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Tropical Storm Thelma
Tropical Storm Thelma causes flash floods in the Philippine city of Ormoc, killing more than 4,900 people.
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The Magic School Bus
"Gets Ready, Set, Dough" (Season 1, Episode 9) aired on 1994-11-05.
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Meir Kahane
Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel.
Tropical Storm Thelma
Tropical Storm Thelma causes flash floods in the Philippine city of Ormoc, killing more than 4,900 people.
Flume (musician)
Flume, Australian DJ and producer
Shōdai Naoya
Shōdai Naoya, Japanese sumo wrestler
André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door.
Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly.
Peter Jackson, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster (born 1964)
From stadiums to living rooms, these were the names fans were cheering:
Jon Gray
Jon Gray, American baseball player
Odell Beckham Jr.
Odell Beckham Jr., American football player
Marco Verratti
Marco Verratti, Italian footballer
Astou Ndour-Fall
Astou Ndour-Fall, Senegalese-Spanish basketball player
The silver screen and the small screen were both firing on all cylinders:
The Magic School Bus
"Gets Ready, Set, Dough" (Season 1, Episode 9) aired on 1994-11-05.
Beethoven
"The Mighty Cone-Dog" (Season 1, Episode 17) aired on 1994-11-05.
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
"The Brothers Gruff" (Season 2, Episode 9) aired on 1994-11-05.
Batman: The Animated Series
"Make 'Em Laugh" (Season 3, Episode 7) aired on 1994-11-05.
"Sandra Bernhard (host), Eric Clapton, Tom Petty" (Season 1994, Episode 42) aired on 1994-11-05.
"Stop People From Voting For Slade Gorton" (Season 11, Episode 6) aired on 1994-11-05.
"Barry White/ Shanice/ Boogiemonsters" (Season 24, Episode 7) aired on 1994-11-05.
"Managing Home Construction: Mechanicals" (Season 8, Episode 3) aired on 1994-11-05.
"Standing Embroidery Shop" (Season 14, Episode 6) aired on 1994-11-05.
"Ernest Scared Stupid" (Season 39, Episode 3) aired on 1994-11-05.
"A Washington Affair (1)" (Season 3, Episode 7) aired on 1994-11-05.
"The Tale of the Quiet Librarian" (Season 4, Episode 6) aired on 1994-11-05.
"Faulty catapult; squirrel steals sweets" (Season 7, Episode 6) aired on 1995-11-05.
"Don't Tug on Superman's Cape" (Season 3, Episode 6) aired on 1995-11-05.
"Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir 1995" (Season 1995, Episode 1) aired on 1995-11-05.
"Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union" (Season 1996, Episode 17) aired on 1996-11-05.
"Trading Faces or, All the King's Homeys" (Season 1, Episode 9) aired on 1996-11-05.
"French Stewart" (Season 1997, Episode 144) aired on 1997-11-05.
"Sarah Ferguson, Kelly McGillis, Leann Rimes" (Season 1997, Episode 178) aired on 1997-11-05.
"Kiefer Sutherland, Debbie Matenopoulos, Everlast" (Season 1998, Episode 14) aired on 1998-11-05.
"Henry Winkler" (Season 1998, Episode 142) aired on 1998-11-05.
"Denzel Washington, Father Mike Berner" (Season 1998, Episode 176) aired on 1998-11-05.
Before YouTube, this is how you discovered music videos:
The #1 most requested video on TRL on this date in 1999
#2 on TRL — Smash Mouth, "All Star"
#3 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#4 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#5 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#6 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#7 on TRL — Will Smith, "Wild Wild West"
#8 on TRL — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#9 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
#10 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
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