Highlights
Legends of the Hidden Temple
"The Electrified Key of Benjamin Franklin" (Season 2, Episode 8) aired on 1994-05-31.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Erik Karlsson
Erik Karlsson, Swedish ice hockey player
Michaël Bournival
Michaël Bournival, Canadian ice hockey player
Laura Ikauniece
Laura Ikauniece, Latvian heptathlete
Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson
Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Icelandic politician
Bicesse Accords in Angola lay out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II peacekeeping mission.
Honey Tree Evil Eye, or, Spuds MacKenzie, Bud Light Bull Terrier mascot (born 1983)
The Confederation Bridge opens, linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Azealia Banks
Azealia Banks, American singer-songwriter and rapper
Woo Jin-young
Woo Jin-young, South Korean singer and rapper
Jeong Se-woon
Jeong Se-woon, South Korean singer-songwriter
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Legends of the Hidden Temple
"The Electrified Key of Benjamin Franklin" (Season 2, Episode 8) aired on 1994-05-31.
The Price is Right
"Fri, May 31, 1996" (Season 1996, Episode 107) aired on 1996-05-31.
Dennis Miller Live
"Bad Television" (Season 3, Episode 16) aired on 1996-05-31.
Dark Skies
"Bloodlines" (Season 1, Episode 20) aired on 1997-05-31.
"Geraldo Rivera (guest host), Cheech Marin" (Season 1996, Episode 68) aired on 1996-05-31.
"I've Got You Under My Skin" (Season 4, Episode 20) aired on 1997-05-31.
"Over the Edge: In Your House" (Season 1998, Episode 5) aired on 1998-05-31.
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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