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Time Machine... 1995
May the memories of
yesteryear flood back in happy waves...
where you recall all of your youthful, spirited days!
Below you will find a snippet of items that were newly released
or sadly gone... things of pride or
what weighed heavy on the
nation/world... stated facts or
little unknowns... timeless classics
or nostalgia forgotten... just take a walk down "1995" lane.
Click on a link below to see category without
scrolling.
Facts
(some numbers vary pending source used)
| National |
| President: William J. Clinton (D) |
| Vice-President: Albert Gore, Jr. (D) |
| U.S. Population: 262,764,948 |
| Federal Spending: $1519.13 billion |
| Federal Debt: $4921.0 billion |
| Dow Jones - High: 5,216 |
| Dow Jones - Low: 3,832 |
| Median Household Income: $35,900 |
| New Home: $158,700 |
| New Car: $15,500 |
| Gallon of Regular Gas: $1.09 |
| Dozen Eggs: $0.87 |
| Loaf of Bread: $1.15 |
| Gallon of Milk: $2.02 |
| First Class Postage Stamp: $0.32 |
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Global |
| World Population: 4.378 billion |
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Events
(in no particular order)
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Natural Disasters |
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Mount Vision, California wildfire |
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Tornado outbreak in U.S. (May) |
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Hurricanes: Allison (Cat1), Erin (Cat2), Ismael (Cat1), Luis (Cat4),
Opal (Cat4) |
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Louisiana flood |
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Heat wave in U.S. |
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Nor'easter (February) |
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Right Turn Derecho (affecting Ohio) |
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Neftegorsk, Russia earthquake (7.6) |
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Kobe, Japan earthquake (7.3) |
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Island of Montserrat volcano eruption |
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Positives |
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Megan's Law passed |
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Pope John Paul II visits U.S. |
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Million Man March at U.S. Capital |
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Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr. is first African-American astronaut to
space walk (Discovery) |
Dayton Peace Accord (Dayton, Ohio) - Peace Treaty signed by:
Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia & Montenegro |
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Starbucks Frappuccino debuts |
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Negatives |
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Oklahoma City Bombing |
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Ebola Virus outbreak in Africa |
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Yitzhak Rabin (Israeli Prime Minister) is assassinated |
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Nerve gas subway attack in Tokyo, Japan |
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Commuter train hits school bus filled with kids in Illinois |
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Rwanda massacre |
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Brixton Street riots over death of black man in police custody
(London, England) |
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Other |
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55mph speed limit ends nationwide |
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White House Memo: Affirmative Action |
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U.S. gives $20 billion in aid to Mexico |
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U.S. pulls out of Somalia |
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Israel & Palestinians agree to give West Bank to Arabs |
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Science/Technology
(in no particular order)
| "Dolly" the sheep becomes the first
ever cloned animal (U.K.) |
| Ancient cave paintings discovered in
France |
| First solo Trans-Pacific balloon
flight by Steve Fossett |
| Russian Space Station Mir welcomes
first Americans when U.S. shuttle docks |
President Bill Clinton confirms Area
51 exists at Groom Lake (Nevada)
(Edwards Air Force Base) |
| First planet outside of our solar
system discovered orbiting the star Pegasi-51 |
First flip full size cell phone -
(Motorola StarTAC)
*only makes phone calls (no texting) |
| Windows 95 launches |
| Netscape debuts (.com boom begins) |
| Nintendo Virtual Boy game system kit
releases |
| Amazon sold its first book |
| Match.com is first computer online
dating site |
| eBay (online auction) debuts |
| Javascript (computer programming
lanuguage) created |
| The DVD is invented |
| Sony PlayStation is released in the
U.S. |
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| Nobel Prize
Awards |
Physics - Martin L. Peri
"for pioneering experimental contributions to lepton physics" |
Physics - Frederick Reines
"for the detection of the neutrino" |
Chemistry - Paul J. Crutzen,
Mario J. Molina, F. Sherwood Rowland
"for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly
concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone" |
Physiology or Medicine - Edward
B. Lewis,
Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, Eric F. Wieschaus
"for their discoveries concerning the genetic control
of early embryonic development" |
Literature - Seamus Heaney
"for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth,
which exalt everyday miracles and the living past" |
Peace - Joseph Rotblat, Pugwash
Conferences on Science and World Affairs
"for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms
in
international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms" |
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in
Economic Sciences in
Memory of Alfred Nobel - Robert E. Lucas, Jr.
