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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Michael Moore, Boyd Matson, Gigolo Aunts" (Season 1994, Episode 145) aired on 1994-08-19.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The August Coup begins when Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine.
Crown Heights riot
Crown Heights riot in New York City begins.
David Rittich
David Rittich, Czech ice hockey player
Pio Seci
Pio Seci, Fijian rugby league player
Linus Pauling, American chemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901)
In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević.
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Danny Galbraith
Danny Galbraith, Scottish footballer
Salem Al-Dawsari
Salem Al-Dawsari, Saudi Arabian footballer
Florentino Luís
Florentino Luís, Portuguese footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Michael Moore, Boyd Matson, Gigolo Aunts" (Season 1994, Episode 145) aired on 1994-08-19.
The Late Show with David Letterman
"Marv Albert, Whoopi Goldberg, Edie Brickell" (Season 1994, Episode 136) aired on 1994-08-19.
The Mask
"Baby's Wild Ride" (Season 1, Episode 3) aired on 1995-08-19.
Svengoolie
"Superbeast" (Season 1, Episode 25) aired on 1995-08-19.
"Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Sheryl Crow, Blind Melon, Cracker, 4 Non Blondes" (Season 1995, Episode 21) aired on 1995-08-19.
"Edward Burns" (Season 1996, Episode 17) aired on 1996-08-19.
"Marilu Henner, Alex Rodriguez, J.R. Havlen" (Season 1996, Episode 132) aired on 1996-08-19.
"Isaac Hayes" (Season 1997, Episode 108) aired on 1997-08-19.
"Barbara Walters, Charles Dutton, Morrissey" (Season 1997, Episode 131) aired on 1997-08-19.
"Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles" (Season 1, Episode 3) aired on 1998-08-19.
"Debbie Matenopoulos" (Season 1998, Episode 106) aired on 1998-08-19.
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 — Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"
#3 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#4 on TRL — *NSYNC, "I Drive Myself Crazy"
#5 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#6 on TRL — 98 Degrees, "The Hardest Thing"
#7 on TRL — Lauryn Hill, "Ex-Factor"
#8 on TRL — Brandy & Monica, "The Boy Is Mine"
#9 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#10 on TRL — Kid Rock, "Bawitdaba"
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