Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Ivana Španović
Ivana Španović, Serbian long jumper
Walker Percy
Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (born 1916)
Thailand
In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills over 200 workers.
Jake Zyrus
Jake Zyrus, Filipino singer
The 7.3 Mw Qayen earthquake strikes Iran's Khorasan Province killing 1,567 people.
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Salvador Perez
Salvador Pérez, Venezuelan baseball player
Tyus Jones
Tyus Jones, American basketball player
Richarlison
Richarlison, Brazilian footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Roseanne
"Body by Jake" (Season 6, Episode 23) aired on 1994-05-10.
Rescue 911
"Episode 524 (Child Safety Edition)" (Season 5, Episode 24) aired on 1994-05-10.
NYPD Blue
"Guns 'n Rosaries" (Season 1, Episode 21) aired on 1994-05-10.
Frontline
"Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo" (Season 1994, Episode 10) aired on 1994-05-10.
"Michael Keaton, Angela Lansbury" (Season 1994, Episode 74) aired on 1994-05-10.
"Arianna Huffington" (Season 1995, Episode 53) aired on 1995-05-10.
"Bruce Willis, Wynton Marsalis" (Season 1995, Episode 79) aired on 1995-05-10.
"Don Johnson, Jeremiah Tower, Alice in Chains" (Season 1996, Episode 76) aired on 1996-05-10.
"Billy Crystal, Wolfgang Puck" (Season 1997, Episode 4) aired on 1997-05-10.
"A Clockwork Orang" (Season 1, Episode 22) aired on 1997-05-10.
"Sounds of Blackness/ Joose/ Dionne Farris" (Season 26, Episode 29) aired on 1997-05-10.
"Moment of Truth (1)" (Season 5, Episode 25) aired on 1997-05-10.
"Crime, Punishment, War, Peace, and the Idiot" (Season 4, Episode 17) aired on 1997-05-10.
"No Mouse Is an Island" (Season 1, Episode 21) aired on 1998-05-10.
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 — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#3 on TRL — Korn, "Freak On A Leash"
#4 on TRL — Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"
#5 on TRL — *NSYNC, "I Drive Myself Crazy"
#6 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#7 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
#8 on TRL — 98 Degrees, "The Hardest Thing"
#9 on TRL — Lauryn Hill, "Ex-Factor"
#10 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
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