Highlights
Before Twitter, before 24/7 news apps — here's what had everyone talking:
Anita Hill
Prof. Anita Hill delivers her televised testimony concerning sexual harassment during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination.
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx, American actor and comedian (born 1922)
Ligi Sao
Ligi Sao, New Zealand rugby league player
Brandon Flynn
Brandon Flynn, American actor
Joe Morris, English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (born 1913)
Air Botswana pilot Chris Phatswe steals an ATR 42 from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and later crashes it into two other aircraft at the airport, killing himself.
From grunge to hip-hop to pop — the 90s music scene was everything:
Cardi B
Cardi B, American rapper
Zior Park
Zior Park, South Korean rapper
Renato Russo
Renato Russo, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1960)
From stadiums to living rooms, these were the names fans were cheering:
Sebastian Rode
Sebastian Rode, German footballer
Joel Bitonio
Joel Bitonio, American football player
Gio Urshela
Gio Urshela, Colombian baseball player
Kika van Es
Kika van Es, Dutch footballer
The silver screen and the small screen were both firing on all cylinders:
Reading Rainbow
"Hail to Mail" (Season 12, Episode 7) aired on 1994-10-11.
Aladdin
"Of Ice and Men" (Season 2, Episode 22) aired on 1994-10-11.
Home Improvement
"The Eyes Don't Have It" (Season 4, Episode 4) aired on 1994-10-11.
Wings
"The Spark and How to Get It" (Season 6, Episode 4) aired on 1994-10-11.
"FDR: The Center of the World (1882-1921)" (Season 7, Episode 1) aired on 1994-10-11.
"Bruce Willis, Garry Marshall, Boyz II Men" (Season 1994, Episode 168) aired on 1994-10-11.
"Ben Bradlee" (Season 1995, Episode 173) aired on 1995-10-11.
"The True Adventures of Rudy Kazootie" (Season 1, Episode 3) aired on 1996-10-11.
"George Foreman, Tom Everett Scott, Shawn Colvin" (Season 1996, Episode 166) aired on 1996-10-11.
"Bizarro's World" (Season 2, Episode 19) aired on 1997-10-11.
"Two for the Show / An Officer and a Gentledog" (Season 1, Episode 4) aired on 1997-10-11.
"The Long So-Long Syndrome" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1997-10-11.
"Moscow Side Story / Fair's Fair" (Season 3, Episode 3) aired on 1997-10-11.
"The Three Gadgeteers (The Three Musketeers, 1617,Paris, France)" (Season 2, Episode 6) aired on 1997-10-11.
"The Return of the Ronin" (Season 2, Episode 2) aired on 1997-10-11.
"Brian McKnight/ Davina/ St Library: Bobby Brown" (Season 27, Episode 4) aired on 1997-10-11.
"Whittling Chains and Ball in Cage" (Season 17, Episode 2) aired on 1997-10-11.
"A Matter of Conscience" (Season 6, Episode 3) aired on 1997-10-11.
"John Lennon: The Final Days" (Season 2, Episode 27) aired on 1998-10-11.
"Enrico Caruso: the Voice of the Century" (Season 1998, Episode 45) aired on 1998-10-11.
Before YouTube, this is how you discovered music videos:
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 — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#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 — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
#8 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
#9 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#10 on TRL — Santana, "Smooth"
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