Highlights
Inside the Actors Studio
"Paul Newman" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1994-08-14.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Richard Freitag
Richard Freitag, German ski jumper
Alberto Crespo
Alberto Crespo, Argentinian race car driver (born 1920)
John Sirica
John Sirica, American lawyer and judge (born 1904)
Carlos the Jackal
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.
Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is shot and killed by a Turkish security officer while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Giovanny Gallegos
Giovanny Gallegos, Mexican baseball player
Pee Wee Reese
Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1918)
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Inside the Actors Studio
"Paul Newman" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1994-08-14.
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
"Lou Anne Johnson" (Season 1995, Episode 141) aired on 1995-08-14.
The Late Show with David Letterman
"Kelsey Grammer, Scott Bakula, Foo Fighters" (Season 1995, Episode 137) aired on 1995-08-14.
Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends
"Episode 48" (Season 1, Episode 48) aired on 1996-08-14.
"Phyllis Diller" (Season 1996, Episode 15) aired on 1996-08-14.
"Ellen Barkin, Jackie Chan, Patti Rothberg" (Season 1996, Episode 129) aired on 1996-08-14.
"Tony Randall" (Season 1997, Episode 106) aired on 1997-08-14.
"Wesley Snipes, Robert Klein" (Season 1998, Episode 132) aired on 1998-08-14.
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