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Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7404" (Season 1994, Episode 253) aired on 1994-11-03.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:

Nusret Fişek
Nusret Fişek, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (born 1914)
Mary Martin
Mary Martin, American actress and singer (born 1913)

Chris Bender (singer)
Chris Bender, American singer (born 1972)
Arkansas
Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 United States presidential election.
Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin (born 1895)
Abdullah Çatlı, the leader of the Turkish ultranationalist organization Grey Wolves, dies in the Susurluk car crash, leading to the resignation of Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar (a leader of the True Path Party).
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (born 1921)
The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and East Africa.
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry, Australian footballer and cricketer
Kenny Golladay
Kenny Golladay, American football player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:

Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7404" (Season 1994, Episode 253) aired on 1994-11-03.

Aladdin
"The Secret of Dagger Rock" (Season 2, Episode 37) aired on 1994-11-03.

Friends
"The One With the Blackout" (Season 1, Episode 7) aired on 1994-11-03.

Mad About You
"Pandora's Box" (Season 3, Episode 6) aired on 1994-11-03.
"Birthday in the Big House" (Season 1, Episode 7) aired on 1994-11-03.
"Terry Bradshaw, Pauly Shore, INXS" (Season 1994, Episode 180) aired on 1994-11-03.
"Jane Leeves" (Season 1995, Episode 185) aired on 1995-11-03.
"Ricki Lake, Al D'Amato, The Pretenders" (Season 1995, Episode 181) aired on 1995-11-03.
"1996 New York City Marathon" (Season 1996, Episode 1) aired on 1996-11-03.
"John F. Kennedy: A Personal Story" (Season 1996, Episode 18) aired on 1996-11-03.
"Koppleman and Katz" (Season 3, Episode 5) aired on 1996-11-03.
"Hail to the Chief / Food for Thought" (Season 2, Episode 28) aired on 1997-11-03.
"A Wagon of a Different Color" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1997-11-03.
"Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs" (Season 1997, Episode 11) aired on 1997-11-03.
"Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The Abyss" (Season 5, Episode 17) aired on 1997-11-03.
"Michael J. Fox" (Season 1997, Episode 142) aired on 1997-11-03.
"John Travolta, Cybill Shepard, Kuznetsov Troupe" (Season 1997, Episode 176) aired on 1997-11-03.
"Scream Again Murray, Scream Again! (2)" (Season 3, Episode 5) aired on 1998-11-03.
"Upright Citizens Brigade" (Season 1998, Episode 140) aired on 1998-11-03.
"Queen Latifah, Ellie Lammer, Darrell Hammond" (Season 1998, Episode 174) aired on 1998-11-03.
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 — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#3 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#4 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#5 on TRL — Smash Mouth, "All Star"
#6 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#7 on TRL — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#8 on TRL — Will Smith, "Wild Wild West"
#9 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
#10 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
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