-04-09.
Cops
"Sacramento, CA #8" (Season 6, Episode 33) aired on 1994-04-09.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
"Just One Lullaby" (Season 2, Episode 21) aired on 1994-04-09.
"The Tale of the Crimson Clown" (Season 3, Episode 12) aired on 1994-04-09.
"Gland of Opportunity" (Season 1, Episode 5) aired on 1994-04-09.
"Kelsey Grammer / Dwight Yoakam" (Season 19, Episode 17) aired on 1994-04-09.
"David Alan Grier (guest host), Martin Mull" (Season 1996, Episode 39) aired on 1996-04-09.
"Kaz Cooke, Audrey Landers, Judy Landers, Oleta Adams" (Season 1996, Episode 57) aired on 1996-04-09.
"The Dicks They Are A-Changin'" (Season 1, Episode 14) aired on 1996-04-09.
"The Pepsi Stuff Dana Carvey Show" (Season 1, Episode 5) aired on 1996-04-09.
"Tony Danza, Lucy Lawless, R. Kelly" (Season 1996, Episode 58) aired on 1996-04-09.
"Wednesday April 09 1997" (Season 25, Episode 72) aired on 1997-04-09.
"Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde" (Season 11, Episode 3) aired on 1997-04-09.
"John Waters" (Season 1997, Episode 46) aired on 1997-04-09.
"Charles Grodin, David Alan Grier, Matthew Sweet" (Season 1997, Episode 57) aired on 1997-04-09.
"Steven Wright, Cheech Marin, Jonathan Harris" (Season 1998, Episode 2) aired on 1998-04-09.
"Val Kilmer, Jimmie Walker, cast of Cabaret" (Season 1998, Episode 56) aired on 1998-04-09.
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 — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#3 on TRL — Will Smith, "Wild Wild West"
#4 on TRL — Santana, "Smooth"
#5 on TRL — Smash Mouth, "All Star"
#6 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#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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