Highlights
Pedro Mendes (footballer, born October 1990)
Pedro Filipe Mendes, Portuguese footballer
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Siege of Dubrovnik
Croatian War of Independence: The Siege of Dubrovnik begins.
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The Magic School Bus
"Gets Eaten" (Season 1, Episode 4) aired on 1994-10-01.
Read more →From politics to pop culture — the 90s news cycle never slept:
Curtis LeMay
Curtis LeMay, American general (born 1906)
Siege of Dubrovnik
Croatian War of Independence: The Siege of Dubrovnik begins.
Petra Kelly
Petra Kelly, German activist and politician (born 1947)
Chris Green (cricketer)
Chris Green, South African-Australian cricketer
Whether you were a Blockbuster music shopper or a MTV devotee, these names mattered:
The 90s produced legends. Here's who was in the spotlight:
Pedro Mendes (footballer, born October 1990)
Pedro Filipe Mendes, Portuguese footballer
Albert Prosa
Albert Prosa, Estonian footballer
Robbie Ray
Robbie Ray, American baseball player
Xander Bogaerts
Xander Bogaerts, Aruban baseball player
Before streaming, before binge watching — these titles had us glued to the set:
The Magic School Bus
"Gets Eaten" (Season 1, Episode 4) aired on 1994-10-01.
Beethoven
"The Guard Dog" (Season 1, Episode 7) aired on 1994-10-01.
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
"All the Gory Details" (Season 2, Episode 4) aired on 1994-10-01.
Batman: The Animated Series
"Baby-Doll" (Season 3, Episode 4) aired on 1994-10-01.
"Cat Jackson (host), Color Me Badd, Tony! Toni! Tone!, All-4-One, Gabrielle, Zhane" (Season 1994, Episode 37) aired on 1994-10-01.
"Dark Blade Falling" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1994-10-01.
"Nature Walk With Chuck - Snoqualmie Falls" (Season 11, Episode 2) aired on 1994-10-01.
"Tony! Toni! Tone!/ Jonathan Butler/ Lady of Rage" (Season 24, Episode 2) aired on 1994-10-01.
"Woodworkers of the Red Dragon" (Season 14, Episode 1) aired on 1994-10-01.
"Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey" (Season 39, Episode 1) aired on 1994-10-01.
"The Tale of the Renegade Virus" (Season 4, Episode 1) aired on 1994-10-01.
"Marisa Tomei / Bonnie Raitt" (Season 20, Episode 2) aired on 1994-10-01.
"The Farthest Man from Home" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1995-10-01.
"Human hummingbird feeder; cat capers" (Season 7, Episode 3) aired on 1995-10-01.
"Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily" (Season 7, Episode 3) aired on 1995-10-01.
"Contact" (Season 3, Episode 3) aired on 1995-10-01.
"Requiem for a Dead Briard" (Season 10, Episode 3) aired on 1995-10-01.
"House Party or, Play That Funky White Music Droid" (Season 1, Episode 6) aired on 1996-10-01.
"Joey Slotnick" (Season 1996, Episode 33) aired on 1996-10-01.
"Tom Hanks, Gina Gershon, Riverdance" (Season 1996, Episode 158) aired on 1996-10-01.
"The Best of Mr. Show: Fantastic Newness" (Season 2, Episode ?) aired on 1996-10-01.
"Fran Drescher, Paul Rodriguez, Nikki Cox" (Season 1997, Episode 24) aired on 1997-10-01.
"John Tesh" (Season 1997, Episode 128) aired on 1997-10-01.
"Cameron Diaz, Adam Arkin, Veniamin" (Season 1997, Episode 158) aired on 1997-10-01.
"Mao Tse Tung: China's Peasant Emperor" (Season 1998, Episode 28) aired on 1998-10-01.
"Faith Ford" (Season 1998, Episode 126) aired on 1998-10-01.
"Drew Carey, Billy Connolly, Hedwig & The Angry Inch" (Season 1998, Episode 156) aired on 1998-10-01.
"The Best of Mr. Show: The Incredible, Fantastical News Report" (Season 4, Episode ?) aired on 1998-10-01.
The MTV countdown was everything. These videos owned TRL:
The #1 most requested video on TRL on this date in 1999
#2 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#3 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#4 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#5 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#6 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#7 on TRL — Korn, "Freak On A Leash"
#8 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
#9 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#10 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
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