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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 Events Science/Technology Sports
Entertainment Famous Deaths Songs Movies
Television Endings Television Debuts Books Toys


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
 

Global

World Population: 4.378 billion

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Events
(in no particular order)

Natural Disasters
Mount Vision, California wildfire
Tornado outbreak in U.S. (May)
Hurricanes: Allison (Cat1), Erin (Cat2), Ismael (Cat1), Luis (Cat4), Opal (Cat4)
Louisiana flood
Heat wave in U.S.
Nor'easter (February)
Right Turn Derecho (affecting Ohio)
Neftegorsk, Russia earthquake (7.6)
Kobe, Japan earthquake (7.3)
Island of Montserrat volcano eruption
 
Positives
Megan's Law passed
Pope John Paul II visits U.S.
Million Man March at U.S. Capital
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
Starbucks Frappuccino debuts
 
Negatives
Oklahoma City Bombing
Ebola Virus outbreak in Africa
Yitzhak Rabin (Israeli Prime Minister) is assassinated
Nerve gas subway attack in Tokyo, Japan
Commuter train hits school bus filled with kids in Illinois
Rwanda massacre
Brixton Street riots over death of black man in police custody (London, England)
 
Other
55mph speed limit ends nationwide
White House Memo: Affirmative Action
U.S. gives $20 billion in aid to Mexico
U.S. pulls out of Somalia
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.
 
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.
 
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)

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? - 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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(Created 2005)

 
This Class of 1995 page does not reflect the Troy City School District views or opinions.
It is intended solely for the purpose of keeping prior Troy 1995 alumni in touch regarding reunions and the Class of 1995.