Highlights


The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Ötzi
Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.
Jiro Kuroshio
Jiro Kuroshio, Japanese wrestler
Palmer Luckey
Palmer Luckey, American entrepreneur
Industrial Society and Its Future
The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber Manifesto.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:

Hermes Pan
Hermes Pan, American dancer and choreographer (born 1910)
Pi'erre Bourne
Pi'erre Bourne, American record producer and rapper
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:

Savvas Gentsoglou
Savvas Gentsoglou, Greek footballer
Stephon Gilmore
Stephon Gilmore, American football player
Kieran Trippier
Kieran Trippier, English footballer
CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum, American basketball player
Orville Redenbacher, American businessman, founded his own eponymous brand (born 1907)
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:

Highlander: The Animated Series
"A Taste of Betrayal" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1994-09-19.

Problem Child
"My Fair Cyndi" (Season 2, Episode 2) aired on 1994-09-19.

Taz-Mania
"The Pied Piper of Taz-Mania" (Season 1, Episode 47) aired on 1994-09-19.

Sweet Valley High
"Skin and Bones" (Season 1, Episode 3) aired on 1994-09-19.
"Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys" (Season 1994, Episode 3) aired on 1994-09-19.
"Mike Myers, John Michael Montgomery, Vendela" (Season 1994, Episode 152) aired on 1994-09-19.
"Jerry Hall, Jonathan Brandis, Lisa Birnbach" (Season 1995, Episode 186) aired on 1995-09-19.
"Shower the People You Love with Stuff" (Season 8, Episode 1) aired on 1995-09-19.
"Mary Fisher" (Season 1995, Episode 157) aired on 1995-09-19.
"No, This is Not Based Entirely on Julie's Life" (Season 2, Episode 1) aired on 1995-09-19.
"Robin Hood: Outlaw Of The Forest" (Season 1995, Episode 49) aired on 1995-09-19.
"Thomas Haden Church, Dr. Ruth Westheimer" (Season 1995, Episode 153) aired on 1995-09-19.
"Jerry Springer" (Season 1996, Episode 28) aired on 1996-09-19.
"Goldie Hawn, Louie C.K." (Season 1996, Episode 150) aired on 1996-09-19.
"Lucy Lawless, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Ani DiFranco" (Season 1997, Episode 18) aired on 1997-09-19.
"Full Metal Pullet / Dough the Right Thing" (Season 2, Episode 15) aired on 1997-09-19.
"Jason Priestley, George Hamilton, Los Super Seven" (Season 1998, Episode 12) aired on 1998-09-19.
"Journey to the Center of the Basement / A Very McNulty Birthday" (Season 5, Episode 11) aired on 1998-09-19.
"The Little Big Man Syndrome" (Season 2, Episode 1) aired on 1998-09-19.
"The Stilted Perch / A Game of Cat and Monster" (Season 4, Episode 1) aired on 1998-09-19.
"The Curse of the Blue Karbunkle" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1998-09-19.
"Nate Dogg featuring Warren G/ Montell Jordan/ TQ" (Season 28, Episode 1) aired on 1998-09-19.
"Ivar and the Sea Serpent" (Season 1, Episode 5) aired on 1998-09-19.
"Where There's Smoke" (Season 3, Episode 1) aired on 1998-09-19.
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