Highlights
Before Twitter, before 24/7 news apps — here's what had everyone talking:
Jordan Rankin
Jordan Rankin, Australian rugby league player
Quinton de Kock
Quinton de Kock, South African cricketer
Günther Anders
Günther Anders, German journalist and philosopher (born 1902)
Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews, American actor (born 1909)
Aerosvit Flight 241: A Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes into the Pierian Mountains near Thessaloniki Airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, killing all 70 people on board.
From grunge to hip-hop to pop — the 90s music scene was everything:
Nat Wolff
Nat Wolff, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player and actor
Holly Humberstone
Holly Humberstone, English singer-songwriter
Rex Allen
Rex Allen, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1920)
Grover Washington Jr.
Grover Washington Jr., American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (born 1943)
From stadiums to living rooms, these were the names fans were cheering:
Buddy Hield
Buddy Hield, Bahamian basketball player
Guerschon Yabusele
Guerschon Yabusele, French basketball player
Internal conflict in Peru
Peruvian internal conflict: Fourteen members of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement provoke a hostage crisis by taking over the Japanese embassy in Lima.
Martin Ødegaard
Martin Ødegaard, Norwegian footballer
The silver screen and the small screen were both firing on all cylinders:
Jim Lee's Wild C.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams
"And Then There Were None" (Season 1, Episode 10) aired on 1994-12-17.
Ciao Italia
"Cannelloni!" (Season 6, Episode 6) aired on 1994-12-17.
Almost Live
"It's A Wonderful Street" (Season 11, Episode 11) aired on 1994-12-17.
The Woodwright's Shop
"The Williamsburg Blacksmiths" (Season 14, Episode 12) aired on 1994-12-17.
"Vanessa Marcil (host), Boyz II Men, Bruce Cockburn, Sammy Kershaw, Trisha Yearwood, Mariah Carey, Victoria Williams" (Season 1994, Episode 48) aired on 1994-12-17.
"Christmas theme" (Season 7, Episode 11) aired on 1995-12-17.
"You Can Run from Christmas But You Can't Hide" (Season 1, Episode 12) aired on 1995-12-17.
"Home Is Where the Hurt Is" (Season 3, Episode 11) aired on 1995-12-17.
"Office Management" (Season 2, Episode 4) aired on 1995-12-17.
"I Can't Believe It's Butter" (Season 10, Episode 13) aired on 1995-12-17.
"Something About a Christmas Miracle" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1996-12-17.
"Caroline and the Freight King" (Season 2, Episode 11) aired on 1996-12-17.
"Robyn Lively" (Season 1996, Episode 63) aired on 1996-12-17.
"Andie MacDowell, Jimmie Walker, Rhett Atkins" (Season 1996, Episode 202) aired on 1996-12-17.
"The Juilliard Opera: 'Hansel und Gretel'" (Season 22, Episode 7) aired on 1997-12-17.
"Andy Williams Christmas Special" (Season 1997, Episode 159) aired on 1997-12-17.
"Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou, Ben Folds Five" (Season 1997, Episode 203) aired on 1997-12-17.
"The One With the Inappropriate Sister" (Season 5, Episode 10) aired on 1998-12-17.
"Richard Lewis" (Season 1998, Episode 161) aired on 1998-12-17.
"Jeff Goldblum, Angelina Jolie, Third Eye Blind" (Season 1998, Episode 201) aired on 1998-12-17.
"Episode dated 17 December 1998" (Season 1998, Episode 17) aired on 1998-12-17.
Dial-up internet, early cell phones, and the rise of the PC:
Before YouTube, this is how you discovered music videos:
The #1 most requested video on TRL on this date in 1999
#2 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#3 on TRL — Korn, "Freak On A Leash"
#4 on TRL — Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"
#5 on TRL — *NSYNC, "I Drive Myself Crazy"
#6 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#7 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
#8 on TRL — 98 Degrees, "The Hardest Thing"
#9 on TRL — Lauryn Hill, "Ex-Factor"
#10 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
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