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Addis Ababa
The capital city of Addis Ababa falls to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, ending both the Derg regime in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Civil War.
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The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Julius Eastman
Julius Eastman, American composer (born 1940)
Addis Ababa
The capital city of Addis Ababa falls to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, ending both the Derg regime in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Civil War.
Danielle Lao
Danielle Lao, American tennis player
Kail Piho
Kail Piho, Estonian skier
The 7.0 Mw Neftegorsk earthquake shakes the former Russian settlement of Neftegorsk with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Total damage was $64.1–300 million, with 1,989 deaths and 750 injured. The settlement was not rebuilt.
U.S. President Bill Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal, and the Governor of Arkansas, Jim Guy Tucker, are convicted of fraud.
Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually.
In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Alec Benjamin
Alec Benjamin, American singer and songwriter
Dahyun
Kim Dahyun, South Korean rapper and singer
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Kyle Walker
Kyle Walker, English footballer
John Stones
John Stones, English footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Penny Marshall, Gaby Hoffmann, Harland Williams" (Season 1994, Episode 98) aired on 1994-05-28.
Soul Train
"Blackgirl/ Company/ Sudden Change" (Season 23, Episode 28) aired on 1994-05-28.
This Old House
"The Acton House - 15" (Season 16, Episode 15) aired on 1994-05-28.
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man
"American Dick" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1994-05-28.
"Jimmy Buffett, Todd Snider, Evangeline" (Season 1994, Episode 20) aired on 1994-05-28.
"Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery" (Season 3, Episode ?) aired on 1995-05-28.
"Pot-Bellied Pigs" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1995-05-28.
"Geraldo Rivera (guest host), Kato Kaelin" (Season 1996, Episode 65) aired on 1996-05-28.
"In Your House: Beware of Dog 2" (Season 1996, Episode 6) aired on 1996-05-28.
"May 28, 1996" (Season 1996, Episode 107) aired on 1996-05-28.
"Rise and Fall of the Jewish Mobster" (Season 6, Episode 8) aired on 1997-05-28.
"Suzanne Somers" (Season 1998, Episode 69) aired on 1998-05-28.
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 — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#3 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#4 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#5 on TRL — Korn, "Freak On A Leash"
#6 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#7 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
#8 on TRL — Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"
#9 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#10 on TRL — *NSYNC, "I Drive Myself Crazy"
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