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"W.C. Fields: Behind the Laughter" (Season 1994, Episode 41) aired on 1994-08-08.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Iraq
Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
Parker Kligerman
Parker Kligerman, American race car driver
Aleksandra Szwed
Aleksandra Szwed, Polish actress and singer
Kane Williamson
Kane Williamson, New Zealand cricket captain
The Warsaw radio mast, then the tallest construction ever built, collapses.
James Irwin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut, eighth man to walk on the moon (born 1930)
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Iranian religious leader and scholar (born 1899)
The 7.8 Mw Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people.
Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905)
Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan is raided by Taliban leading to the deaths of ten Iranian diplomats and a journalist.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
S.Coups
S.Coups, South Korean rapper and singer
Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Vladimír Darida
Vladimír Darida, Czech footballer
Yandy Díaz
Yandy Díaz, Cuban baseball player
Nélson Oliveira
Nélson Oliveira, Portuguese footballer
Joël Matip
Joël Matip, Cameroonian footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Biography
"W.C. Fields: Behind the Laughter" (Season 1994, Episode 41) aired on 1994-08-08.
The Howard Stern Show
"Concert-ticket counterfeiter won't leave & Tommy Lee & Nikki Sixx call in" (Season 1994, Episode 3) aired on 1994-08-08.
The Late Show with David Letterman
"Celine Dion, Howard Stern" (Season 1994, Episode 127) aired on 1994-08-08.
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
"Joe Arpaio, Gordon Elliot" (Season 1995, Episode 137) aired on 1995-08-08.
"Bruce Campbell, Ed McMahon, Carol Burnett" (Season 1994, Episode 85) aired on 1994-08-08.
"Steve Harvey, John Kruk, Junior Brown" (Season 1995, Episode 133) aired on 1995-08-08.
"Kevin Meaney" (Season 1996, Episode 12) aired on 1996-08-08.
"Dennis Miller, Mia Hamm, Butthole Surfers" (Season 1996, Episode 125) aired on 1996-08-08.
"Demi Moore, Jay Mohr, Aerosmith" (Season 1997, Episode 129) aired on 1997-08-08.
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