Highlights
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Carol Shaya, D.B. Sweeny, Mazzy Star" (Season 1994, Episode 148) aired on 1994-08-24.
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Peter Lanzani
Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentinian actor and singer
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Ukraine
Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
Wang Zhen (race walker)
Wang Zhen, Chinese race walker
Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages.
First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom.
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Enrique Hernández (baseball)
Enrique Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player
Jemerson
Jemerson, Brazilian footballer
Kelsey Plum
Kelsey Plum, American basketball player
Noah Vonleh
Noah Vonleh, American basketball player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Carol Shaya, D.B. Sweeny, Mazzy Star" (Season 1994, Episode 148) aired on 1994-08-24.
Muddling Through
"Dog Duty" (Season 1, Episode 7) aired on 1994-08-24.
Dead at 21
"Hotel California" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1994-08-24.
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
"Trisha Yearwood, Andrew Weil" (Season 1995, Episode 149) aired on 1995-08-24.
"Crosby, Stills & Nash" (Season 1994, Episode 90) aired on 1994-08-24.
"William Kuntsler" (Season 1, Episode 44) aired on 1994-08-24.
"The Four Tops, The Temptations, Mary Wilson" (Season 1995, Episode 143) aired on 1995-08-24.
"An Order of Footie With a Side of Flirting" (Season 6, Episode 11) aired on 1998-08-24.
"Josie Bissett" (Season 1998, Episode 108) aired on 1998-08-24.
"Episode dated 24 August 1998" (Season 1998, Episode 11) aired on 1998-08-24.
The digital revolution was just getting started:
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 — Korn, "Freak On A Leash"
#3 on TRL — Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"
#4 on TRL — *NSYNC, "I Drive Myself Crazy"
#5 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#6 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#7 on TRL — 98 Degrees, "The Hardest Thing"
#8 on TRL — Lauryn Hill, "Ex-Factor"
#9 on TRL — Brandy & Monica, "The Boy Is Mine"
#10 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
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