"for having developed and applied the hypothesis of
rational expectations, and thereby having transformed
macroeconomic analysis and deepened our understanding
of economic policy" |
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Sports
(in no particular order)
| Results |
| Superbowl XXIX: San Francisco 49ers
defeat San Diego Chargers (49-26) in Miami |
| World Series: Atlanta Braves defeats
Cleveland Indians (4-1) |
| NBA Championship: Houston Rockets
defeats Orlando Magic (4-0) |
| Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils defeats
Detroit Red Wings (4-0) |
| Kentucky Derby: Thunder Gulch |
| Wimbeldon Women's: Graf defeats
Vicario |
| Wimbeldon Men's: Sampras defeats
Becker |
| Golf U.S. Open Women's: Annika
Sorenstam |
| Golf U.S. Open Men's: Corey Pavin |
| Golf Masters: Ben Crenshaw (-14) |
| Rugby World Cup: South Africa |
| Cycling Tour de France: Miguel
Indurain |
| World Heavyweight Championship: George
Foreman |
| Soccer World Cup: *held in 1994 in
U.S. |
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| Other |
| Michael Jordan returns to basketball
(Chicago Bulls) |
| MLB players end 232 day strike |
| Cal Ripkin, Jr. surpasses Lou Gehrig
for most consecutive MLB games played |
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Entertainment
(in no particular order)
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Most watched television shows: Seinfeld, Friends, ER |
| The History Channel and The WB Network
launched |
| Toy Story is first feature-length
computer-animation |
| Heather Whitestone (AL) named first
Miss America who has a disability (deaf) |
| Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opens up in
Cleveland, Ohio |
| Drew Barrymore flashes David Letterman
on The Late Show |
| People Magazine's Sexiest Man
Alive: Brad Pitt |
| Time Magazine's Man of the
Year: Newt Gingrich |
| OJ Simpson found innocent |
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Famous Deaths
(in alphabetical order)
| Thomas Beck |
Jerry Garcia |
Butterfly McQueen |
Orville Redenbacher |
| Jerry Blackwell |
Linda Gary |
Mickey Mantle |
Charlie Rich |
| Elisha Cook, Jr. |
Eddie Gilbert |
Dean Martin |
Ginger Rogers |
| Peter Cook |
Alexander Godunov |
John Megna |
Roxie Roker |
| Howard Cosell |
Gale Gordon |
Elizabeth Montgomery |
Bob Ross |
| Severn Darden |
Lita Grey |
Toshia Mori |
Jonas Salk |
| Eazy-E |
John Howard |
Sterling Morrison |
Frank Silva |
| Arthur English |
Burl Ives |
Pierre Olaf |
William Sylvester |
| Art Flemming |
Wolfman Jack |
Tessie O'Shea |
Lana Turner |
| Friz Freleng |
Rose Kennedy |
Tommy Protho |
Junior Walker |
| Eva Gabor |
Howard Koch |
Selena Quintanilla |
Slappy White |
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Songs
(in no particular order)
| On Bended Knee - |
Boyz II Men |
| Creep - |
TLC |
| Take A Bow - |
Madonna |
| This Is How We Do It - |
Montell Jordan |
| Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? -
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Bryan Adams |
| Waterfalls - |
TLC |
| Kiss From A Rose - |
Seal |
| You Are Not Alone - |
Michael Jackson |
| Gangsta's Paradise - |
Coolio |
| Fantasy - |
Mariah Carey |
| Exhale (Shoop Shoop) - |
Whitney Houston |
| Cotton Eyed Joe - |
Rednex |
| I'll Be There For You - |
Rembrandts |
| Boombastic - |
Shaggy |
| Jeremy - |
Pearl Jam |
| Lightning Crashes - |
