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American Home-Grown Terrorism: Oklahoma City Bombing: a truck bomb at Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building killed 168 people and injured nearly 700 people.
The Top Song was One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
Influential Songs include: I Wish by Skee-Lo, I Like It, I Love It by Tim McGraw, This Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan and You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette.
The Movies to Watch include Toy Story, Apollo 13, 12 Monkeys, Babe, Jumanji, Braveheart, and Mr. Hollandâs Opus.
Notable books include The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans and The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Price of Ballpark Hot Dogs, 16 oz: $1.49
Price of IBM Aptiva 486DX2-66 Computer, with the monitor, in 1995: $1799.00
Forbes Magazine announced that Bill Gates is the richest man in the world, with a net worth of $12.9 billion.
1 ounce of gold value: $387.00
The Funny Late Night Host: Jay Leno
The Funny Late Late Night Host: Tom Snyder
The Conversation: Did O.J. Simpson kill his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman?
The Private Conversation: During the filming of Batman Forever, Jim Carrey approached Tommy Lee Jones to say hello. Jones replied, âI hate you. I really donât like you⊠I cannot sanction your buffoonery.â
Year of the Pig
Jessica, Ashley, Emily, Samantha, Sarah, Michael, Matthew, Chris, Topher, Jacob, Joshua
Claudia Schiffer, Elle Macpherson
George Clooney, Antonio SabĂ to, Jr., Colin Firth, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt
âHouston, we have a problem.â â Tom Hanks, in âApollo 13â
Russian President Boris Yeltsinâs first words to US President Clinton upon meeting him in 1995 were, âDo you think O.J. did it?â
âNo Soup For You!â The Soup Nazi on TVâs Seinfeld.
âIf it doesnât fit, you must acquit!â â Defense Attorney Johnnie Cochran at O.J. Simpsons murder trial
Time Magazineâs Man of the Year: Newt Gingrich
Miss America: Heather Whitestone (Birmingham, AL)
Miss USA: Chelsi Smith (Texas)/ Shanna Moakler (New York)
The Tragedy: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols killed 168 people in Oklahoma City, including 19 children.
The Scandals: Drew Barrymore table danced for David Letterman on his talk show, and, with her back to the audience, flashed David by lifting up her shirt.
Patrick Combs deposited one of those fake âwinning lottery checksâ for $95,093.35. His bank took the deposit, and after several weeks, he took out the cash.
Marlon Brando, as a guest on Larry King Live, kissed a surprised Larry on the mouth.
Cindy Crawford and husband Richard Gere took out a full-page ad in the London Times to proclaim their heterosexuality. The 1994 marriage ended in 1995.
Celebrity Paralyzed By a Horse: Christopher Reeve
Mysterious Olympian Skater Death: Sergi Grinkov, 2-time Gold Medalist, died while practicing with his partner (and wife) Ekaterina Gordeeva
The Rock and Roll Hall of fame opened in Cleveland, Ohio.
The 1995 Whitney Houston single Exhale holds the record for longest streak at #2 on the Hot 100
Newsweek published an article scoffing the future of the internet. It laughed at the idea that people would get news, learn, or buy airline tickets online.
Blue M&Ms didnât exist until 1995
Dolly (the clone) the Sheep was born on July 5th and lived for seven years.
La Chupacabra, the legendary goat sucking beast was first named by Silverio PĂ©rez, a Puerto Rican comedian, in March of 1995.
The X Games were the first broadcast on ESPN.
Jim Carrey was nominated for Worst New Star in the 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards for his roles in Dumb & Dumber, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, and The Mask.
Starbuckâs Frappuccino was released in 1995.
A coffee company in Syracuse, NY, renamed itself Federal Espresso in 1995, using branding that Federal Express(FedEx) claimed belonged to them. Federal Express sued and won. The company has gone by the name Freedom of Espresso ever since.
People have been meeting online via Match.com since 1995.
AuctionWeb began in San Jose, California, on September 3, 1995,
The first professional sports game streamed online was the Mariners vs the Yankees in September 1995. The Seattle Mariners beat the New York Yankees 6-5.
CNET launched www.shareware.com (now downloads.digitaltrends.com/)
Tom Kenny (the voice of Spongebob) and Jill Talley (the voice of Karen, Planktonâs computer wife) have been married since 1995.
The automobile âBlind Spotâ problem was solved in 1995 when engineer George Platzer published a 16 pages paper detailing the correct setup procedure of side-view mirrors.
The George Foreman Lean Mean Grilling Machine was released.
Windows 95 was the second most installed piece of software on computers in 1995. Video game DOOM was first.
Salmon sushi wasnât introduced in Japan until 1995 when Norwegian businessmen convinced Japanese businessmen that Atlantic Salmon was safe to eat raw.
JavaScript was created by Netscape programmer Brendan Eich.
When he landed back on Earth on March 22, cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returned with the record for space flight â 437 days.
George Samuel Hurst invented the first resistive touchscreen who received US Patent (#3,911,215) on October 7, 1975 and produced the first version in 1982.
Rock Musician Heart Failure Death: Jerry Garcia
Queen of Tejano Pop Star Murder: Selena, killed by the ex-president of her fan club.
Cost of a Super Bowl ad in 1995: $1,150,000
After the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, there was a mysterious detached leg found in the rubble of the destroyed building. Since all 168 victimsâ legs have been accounted for, the left leg has perplexed investigators and has yet to be traced back to an owner.
The government of China kidnapped a 6-year-old Tibetan boy, the Panchen Lama, and replaced him with a puppet of their own choosing. The real Panchen Lama was the youngest political prisoner in the world at the time of his arrest and has never been heard from since.
Physics â Martin L. Perl, Frederick Reines
Chemistry â Paul J. Crutzen, Mario J. Molina, F. Sherwood Rowland
Medicine â Edward B. Lewis, Christiane NĂŒsslein-Volhard, Eric F. Wieschaus
Literature â Seamus Heaney
Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel â Robert Lucas, Jr.
Peace â Joseph Rotblat and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
Barbie as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Barbie as Maria in the Sound of Music, Barbie and Ken Star Trek giftset
Smokey Joeâs Cafe (Review) Opened on March 2, 1995, and closed on January 16, 2000
Forrest Gump (presented in 1995)
1. Toy Story
2. Batman Forever
3. Apollo 13
4. Pocahontas
5. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
6. GoldenEye
7. Jumanji
8. Casper
9. Seven
10. Die Hard: With A Vengeance
1. E.R. (NBC)
2. Seinfeld (NBC)
3. Friends (NBC)
4. Caroline In The City (NBC)
5. The Single Guy (NBC)
6. Home Improvement (ABC)
7. Boston Common (FOX)
8. 60 Minutes (CBS)
9. NYPD Blue (ABC)
10. Frasier (NBC)
December 3, 1994 â January 13, 1995: On Bended Knee â Boyz II Men
December 2, 1995 â March 22, 1996: One Sweet Day â Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
World Series Champions: Atlanta Braves
Super Bowl XXIX Champions: San Francisco 49ers
NBA Champions: Houston Rockets
Stanley Cup Champs: New Jersey Devils
U.S. Open Golf Corey Pavin
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Pete Sampras/Steffi Graf
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Pete Sampras/Steffi Graf
NCAA Football Champions: Nebraska
NCAA Basketball Champions: UCLA
Kentucky Derby: Thunder Gulch