Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Eve Muirhead
Eve Muirhead, Scottish curler
Albert Salmi
Albert Salmi, American actor (born 1928)
Danni Wyatt-Hodge
Danni Wyatt, English cricketer
Gas explosion
A series of gas explosions rip through the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 206.
Eighteen-year-old Stephen Lawrence is murdered in a racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Well Hall, Eltham.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
All My Children
"Friday April 22 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 80) aired on 1994-04-22.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
"And Baby Makes Three" (Season 1, Episode 24) aired on 1994-04-22.
The X-Files
"Tooms" (Season 1, Episode 21) aired on 1994-04-22.
Dennis Miller Live
"Violence in America" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1994-04-22.
"Tom Snyder, Ray Liotta" (Season 1994, Episode 62) aired on 1994-04-22.
"Vanessa Marcil (host), Dave Matthews Band, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Freddy Jones Band, Todd Snider" (Season 1995, Episode 15) aired on 1995-04-22.
"Joan Lunden, Nick Faldo, Jewel" (Season 1996, Episode 62) aired on 1996-04-22.
"Tuesday April 22 1997" (Season 25, Episode 81) aired on 1997-04-22.
"Something About Secrets & Rules" (Season 1, Episode 22) aired on 1997-04-22.
"Caroline and the Ombudsman" (Season 2, Episode 22) aired on 1997-04-22.
"Kevin Meaney" (Season 1997, Episode 53) aired on 1997-04-22.
"Katie Couric, Roma Downey, INXS" (Season 1997, Episode 61) aired on 1997-04-22.
"Two Guys, a Girl and a Recovery" (Season 1, Episode 7) aired on 1998-04-22.
"Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut" (Season 2, Episode 2) aired on 1998-04-22.
"Mark Wahlberg" (Season 1998, Episode 53) aired on 1998-04-22.
"Jason Alexander, Isabella Rossellini, Steve Earle" (Season 1998, Episode 60) aired on 1998-04-22.
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 — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#3 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#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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