Highlights
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Gary Sinise, Lisa Sliwa, Freddy Johnston" (Season 1994, Episode 124) aired on 1994-07-21.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Republic of China Military Police
Taiwan's military police forces mainland Chinese illegal immigrants into sealed holds of a fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5540 for repatriation to Fujian, causing 25 people to die from suffocation.
Franck Elemba
Franck Elemba, Congolese athlete
Jason Roy
Jason Roy, South African-English cricketer
Sara Sampaio
Sara Sampaio, Portuguese model
Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army begins firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Chris Martin (footballer, born 1990)
Chris Martin, English footballer
Jonathon Jennings
Jonathon Jennings, American Canadian football player
Dante Marini
Dante Marini, American soccer player
Evan McPherson
Evan McPherson, American football player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Gary Sinise, Lisa Sliwa, Freddy Johnston" (Season 1994, Episode 124) aired on 1994-07-21.
Biography
"Henry Ford: Tin Lizzy Tycoon" (Season 1994, Episode 2) aired on 1994-07-21.
POV
"Escape From China" (Season 7, Episode 7) aired on 1994-07-21.
The Late Show with David Letterman
"John Kruk, Rob Reiner, Joan Jett" (Season 1994, Episode 115) aired on 1994-07-21.
"Alexandra Wentworth" (Season 1995, Episode 78) aired on 1995-07-21.
"Julia Roberts, Peter Smith McNeeley, Clarence Clemons" (Season 1995, Episode 121) aired on 1995-07-21.
"In Your House: International Incident" (Season 1996, Episode 8) aired on 1996-07-21.
"Vietnam: A Television History: Homefront USA" (Season 9, Episode 22) aired on 1997-07-21.
"Latin Male + Assertive Female = Danger" (Season 4, Episode 3) aired on 1997-07-21.
"Pauly Shore, Leslie Mann, Puff Daddy" (Season 1997, Episode 115) aired on 1997-07-21.
"Richard Lewis" (Season 1998, Episode 89) aired on 1998-07-21.
"Janet Jackson, Scott Farrell, Nanci Griffith" (Season 1998, Episode 114) aired on 1998-07-21.
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 — Smash Mouth, "All Star"
#3 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#4 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#5 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#6 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#7 on TRL — Will Smith, "Wild Wild West"
#8 on TRL — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#9 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
#10 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
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