Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess player
Agnatius Paasi
Agnatius Paasi, Tongan rugby league player
Peter Blume
Peter Blume, American painter and sculptor (born 1906)
Marko Daňo
Marko Daňo, Austrian-Slovak ice hockey player
U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favor of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls IRA fighters "yesterday's men".
Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company.
In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.
British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
David Houston (singer)
David Houston, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)
Lancey Foux
Lancey Foux, British rapper and singer
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Roseanne
"Maybe Baby" (Season 7, Episode 11) aired on 1994-11-30.
Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7417" (Season 1994, Episode 276) aired on 1994-11-30.
Legends of the Hidden Temple
"The Jeweled Scabbard of Sforza" (Season 3, Episode 14) aired on 1994-11-30.
Babylon 5
"The Long Dark" (Season 2, Episode 5) aired on 1994-11-30.
"Riots: The Chicago Conspiracy Trial" (Season 3, Episode 24) aired on 1994-11-30.
"Wesley Snipes, Harry Connick, Jr." (Season 1994, Episode 198) aired on 1994-11-30.
"John Larroquette, James Finn" (Season 1995, Episode 204) aired on 1995-11-30.
"Ellen Barkin, Jeff Gordon, Tony Bennett" (Season 1995, Episode 200) aired on 1995-11-30.
"The Biggest Failure in Broadway History" (Season 2, Episode 3) aired on 1996-11-30.
"Madison (host), Beatles Anthology" (Season 1996, Episode 38) aired on 1996-11-30.
"Rocks and Rolls (Water Erosion)" (Season 3, Episode 12) aired on 1996-11-30.
"Plan Ape From Outer Space" (Season 1, Episode 13) aired on 1996-11-30.
"The 23rd Annual Bayou Classic: Grambling State Tigers vs. Southern Jaguars" (Season 1996, Episode 1) aired on 1996-11-30.
"Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Pt. 2" (Season 16, Episode 9) aired on 1996-11-30.
"New Herbie The Love Bug" (Season 42, Episode 11) aired on 1997-11-30.
"New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers" (Season 1998, Episode 13) aired on 1998-11-30.
"Jon Favreau" (Season 1998, Episode 150) aired on 1998-11-30.
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 — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#3 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#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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