The 1990s was the beginning of the end for network television. Program offerings grew rapidly in the last decade of the 20th century. Soon it became commonplace for a person to have 50-60 channels on their home set, paving the way for the present-day satellite and digital cable packages for 1,000 channels or more.

Happy Birthday to "ER" star Anthony Edwards (1962), Queen guitarist Brian May (1947), singer Vikki Carr (1941), animator/producer Max Fleischer (1883; d. 1972), and French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas (1834; d. 1917).