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Breakup of Yugoslavia
The breakup of Yugoslavia begins when Slovenia and Croatia declare their independence from Yugoslavia.
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"David Cassidy, Eric Schaeffer & David Lardner Ward, Tom Agna" (Season 1994, Episode 112) aired on 1994-06-25.
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Ronald Gene Simmons
Ronald Gene Simmons, American sergeant and murderer (born 1940)
Breakup of Yugoslavia
The breakup of Yugoslavia begins when Slovenia and Croatia declare their independence from Yugoslavia.
Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-50, the first shuttle mission to carry Extended Duration Orbiter hardware.
Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
Warren E. Burger, Fifteenth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (born 1907)
Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat, British Ambassador to South Africa (born 1914)
The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Jay-Z
American rapper Jay-Z releases his debut album, Reasonable Doubt.
Jacques Cousteau
Jacques Cousteau, French oceanographer and explorer (born 1910)
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"David Cassidy, Eric Schaeffer & David Lardner Ward, Tom Agna" (Season 1994, Episode 112) aired on 1994-06-25.
Soul Train
"Lisa Lisa/ Masta Ace/ Smooth Sylk" (Season 23, Episode 32) aired on 1994-06-25.
WWE Premium Live Events
"King of the Ring" (Season 1995, Episode 4) aired on 1995-06-25.
Time Life's Lost Civilizations
"Ancient Egypt: Quest for Immortality" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1995-06-25.
"John Mellencamp, Me'shell Ndegeocello" (Season 1994, Episode 24) aired on 1994-06-25.
"Travis Tritt, Tracy Lawrence, Sammy Kershaw, Chris LeDoux, Victoria Shaw" (Season 1, Episode 4) aired on 1994-06-25.
"Everybody's Got a Tushy" (Season 1, Episode 5) aired on 1995-06-25.
"Carol Leifer (guest host), Bill Maher" (Season 1996, Episode 81) aired on 1996-06-25.
"Bruce Willis, Christine Wilson, Jimmy Buffet" (Season 1996, Episode 103) aired on 1996-06-25.
"Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper" (Season 11, Episode 5) aired on 1997-06-25.
"Peter Fonda" (Season 1997, Episode 86) aired on 1997-06-25.
"Peter Fonda, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Ricki Lee Jones" (Season 1997, Episode 102) aired on 1997-06-25.
"Scott Thompson" (Season 1998, Episode 84) aired on 1998-06-25.
"Dennis Quaid, Chloe Sevigny, Grant Lee Buffalo" (Season 1998, Episode 101) aired on 1998-06-25.
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 — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#3 on TRL — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#4 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#5 on TRL — Santana, "Smooth"
#6 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#7 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#8 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
#9 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#10 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
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