Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Oka Crisis
Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec begins.
Mona Barthel
Mona Barthel, German tennis player
Connor Paolo
Connor Paolo, American actor
Adam Jezierski
Adam Jezierski, Polish-Spanish actor and singer
Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, killing all 261 passengers and crew on board.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Nina Nesbitt
Nina Nesbitt, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara, Canadian singer-songwriter
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Patrick Peterson
Patrick Peterson, American football player
Mokhtar Dahari
Mokhtar Dahari, Malaysian footballer and coach (born 1953)
Mohamed Elneny
Mohamed Elneny, Egyptian footballer
Lucas Ocampos
Lucas Ocampos, Argentinian footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Legends of the Hidden Temple
"The Lost Lion Tail of Little John" (Season 2, Episode 20) aired on 1994-07-11.
Biography
"Christa McAuliffe" (Season 1994, Episode 42) aired on 1994-07-11.
Beavis and Butt-Head
"Safe Driving" (Season 4, Episode 23) aired on 1994-07-11.
Beavis and Butt-Head
"Skin Trade" (Season 5, Episode 33) aired on 1995-07-11.
"Tom Brokaw, Penn & Teller" (Season 1995, Episode 113) aired on 1995-07-11.
"Have We Learned Anything about the Good Society?" (Season 31, Episode 21) aired on 1996-07-11.
"Meg Ryan, Shaolin Monks, Garbage" (Season 1996, Episode 115) aired on 1996-07-11.
The digital revolution was just getting started:
Gary Kildall
Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research (born 1942)
Wikipedia →Jan Sloot, Dutch computer scientist and electronics technician (born 1945)
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