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All My Children
"Wed Apr 27 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 83) aired on 1994-04-27.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Austin Dillon
Austin Dillon, American race car driver
Lara Gut-Behrami
Lara Gut, Swiss skier
Serbia and Montenegro
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed.
Betty Boothroyd
Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
South African general election: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force.
Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (born 1921)
William Colby, American diplomat, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (born 1920)
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Keenan Allen
Keenan Allen, American football player
Zambia national football team
Most of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon en route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.
Corey Seager
Corey Seager, American baseball player
Cristian Romero
Cristian Romero, Argentine footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
All My Children
"Wed Apr 27 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 83) aired on 1994-04-27.
Babylon 5
"Believers" (Season 1, Episode 10) aired on 1994-04-27.
The Nanny
"Frannie's Choice" (Season 1, Episode 21) aired on 1994-04-27.
Ellen
"The Hand That Robs the Cradle" (Season 1, Episode 6) aired on 1994-04-27.
"age discrimination in business" (Season 1, Episode 33) aired on 1994-04-27.
"Jerry Seinfeld, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Norm Abram" (Season 1994, Episode 65) aired on 1994-04-27.
"Michael J. Fox, Justin Miller, Anita Baker" (Season 1995, Episode 70) aired on 1995-04-27.
"World of Birds" (Season 3, Episode 26) aired on 1996-04-27.
"In-line skaters; bad driver" (Season 8, Episode 25) aired on 1997-04-27.
"Bettie Page: From Pinup to Sex Queen" (Season 1, Episode 9) aired on 1997-04-27.
"Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard" (Season 2, Episode 35) aired on 1998-04-27.
"Man hangs from a tree in his underwear" (Season 9, Episode 19) aired on 1998-04-27.
"Men are from Mars, Women are from Astoria" (Season 2, Episode 21) aired on 1998-04-27.
"Bob Hoskins" (Season 1998, Episode 55) aired on 1998-04-27.
"Marisa Tomei, Ryan Leaf, Alana Davis" (Season 1998, Episode 63) aired on 1998-04-27.
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 — Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"
#3 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#4 on TRL — *NSYNC, "I Drive Myself Crazy"
#5 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#6 on TRL — 98 Degrees, "The Hardest Thing"
#7 on TRL — Lauryn Hill, "Ex-Factor"
#8 on TRL — Brandy & Monica, "The Boy Is Mine"
#9 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#10 on TRL — Kid Rock, "Bawitdaba"
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