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Italian Air Force
A military jet of the Italian Air Force, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, Italy, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people.
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Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1903)
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The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Tamira Paszek
Tamira Paszek, Austrian tennis player
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1903)
Yugoslav Wars
Yugoslav Wars: In Croatia, forces of the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) heaviest bombardment of Dubrovnik during a siege of seven months.
Milica Mandić
Milica Mandić, Serbian taekwondo athlete
Richard Stone, English economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913)
The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.
Elián González, Cuban technician, known for a child custody and immigration case held in 2000
The United States Food and Drug Administration approves Saquinavir, the first protease inhibitor to treat HIV/AIDS. Within 2 years of its approval, annual deaths from AIDS in the United States fall from over 50,000 to approximately 18,000.
A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster, alleging copyright infringement.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Italian Air Force
A military jet of the Italian Air Force, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, Italy, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people.
Pavlos Sidiropoulos
Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1948)
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A Boogie wit da Hoodie, American rapper and singer-songwriter
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Rachel Jarry
Rachel Jarry, Australian basketball player
Britt Assombalonga
Britt Assombalonga, Congolese footballer
Johnny Manziel
Johnny Manziel, American football player
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek-Nigerian basketball player
Harry Babcock, American football player and first overall draft pick (born 1930)
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7421" (Season 1994, Episode 280) aired on 1994-12-06.
Home Improvement
"Some Like It Hot Rod" (Season 4, Episode 11) aired on 1994-12-06.
Something Wilder
"Love, Native American Style" (Season 1, Episode 5) aired on 1994-12-06.
NOVA
"Rescue Mission in Space" (Season 22, Episode 8) aired on 1994-12-06.
"Merv Griffin, Robert Ballard" (Season 1995, Episode 208) aired on 1995-12-06.
"Billboard Music Awards 1995" (Season 1995, Episode 1) aired on 1995-12-06.
"If You're Going to Write a Comedy Scene, You're Going to Have Some Rat Feces in There" (Season 2, Episode 4) aired on 1996-12-06.
"The Return of the Curse of the Creature's Ghost" (Season 3, Episode 10) aired on 1997-12-06.
"Takes a Dive (Coral Reefs)" (Season 4, Episode 13) aired on 1997-12-06.
"The Inanimate Syndrome" (Season 1, Episode 8) aired on 1997-12-06.
"A Whale of a Sail of a Tail (Sinbad the Sailor, 1300 BC, Phoenicia)" (Season 2, Episode 14) aired on 1997-12-06.
"Eric Benet/ Ol' Skool/ ST Library" (Season 27, Episode 12) aired on 1997-12-06.
"Beauty and The Beast : The Enchanted Christmas" (Season 43, Episode 8) aired on 1998-12-06.
"Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"" (Season 10, Episode 8) aired on 1998-12-06.
"Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King" (Season 1998, Episode 50) aired on 1998-12-06.
"The Sultan and the Centerfold" (Season 2, Episode 34) aired on 1998-12-06.
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 — Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"
#3 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#4 on TRL — *NSYNC, "I Drive Myself Crazy"
#5 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#6 on TRL — 98 Degrees, "The Hardest Thing"
#7 on TRL — Lauryn Hill, "Ex-Factor"
#8 on TRL — Brandy & Monica, "The Boy Is Mine"
#9 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#10 on TRL — Kid Rock, "Bawitdaba"
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