Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Ričardas Berankis
Ričardas Berankis, Lithuanian tennis player
Sergei Matsenko
Sergei Matsenko, Russian chess player
Isabel Pires
Isabel Pires, Portuguese politician
Cedric Belfrage
Cedric Belfrage, English journalist and author, co-founded the National Guardian (born 1904)
Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah, Bangladeshi poet, author, and playwright (born 1956)
Li Xiannian, Chinese captain and politician, 3rd President of the People's Republic of China (born 1909)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-57 to retrieve the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) satellite. It is also the first shuttle mission to carry the Spacehab module.
William Wilson Morgan, American astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1906)
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
François Moubandje
François Moubandje, Swiss footballer
Min (South Korean singer)
Lee Min-young, South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and entertainer
Max Schneider
MAX, American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and model
Rebecca Black
Rebecca Black, American singer-songwriter
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Håvard Nordtveit
Håvard Nordtveit, Norwegian footballer
Gaël Kakuta
Gaël Kakuta, French footballer
Hussein El Shahat
Hussein El Shahat, Egyptian professional footballer
Derrius Guice
Derrius Guice, American football player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Harry Shearer, Don Pardo, Story" (Season 1994, Episode 108) aired on 1994-06-21.
Frontline
"The Trouble with Evan" (Season 1994, Episode 13) aired on 1994-06-21.
The Late Show with David Letterman
"Fran Drescher, Jack Palance, Seal" (Season 1994, Episode 98) aired on 1994-06-21.
High Sierra Search and Rescue
"Mozart & Stone" (Season 1, Episode 3) aired on 1995-06-21.
"Karen Silas, Tony Bennett" (Season 1995, Episode 104) aired on 1995-06-21.
"Al Roker (guest host), Jada Pinkett" (Season 1996, Episode 80) aired on 1996-06-21.
"John Travolta, John Sayles, The Presidents of the United States of America" (Season 1996, Episode 101) aired on 1996-06-21.
"Alanis Morrissette, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan" (Season 1997, Episode 22) aired on 1997-06-21.
"Ape-pocalypse... A Little Later!" (Season 1, Episode 26) aired on 1997-06-21.
"My Feral Lady" (Season 4, Episode 20) aired on 1997-06-21.
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 — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#4 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#5 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#6 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#7 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
#8 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
#9 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#10 on TRL — Santana, "Smooth"
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