Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Simona Halep
Simona Halep, Romanian tennis player
Thomas Mann (actor)
Thomas Mann, American actor
Rio Uchida
Rio Uchida, Japanese model and actress
Palestinians in Israeli custody
Palestinian prisoners went on a 15-day hunger strike.
The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory; an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is established.
Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N oil spill in Portland, Maine.
Mohammad Najibullah, Afghan physician and politician, seventh President of Afghanistan (born 1947)
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Dion Lewis
Dion Lewis, American football player
Anete Paulus
Anete Paulus, Estonian footballer
Granit Xhaka
Granit Xhaka, Swiss footballer
Lisandro Magallán
Lisandro Magallán, Argentinian footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Home Improvement
"Don't Tell Momma" (Season 4, Episode 2) aired on 1994-09-27.
Wings
"Twisted Sister" (Season 6, Episode 2) aired on 1994-09-27.
Rescue 911
"Episode 602" (Season 6, Episode 3) aired on 1994-09-27.
Baseball
"Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game" (Season 1, Episode 8) aired on 1994-09-27.
"Bret Easton Ellis" (Season 1994, Episode 105) aired on 1994-09-27.
"Sharon Stone, Margaret Cho, Carole King, Slash" (Season 1994, Episode 158) aired on 1994-09-27.
"Elsa Walsh, Esther Berger, Candace Cameron" (Season 1995, Episode 167) aired on 1995-09-27.
"Tim Conway" (Season 1995, Episode 163) aired on 1995-09-27.
"A Date Which Will Live in Infamy" (Season 1, Episode 4) aired on 1995-09-27.
"The Joining of Two Unlike Elements is a Mixture" (Season 1, Episode 3) aired on 1995-09-27.
"Harland Williams, Jennifer Beals, Shaquille O'Neal" (Season 1995, Episode 159) aired on 1995-09-27.
"Kirstie Alley, Matthew Broderick" (Season 1996, Episode 156) aired on 1996-09-27.
"John Tesh, Joan Cusack, Squirrel Nut Zippers" (Season 1997, Episode 23) aired on 1997-09-27.
"He Followed Me Home / Love 'Em and Flea 'Em" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1997-09-27.
"Goes to Mussel Beach (Tidal Zones)" (Season 4, Episode 3) aired on 1997-09-27.
"Madame Spydra Fly (Matthew C. Perry, 1853, Japan)" (Season 2, Episode 4) aired on 1997-09-27.
"Sylvester Stallone / Jamiroquai" (Season 23, Episode 1) aired on 1997-09-27.
"George Of The Jungle" (Season 43, Episode 1) aired on 1998-09-27.
"Breakdown: In Your House" (Season 1998, Episode 9) aired on 1998-09-27.
"Vengance Is Mine (aka Saving Grace: Part 1)" (Season 5, Episode 2) aired on 1998-09-27.
"Ernest Hemingway - Wrestling With Life" (Season 1998, Episode 20) aired on 1998-09-27.
The digital revolution was just getting started:
The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.
Wikipedia →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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