Highlights
From politics to pop culture — the 90s news cycle never slept:
John Moore (ice hockey)
John Moore, American ice hockey player
Sun Li-jen
Sun Li-jen, Chinese general and politician (born 1900)
Cameron Bancroft
Cameron Bancroft, Australian cricketer
Diane Varsi
Diane Varsi, American actress (born 1938)
In the United Kingdom, the first National Lottery draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers.
Space Shuttle program: Columbia is launched on STS-80, which would become the longest mission in the program at 17 days. On this mission, astronaut Story Musgrave becomes the only astronaut to fly on all five space shuttles.
A Beechcraft 1900 and a Beechcraft King Air collide at Quincy Regional Airport in Quincy, Illinois, killing 14.
Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings into U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.
John Carpenter becomes the first person to win the top prize in the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
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:
Marquise Goodwin
Marquise Goodwin, American football player
Josh Lambo
Josh Lambo, American football and soccer player
Fabien Antunes
Fabien Antunes, French footballer
James Tarkowski
James Tarkowski, English footballer
Before streaming, before binge watching — these titles had us glued to the set:
The Magic School Bus
"Goes to Seed" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1994-11-19.
Beethoven
"The Big One" (Season 1, Episode 21) aired on 1994-11-19.
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
"Hunted" (Season 2, Episode 11) aired on 1994-11-19.
Batman: The Animated Series
"Lock-Up" (Season 3, Episode 9) aired on 1994-11-19.
"Lisa Maria (host), The Rolling Stones" (Season 1994, Episode 44) aired on 1994-11-19.
"Lives in the Balance" (Season 1, Episode 6) aired on 1994-11-19.
"Facciamo la Zuppa - Let's Make Soup" (Season 6, Episode 2) aired on 1994-11-19.
"The Dark Phoenix - Part III The Dark Phoenix" (Season 3, Episode 13) aired on 1994-11-19.
"Managing Home Construction: Veneer Plaster" (Season 8, Episode 5) aired on 1994-11-19.
"The 15th Annual Florida Classic: Florida A&M vs. Bethune–Cookman" (Season 15, Episode 1) aired on 1994-11-19.
"The Tale of the Room for Rent" (Season 4, Episode 8) aired on 1994-11-19.
"The Road to Black Bayou (1)" (Season 3, Episode 7) aired on 1994-11-19.
"Seven finalists vie for $100,000 grand prize" (Season 7, Episode 8) aired on 1995-11-19.
"Chip Off the Old Clark" (Season 3, Episode 8) aired on 1995-11-19.
"The Two That Got Away" (Season 10, Episode 9) aired on 1995-11-19.
"Homeboys in Wonderland or, Hoopty Doopty" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1996-11-19.
"Caroline and Victor/Victoria" (Season 2, Episode 7) aired on 1996-11-19.
"Elayne Boosler" (Season 1996, Episode 51) aired on 1996-11-19.
"Heather Locklear, Sinbad, Tony Toni Tone" (Season 1996, Episode 187) aired on 1996-11-19.
"Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts, Carrot Top, Jackson Browne" (Season 1997, Episode 32) aired on 1997-11-19.
"I Need a Little Help Today" (Season 1, Episode 23) aired on 1997-11-19.
"Bill Murray" (Season 1997, Episode 151) aired on 1997-11-19.
"Sigourney Weaver, David Brenner, Trischa Yearwood" (Season 1997, Episode 188) aired on 1997-11-19.
"Jerry Springer" (Season 1998, Episode 149) aired on 1998-11-19.
"Christian Slater, Celine Dion & Bryan Adams" (Season 1998, Episode 186) aired on 1998-11-19.
The MTV countdown was everything. These videos owned TRL:
The #1 most requested video on TRL on this date in 1999
#2 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#3 on TRL — Will Smith, "Wild Wild West"
#4 on TRL — Santana, "Smooth"
#5 on TRL — Smash Mouth, "All Star"
#6 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#7 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#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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