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Monarchy of Cambodia
The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (born 1904)
Monarchy of Cambodia
The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.
Sonya Deville
Sonya Deville, American wrestler and mixed martial artist
Bruno Pontecorvo
Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (born 1913)
Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Ben Platt
Ben Platt, American actor, singer, and songwriter
Ian Stuart Donaldson
Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1957)
Zeki Müren
Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter (born 1931)
Barry Bishop, American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (born 1932)
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Vontaze Burfict
Vontaze Burfict, American football player
Oriol Romeu
Oriol Romeu, Spanish footballer
Tosin Adarabioyo
Tosin Adarabioyo, English footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
The Magic School Bus
"Inside Ralphie" (Season 1, Episode 3) aired on 1994-09-24.
Beethoven
"The Experiment" (Season 1, Episode 6) aired on 1994-09-24.
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
"The Avenging Phantom/Myth Conceptions" (Season 2, Episode 3) aired on 1994-09-24.
Batman: The Animated Series
"Riddler's Reform" (Season 3, Episode 3) aired on 1994-09-24.
"Robert Vaughn (host), Huey Lewis, Curtis Mayfield, Aaron Neville, Ted Hawkins, The Dead River Angels" (Season 1994, Episode 36) aired on 1994-09-24.
"Wrath of the Rat King" (Season 8, Episode 2) aired on 1994-09-24.
"Blackstreet/ Take 6/ Conscious Daughters" (Season 24, Episode 1) aired on 1994-09-24.
"Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby" (Season 3, Episode 1) aired on 1994-09-24.
"Steve Martin / Eric Clapton" (Season 20, Episode 1) aired on 1994-09-24.
"Canines; post- nuptial havoc; announcers" (Season 7, Episode 2) aired on 1995-09-24.
"Ordinary People" (Season 3, Episode 2) aired on 1995-09-24.
"A Shoe Room with a View" (Season 10, Episode 2) aired on 1995-09-24.
"My Daughter Attends the French School of New York (and Yours Doesn't)" (Season 1, Episode 3) aired on 1995-09-24.
"Loquatia Unplugged or, Come Back, Little Cyber" (Season 1, Episode 5) aired on 1996-09-24.
"Caroline and the Letter (2)" (Season 2, Episode 2) aired on 1996-09-24.
"Clea Lewis" (Season 1996, Episode 29) aired on 1996-09-24.
"Ellen DeGeneres, Stephen King, Trisha Yearwood" (Season 1996, Episode 153) aired on 1996-09-24.
"Matt Dillon, Jaleel White, Jon Bon Jovi" (Season 1997, Episode 20) aired on 1997-09-24.
"The Ice Bowl: 1967 NFL Championship" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1997-09-24.
"The 31st Annual CMA Awards" (Season 1997, Episode 1) aired on 1997-09-24.
"Fun with Dick and Janet (1)" (Season 3, Episode 1) aired on 1997-09-24.
"Drew and the Singles Union" (Season 3, Episode 2) aired on 1997-09-24.
"Jaleel White" (Season 1997, Episode 124) aired on 1997-09-24.
"Jennifer Lopez, Michael Lamonico, Bill Engvall" (Season 1997, Episode 152) aired on 1997-09-24.
"The Taming of Pyre (1)" (Season 1, Episode 7) aired on 1998-09-24.
"Janeane Garofalo" (Season 1998, Episode 122) aired on 1998-09-24.
"Howard Stern, Katie Holmes" (Season 1998, Episode 151) aired on 1998-09-24.
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 — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#3 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#4 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#5 on TRL — Korn, "Freak On A Leash"
#6 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#7 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
#8 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#9 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#10 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
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