Highlights

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Thea Vidal, Pat Morita, Nick Cave" (Season 1994, Episode 138) aired on 1994-08-10.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Magellan (spacecraft)
The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.
Cruze Ah-Nau
Cruze Ah-Nau, Australian rugby player
Lee Sung-kyung
Lee Sung-kyung, South Korean model, actress, and singer
Lucas Till
Lucas Till, American actor
Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island.
Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.
Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.
HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.
One person is killed and five people are injured in the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer
Archie Bradley (baseball)
Archie Bradley, American baseball player
Andre Drummond
Andre Drummond, American basketball player
Bernardo Silva
Bernardo Silva, Portuguese footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Thea Vidal, Pat Morita, Nick Cave" (Season 1994, Episode 138) aired on 1994-08-10.

Babylon 5
"Babylon Squared" (Season 1, Episode 20) aired on 1994-08-10.

Good Advice
"I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore" (Season 2, Episode 11) aired on 1994-08-10.

Models Inc.
"Nothing Is as It Seems" (Season 1, Episode 7) aired on 1994-08-10.
"Malcolm Cheek, Aloha Adoption Agency" (Season 1, Episode 42) aired on 1994-08-10.
"Smothers Brothers, Harland Williams, Mykelti Williamson" (Season 1994, Episode 129) aired on 1994-08-10.
"Maureen Falkner, John Nance" (Season 1995, Episode 139) aired on 1995-08-10.
"Don't Take Any Wooden Elephants" (Season 1, Episode 12) aired on 1995-08-10.
"Bruno Kirby, Harmony Korine, Van Halen" (Season 1995, Episode 135) aired on 1995-08-10.
"Dana Gould" (Season 1998, Episode 100) aired on 1998-08-10.
"Leslie Nielsen, David Roth, Teresa Witherspoon" (Season 1998, Episode 128) aired on 1998-08-10.
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 — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#3 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#4 on TRL — Santana, "Smooth"
#5 on TRL — Smash Mouth, "All Star"
#6 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#7 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#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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