Highlights
From politics to pop culture — the 90s news cycle never slept:
Lali Espósito
Lali Espósito, Argentinian actress and singer
Mariana Pajón
Mariana Pajón, Colombian cyclist
Nickolaus Hirschl
Nickolaus Hirschl, Austrian wrestler, discus thrower, and shot putter (born 1906)
Bae Suzy
Bae Suzy, South Korean singer, actress and model
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74.
Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist, developer of the Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model (born 1918)
A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises jetliner is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people.
Clark Clifford, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 9th United States Secretary of Defense (born 1906)
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:
Shelby Miller
Shelby Miller, American baseball player
Geno Smith
Geno Smith, American football player
Kolten Wong
Kolten Wong, American baseball player
Michael Carter-Williams
Michael Carter-Williams, American basketball player
Before streaming, before binge watching — these titles had us glued to the set:
Biker Mice from Mars
"The Tribunal" (Season 2, Episode 10) aired on 1994-10-10.
Reading Rainbow
"The Lotus Seed" (Season 12, Episode 6) aired on 1994-10-10.
Legends of the Hidden Temple
"The Bifocal Monocle of One-Eyed Jack" (Season 3, Episode 2) aired on 1994-10-10.
Sweet Valley High
"Almost Married" (Season 1, Episode 6) aired on 1994-10-10.
"Fresh Prince: The Movie" (Season 5, Episode 5) aired on 1994-10-10.
"Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants" (Season 1994, Episode 6) aired on 1994-10-10.
"If You Knew Daddy Like I Know Daddy" (Season 1, Episode 5) aired on 1994-10-10.
"John Travolta, Merrill Markoe, Barry Manilow" (Season 1994, Episode 167) aired on 1994-10-10.
"Nicholas Pileggi" (Season 1995, Episode 172) aired on 1995-10-10.
"How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World" (Season 14, Episode 3) aired on 1995-10-10.
"Leif Ericson: Voyages of a Viking" (Season 1995, Episode 56) aired on 1995-10-10.
"Frank DeCaro" (Season 1996, Episode 39) aired on 1996-10-10.
"Geena Davis, Peter Gallagher, Andy Kindler" (Season 1996, Episode 165) aired on 1996-10-10.
"Uma Thurman, Mark Wahlberg, Eddie Izzard" (Season 1997, Episode 165) aired on 1997-10-10.
"Bizarro's World" (Season 2, Episode 19) aired on 1997-10-10.
"Jon Stewart, Louis C.K., Annabella Sciorrra" (Season 1998, Episode 13) aired on 1998-10-10.
"The Dog Eat Dog Syndrome" (Season 2, Episode 4) aired on 1998-10-10.
"The San Francisco Beat / The Triangle of Terror" (Season 4, Episode 4) aired on 1998-10-10.
"Adventures in the Sin Trade II" (Season 4, Episode 2) aired on 1998-10-10.
"Deborah Cox/ Tyrese/ Voices of Theory" (Season 28, Episode 4) aired on 1998-10-10.
"October 10, 1998" (Season 10, Episode 2) aired on 1998-10-10.
"Hitler's Last Days" (Season 2, Episode 10) aired on 1998-10-10.
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