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Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7284" (Season 1994, Episode 53) aired on 1994-05-12.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Florent Amodio
Florent Amodio, French figure skater
Etika
Etika, American YouTuber and live streamer (died 2019)
Robert Reed
Robert Reed, American actor (born 1932)
Erik Erikson
Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (born 1902)
John Smith, Scottish-English lawyer and politician, Labour Party leader, Leader of the Opposition (born 1938)
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Erik Durm
Erik Durm, German footballer
Timo Horn
Timo Horn, German footballer
Zeno Colò
Zeno Colò, Italian Olympic alpine skier (born1920)
Adolfo Pedernera
Adolfo Pedernera, Argentine footballer and manager (born 1918)
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7284" (Season 1994, Episode 53) aired on 1994-05-12.
The Simpsons
"Lady Bouvier's Lover" (Season 5, Episode 21) aired on 1994-05-12.
Mad About You
"Up All Night" (Season 2, Episode 23) aired on 1994-05-12.
Wings
"A Decent Proposal" (Season 5, Episode 24) aired on 1994-05-12.
"Candice Bergen, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Magic Johnson" (Season 1994, Episode 76) aired on 1994-05-12.
"Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, Roland Watts" (Season 1995, Episode 82) aired on 1995-05-12.
"Martin Short, Julianna Margulies" (Season 1995, Episode 81) aired on 1995-05-12.
"Big Girls Don't Fly" (Season 3, Episode 22) aired on 1996-05-12.
"Spirits of the Jaguar: The Forests of Maya" (Season 15, Episode 12) aired on 1997-05-12.
"Foxy Brown/ Steve Harvey" (Season 10, Episode 9) aired on 1997-05-12.
"Alan Eagleson; Charles Barkley" (Season 3, Episode 3) aired on 1997-05-12.
"Lea Thompson" (Season 1997, Episode 64) aired on 1997-05-12.
"Cybil Shepard, Darrell Hammond, Linda Eder" (Season 1997, Episode 75) aired on 1997-05-12.
"Tool-Thousand-One: A Space Odyssey" (Season 7, Episode 24) aired on 1998-05-12.
"Christopher Reeve, Hanson" (Season 1998, Episode 74) aired on 1998-05-12.
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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