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Gruinard Island
Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
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The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
STS-31
STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
Gruinard Island
Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
Kim Tae-ri
Kim Tae-ri, South Korean actress
Sigrid Agren
Sigrid Agren, French-Swedish model
A Douglas DC-3 ditches in Botany Bay after takeoff from Sydney Airport. All 25 people on board survive.
In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Jan Veselý
Jan Veselý, Czech basketball player
Batuhan Karadeniz
Batuhan Karadeniz, Turkish footballer
Ben Davies (footballer, born 1993)
Ben Davies, Welsh international footballer
Jerry Jeudy
Jerry Jeudy, American football player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Aladdin
"Never Say Nefir" (Season 1, Episode 8) aired on 1994-04-24.
The NFL Draft
"1994 NFL Draft" (Season 1994, Episode 1) aired on 1994-04-24.
Married... with Children
"Ride Scare" (Season 8, Episode 22) aired on 1994-04-24.
All My Children
"Mon Apr 24 1995" (Season 1995, Episode 81) aired on 1995-04-24.
"To Thine Own Self Be Blue ... and Gold" (Season 5, Episode 22) aired on 1995-04-24.
"In the Nam of the Father" (Season 2, Episode 7) aired on 1995-04-24.
"Anjelica Huston, Mark Lehner, Joni Mitchell" (Season 1995, Episode 67) aired on 1995-04-24.
"George Wallace (guest host), Tom Joyner" (Season 1996, Episode 48) aired on 1996-04-24.
"Long Island Railroad Massacre" (Season 5, Episode 6) aired on 1996-04-24.
"Samuel Jackson, Jeff Altman, Los Lobos" (Season 1996, Episode 64) aired on 1996-04-24.
"Thursday April 24 1997" (Season 25, Episode 83) aired on 1997-04-24.
"Dr. Joyce Brothers" (Season 1997, Episode 55) aired on 1997-04-24.
"Lisa Kudrow, Umberto Buccigrossi, Verve Pipe" (Season 1997, Episode 63) aired on 1997-04-24.
"The Motorcycle, Blind Man's Dog, Deer Hunters, Tribal Curse & The Card Game" (Season 2, Episode 10) aired on 1998-04-24.
"Jennifer Aniston, Jerry Springer, Al Green" (Season 1998, Episode 62) aired on 1998-04-24.
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