Highlights
From politics to pop culture — the 90s news cycle never slept:
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic declares its sovereignty from the Soviet Union.
Mattia Cattaneo
Mattia Cattaneo, Italian cyclist
Sara Chafak
Sara Chafak, Finnish beauty pageant winner
Asha Philip
Asha Philip, British athlete
A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.
A Learjet 35 crashes in Mina near Aberdeen, South Dakota, killing all six people on board, including PGA golfer Payne Stewart and golf course designer Bruce Borland.
Whether you were a Blockbuster music shopper or a MTV devotee, these names mattered:
Roger Miller
Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1936)
Danny Chan
Danny Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1958)
The 90s produced legends. Here's who was in the spotlight:
Costa Pereira
Alberto da Costa Pereira, Portuguese footballer (born 1929)
Davide Faraoni
Davide Faraoni, Italian footballer
Isaiah Austin
Isaiah Austin, American basketball player
William Howard (basketball)
William Howard, French basketball player
Before streaming, before binge watching — these titles had us glued to the set:
Biker Mice from Mars
"Villain of the Year" (Season 2, Episode 17) aired on 1994-10-25.
Gargoyles
"Awakening: Part Two" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1994-10-25.
Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7397" (Season 1994, Episode 246) aired on 1994-10-25.
Legends of the Hidden Temple
"The Comet Embroidered Battleflag of William the Conquerer" (Season 3, Episode 5) aired on 1994-10-25.
"Is This Any Way to Run a Government?" (Season 1994, Episode 15) aired on 1994-10-25.
"Art Donovan, Julia Child, Mario Joyner" (Season 1994, Episode 173) aired on 1994-10-25.
"The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions" (Season 1, Episode 7) aired on 1995-10-25.
"Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling" (Season 7, Episode ?) aired on 1995-10-25.
"In Cyberspace Everyone Can Hear You Scream" (Season 1, Episode 4) aired on 1995-10-25.
"Lon Chaney Jr.: Son Of A Thousand Faces" (Season 1995, Episode 65) aired on 1995-10-25.
"Jennifer Aniston, Richard Harris, Salt-n-Pepa" (Season 1995, Episode 174) aired on 1995-10-25.
"Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh" (Season 41, Episode 1) aired on 1996-10-25.
"Jimmy Smits, John Leguizamo, Brian Regan" (Season 1996, Episode 171) aired on 1996-10-25.
"Swine Song / Watch for Falling Idols" (Season 1, Episode 6) aired on 1997-10-25.
"The Irritable Bow-Wow Syndrome" (Season 1, Episode 3) aired on 1997-10-25.
"Bionic Blunder from Down Under (James Cook, 1770, Australia)" (Season 2, Episode 8) aired on 1997-10-25.
"Jon B/ Somethin' For The People/ Nadanuf featuring Kurtis Blow" (Season 27, Episode 6) aired on 1997-10-25.
"Chris Farley / The Mighty Mighty Bosstones" (Season 23, Episode 4) aired on 1997-10-25.
"Tony Bennett and Backstreet Boys" (Season 3, Episode 14) aired on 1998-10-25.
"Connie Francis: America's Sweetheart of Song" (Season 1998, Episode 35) aired on 1998-10-25.
The MTV countdown was everything. These videos owned TRL:
The #1 most requested video on TRL on this date in 1999
#2 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#3 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#4 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#5 on TRL — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#6 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#7 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#8 on TRL — Smash Mouth, "All Star"
#9 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
#10 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
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