Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Croatian Parliament
Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of Croatia.
Lim Yoona
Im Yoon-ah, South Korean singer and actress
Andrei Loktionov
Andrei Loktionov, Russian ice hockey player
Cécile Chabot
Cécile Chabot, Canadian poet and illustrator (born 1907)
Ezra Taft Benson, American religious leader, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1899)
The 6.5 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shook the Takhar Province of northern Afghanistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing around 4,000–4,500.
Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent.
53 people are killed in a stampede at the Nyamiha metro station in Minsk, Belarus.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Zack Wheeler
Zack Wheeler, American baseball player
Harrison Barnes
Harrison Barnes, American basketball player
Jeremy Lamb
Jeremy Lamb, American basketball player
Agostino Di Bartolomei
Agostino Di Bartolomei, Italian footballer (born 1955)
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Biography
"The Rockefellers" (Season 1994, Episode 6) aired on 1994-05-30.
Good Advice
"Two Times Twenty" (Season 2, Episode 2) aired on 1994-05-30.
The Price is Right
"Thu, May 30, 1996" (Season 1996, Episode 106) aired on 1996-05-30.
Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends
"Episode 255" (Season 1, Episode 255) aired on 1997-05-30.
"Geraldo Rivera (guest host), Edward James Olmos" (Season 1996, Episode 67) aired on 1996-05-30.
"Color Me Badd/ Davina/ Charli Baltimore with Cam'ron" (Season 27, Episode 29) aired on 1998-05-30.
"Matador Mice" (Season 1, Episode 26) aired on 1998-05-30.
"1998 MTV Movie Awards" (Season 1998, Episode 1) aired on 1998-05-30.
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