Live |
| Macarena - |
Los del Rio |
| I Like It, I Love It - |
Tim McGraw |
| I Wish - |
Skee-Lo |
| The Woman In Me - |
Shania Twain |
| When I Come Around - |
Green Day |
| Good - |
Better Than Ezra |
| December - |
Collective Soul |
| Strong Enough - |
Sheryl Crow |
| Dreaming Of You - |
Selena |
| Buddy Holly - |
Weezer |
| As I Lay Me Down - |
Sophie B. Hawkins |
| Let Her Cry - |
Hootie and the Blowfish |
| I Can Love You Like That - |
All-4-One |
| One Sweet Day - |
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men |
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Movies
(in no particular order)
| Toy Story |
Pocahontas |
| Se7en |
Billy Madison |
| Apollo 13 |
Babe |
| Braveheart |
The Bridges of Madison County |
| The Usual Suspects |
Powder |
| Heat |
The Indian in the Cupboard |
| Major Payne |
Halloween 6 |
| Casino |
While You Were Sleeping |
| 12 Monkeys |
Batman Forever |
| Jumanji |
007: GoldenEye |
| Die Hard with a Vengeance |
Mallrats |
| Clueless |
Dangerous Minds |
| Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls |
Outbreak |
| Bad Boys |
Mr. Holland's Opus |
| Tommy Boy |
The Brady Bunch Movie |
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Television Endings
(in no particular order)
| Full House |
Blossom |
| In the Heat of the Night |
Star Search |
| My So-Called Life |
Ghostwriter |
| Empty Nest |
Matlock |
| Tiny Toon Adventures |
Eureeka's Castle |
| Love Connection |
Northern Exposure |
| Yo! MTV Raps |
Batman: The Animated Series |
| The Ren & Stimpy Show |
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? |
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Television Debuts
(in no particular order)
| Star Trek: Voyager |
JAG |
| Xena: Warrior Princess |
The Drew Carey Show |
| The Outer Limits |
Goosebumps |
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys |
Sliders |
| NewsRadio |
MADtv |
| Dragon Ball |
Cybill |
| Sailor Moon (in U.S.) |
American Gothic |
| Caroline in the City |
Wishbone |
| Dexter's Laboratory |
Modern Marvels |
| Pinky and the Brain |
Little Bear |
| WCW Monday Nitro |
The Jeff Foxworthy Show |
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Books
(in no particular order)
| The Golden Compass |
by Philip Pullman |
| Wicked: The Life and Times of the
Wicked Witch of the West |
by Gregory Maguire |
| A Child Called "It" |
by Dave Pelzer |
| Kiss the Girls |
by James Patterson |
| Dreams from My Father: A Story of
Race and Inheritance |
by Barack Obama |
| The Lost World |
by Michael Crichton |
| The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate
Self-Portrait |
by Frida Kahlo |
| The Witness |
by Sandra Brown |
| Strange Highways |
by Dean Koontz |
| The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss |
by Dr. Seuss |
| Magic Tree House: Night of the Ninjas |
by Mary Pope Osborne |
| Wit |
by Margaret Edson |
| Left Behind |
by Tim LaHaye |
| Officer Buckle and Gloria |
by Peggy Rathmann |
| Rose Madder |
by Stephen King |
| Thinking in Pictures: My Life with
Autism |
by Temple Grandin |
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Toys
(in no particular order)
| Pogs |
| Jr. Trampoline |
| Teacher Barbie |
| Max Force Razor Beast Nerf Gun |
| Super Jennie Gymnast Doll |
| Saved by the Bell: The New Class
(Board Game) |
| TY Beanie Babies |
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