1995 - What happened in 1995 ?

January 1995

Sunday 01:

The Kingdom of Sweden and the republics of Austria and Finland are admitted into the European Union.

Sunday 15:

Caretaker, the first episode of airs, with Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) at the helm.

Wednesday 18:

In southern France near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc a network of caves are discovered that contain paintings and engravings that are 17,000 to 20,000 years old.

Sunday 29:

Super Bowl XXIX: The San Francisco 49ers defeat the San Diego Chargers 49-26 and become the first NFL team to win five Super Bowl titles.

Tuesday 31:

President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.

February 1995

Wednesday 15:

Hacking: Kevin Mitnick is arrested by the FBI and charged with breaking into some of the United States' most "secure" computer systems.

Friday 17:

The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a cease-fire brokered by the UN.

Tuesday 21:

Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.

Friday 24:

The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.

Sunday 26:

March 1995

Thursday 02:

Yahoo! is incorporated, establishing the Internet Portal as a model.

Friday 03:

In Somalia, the United Nations peacekeeping mission ends.

Tuesday 14:

Manned space mission: Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on-board a Russian launch vehicle.

Saturday 25:

Ward Cunningham opens the first wiki, the Portland Pattern Repository.

Friday 31:

Popular Tex-Mex singer Selena Quintanilla is murdered by her assistant Yolanda Saldivar in a Corpus Christi, Texas motel after a heated discussion where the latter was accused of ripping off the artist's fan club.

April 1995

Wednesday 19:

Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, is bombed, killing 168.

Monday 24:

The last Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 rolls off the assembly line.

May 1995

Friday 05:

British film producer Ray Santilli unveils his alien autopsy footage to a group of UFO researchers. The film is widely regarded as a hoax.

Thursday 11:

In New York City, more than 170 countries decide to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions.

Saturday 13:

In Dublin, Ireland, Secret Garden win the fortieth Eurovision Song Contest for Norway performing "Nocturne".

Saturday 27:

In Charlottesville, Virginia, actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his horse in a riding competition.

Sunday 28:

The Russian town of Neftegorsk is hit by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that kills at least 2,000 people, 2/3 of total population.

June 1995

Monday 05:

Bose-Einstein condensate is first created.

Thursday 08:

Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia.

Saturday 24:

In the final of the Rugby Union World Cup held at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, a drop goal in extra time by Joel Stransky lifts South Africa to a 15-12 win over New Zealand.

Tuesday 27:

Jodi Huisentruit, an anchorwoman in Mason City, Iowa disappears, presumably abducted.

Thursday 29:

The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho-gu district of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937.

July 1995

Sunday 09:

Musical group The Grateful Dead perform the last concert of their 30-year career at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Tuesday 11:

A Cubana de Aviacion Antonov AN-24 crashes into the Caribbean off southeast Cuba killing 44 people.

Monday 17:

1995 - The Nasdaq stock index closes above the 1,000 mark for the first time.

Tuesday 18:

On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufriere Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital and forcing most of the population to flee.

Friday 28:

Network Solutions announces a new policy to help companies protect their trademarks on the Internet.

August 1995

Monday 07:

Operation Storm is officialy declared over in Croatia, resulting in total Croat victory over rebel Serb forces.

Thursday 10:

Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain agreement for his testimony.

Friday 11:

Three people are killed when a TTC train hits the back of a stationary train near Toronto's Dupont Station.

Monday 28:

A mortar shell kills 38 people in Sarajevo, Bosnia.

Tuesday 29:

NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.

September 1995

Saturday 02:

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio.

Monday 04:

The Fourth World Conference on Women opens in Beijing with over 4,750 delegates from 181 countries in attendance.

Saturday 09:

The Sony Playstation is released in the United States

Tuesday 19:

The Washington Post and the New York Times publish the Unabomber's manifesto.

Thursday 28:

Bob Denard and a group of mercenaries take the islands of Comoros in a coup.

October 1995

Tuesday 03:

O. J. Simpson found not guilty of murder.

Friday 06:

51 Pegasi, in the constellation of Pegasus, 47.9 light-years away from Earth, was discovered to be the first major star apart from the Sun to have a planet (and extrasolar planet) orbiting around it.

Monday 09:

An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.

Sunday 15:

Saddam Hussein gains 99.96% of votes in Iraq's presidential elections.

Thursday 26:

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shikaki in his hotel in Malta.

November 1995

Friday 03:

At Arlington National Cemetery, U.S. President Bill Clinton dedicates a memorial to the victims of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing.

Saturday 04:

After attending a peace rally in Tel Aviv's Kings Square, Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is mortally wounded by an extreme right-wing Israeli assassin. He dies of his wounds later that night in a Tel Aviv Hospital.

Tuesday 14:

A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums, and run most government offices with skeleton staffs.

Tuesday 21:

1995 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 5,000 (5,023.55) for the first time.

Tuesday 28:

US President Bill Clinton signs a highway bill that ends the federal 55 mph speed limit.

December 1995

Thursday 14:

The Dayton Agreement was signed in Paris to end the Yugoslav wars.

Wednesday 20:

An American Airlines Flight 965 Boeing 757 crashes into a mountain 50 km north of Cali, Colombia killing 160

Thursday 28:

CompuServe sets a precedent by blocking access to sex-oriented newsgroups after being pressured by German prosecutors.

Saturday 30:

The lowest ever UK temperature of -27.2°C was recorded at Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands. This equalled the record set at Braemar, Aberdeenshire on February 11, 1895 and January 10, 1982.

Sunday 31:

The publication of the last new Calvin and Hobbes cartoon strip.