Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Chloe Bennet
Chloe Bennet, American actress
Mika Zibanejad
Mika Zibanejad, Swedish ice hockey player
Arturo Frondizi
Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (born 1908)
Qana massacre
The Israeli military commits the Qana massacre in a deliberate shelling of a United Nations compound near the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, killing 106 Lebanese civilians who were taking shelter there and wounding over 100 more.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Aminé
Aminé, American singer-songwriter
Ski Mask the Slump God
Ski Mask the Slump God, American rapper
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Wojciech Szczęsny
Wojciech Szczęsny, Polish footballer
Divock Origi
Divock Origi, Belgian footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7266" (Season 1994, Episode 46) aired on 1994-04-18.
All My Children
"Monday April 18 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 76) aired on 1994-04-18.
Bonkers
"Fistful of Anvils" (Season 4, Episode 7) aired on 1994-04-18.
Legends of the Hidden Temple
"Robin Hood and Marian's Ladder" (Season 1, Episode 34) aired on 1994-04-18.
"Here's Why Ernie Should Never Be Left Home Alone" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1994-04-18.
"The Final Judgement of Beavis" (Season 4, Episode 13) aired on 1994-04-18.
"Don Rickles, Jeff Stearns, Liz Phair" (Season 1994, Episode 58) aired on 1994-04-18.
"Don Rickles, Laurie Metcalf, Aaron Neville" (Season 1995, Episode 63) aired on 1995-04-18.
"Peter Tilden (guest host), Robert Shapiro" (Season 1996, Episode 45) aired on 1996-04-18.
"Friday April 18 1997" (Season 25, Episode 79) aired on 1997-04-18.
"Corbin Bernsen, Kenny Rogerson, Rya Kihlstedt" (Season 1998, Episode 8) aired on 1998-04-18.
"Keith Washington/ Destiny's Child/ Outta Order" (Season 27, Episode 23) aired on 1998-04-18.
"Yen for Trouble" (Season 1, Episode 14) aired on 1998-04-18.
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