Highlights
The Late Show with David Letterman
"Tom Jones, Sam Cassell, Trisha Yearwood" (Season 1994, Episode 102) aired on 1994-06-27.
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The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Slovenia
Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War.
Oliver Stark
Oliver Stark, British actor
Milton Subotsky
Milton Subotsky, American-English screenwriter and producer (born 1921)
Ahn So-hee
Ahn So-hee, South Korean singer and actress
Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan. Seven people are killed, 660 injured.
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1919)
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Bobby Wagner
Bobby Wagner, American football player
Monté Morris
Monté Morris, American basketball player
Yordan Alvarez
Yordan Alvarez, Cuban baseball player
Jehyve Floyd
Jehyve Floyd, American basketball player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
The Late Show with David Letterman
"Tom Jones, Sam Cassell, Trisha Yearwood" (Season 1994, Episode 102) aired on 1994-06-27.
Legends of the Hidden Temple
"The War Fan of the 47 Ronin" (Season 3, Episode 40) aired on 1995-06-27.
The Watcher
"Apocalypse Now: Masters & Cherie / It Cuts Like a Knife / The Bet" (Season 1, Episode 12) aired on 1995-06-27.
Biography
"Daniel Boone" (Season 1995, Episode 33) aired on 1995-06-27.
"Tony Shaloub, Florence Henderson" (Season 1994, Episode 55) aired on 1994-06-27.
"Ron Howard, Alison Krauss" (Season 1995, Episode 108) aired on 1995-06-27.
"Cher, Shaquille O'Neal" (Season 1996, Episode 105) aired on 1996-06-27.
"Martin Lawrence, Robert Zemeckis, Sarah McLachlan" (Season 1997, Episode 104) aired on 1997-06-27.
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