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Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7280" (Season 1994, Episode 52) aired on 1994-05-06.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Charles Farrell
Charles Farrell, American actor (born 1900)
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (born 1903)
Brendan Gallagher
Brendan Gallagher, Canadian ice hockey player
Baekhyun
Baekhyun, South Korean musician and actor
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared.
The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history.
Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start.
The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Jose Altuve
Jose Altuve, Venezuelan baseball player
Péter Gulácsi
Péter Gulácsi, Hungarian footballer
Jonas Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas, Lithuanian basketball player
Gustavo Gómez
Gustavo Gómez, Paraguayan footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7280" (Season 1994, Episode 52) aired on 1994-05-06.
Burke's Law
"Who Killed Skippy's Master?" (Season 1, Episode 12) aired on 1994-05-06.
Boy Meets World
"Boy Meets Girl" (Season 1, Episode 21) aired on 1994-05-06.
The X-Files
"Roland" (Season 1, Episode 23) aired on 1994-05-06.
"Sharon Stone, Chris Farley" (Season 1994, Episode 72) aired on 1994-05-06.
"Freddie Jackson/ Rottin' Razkals/ Kut Klose" (Season 24, Episode 25) aired on 1995-05-06.
"I, Stank Hole in One" (Season 6, Episode 21) aired on 1996-05-06.
"Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville" (Season 1996, Episode 1) aired on 1996-05-06.
"Tom Hanks, Steve Young" (Season 1996, Episode 72) aired on 1996-05-06.
"Something About Getting the Hell Out of Here" (Season 1, Episode 24) aired on 1997-05-06.
"How the West Was Lost or, Daddy's Home" (Season 1, Episode 20) aired on 1997-05-06.
"Caroline and the Bad Trip (1)" (Season 2, Episode 23) aired on 1997-05-06.
"Sheryl Lee Ralph" (Season 1997, Episode 61) aired on 1997-05-06.
"John Goodman, Kathleen Quinlan, Hanson" (Season 1997, Episode 71) aired on 1997-05-06.
"Sally and Don's First Kiss" (Season 3, Episode 24) aired on 1998-05-06.
"From the Earth to the Moon" (Season 3, Episode 26) aired on 1998-05-06.
"Two Guys, a Girl and a Chance Encounter" (Season 1, Episode 9) aired on 1998-05-06.
"Patrick Swayze" (Season 1998, Episode 61) aired on 1998-05-06.
"Sally Field, Philip Bigler, Lyle Lovett" (Season 1998, Episode 70) aired on 1998-05-06.
The digital revolution was just getting started:
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 — Korn, "Freak On A Leash"
#3 on TRL — Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"
#4 on TRL — *NSYNC, "I Drive Myself Crazy"
#5 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#6 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#7 on TRL — 98 Degrees, "The Hardest Thing"
#8 on TRL — Lauryn Hill, "Ex-Factor"
#9 on TRL — Brandy & Monica, "The Boy Is Mine"
#10 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
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