December 1995

Thursday 07:

The Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.

Thursday 14:

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

Friday 15:

The European Communities Court of Justice passes the Bosman ruling

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.