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.

Friday 13:

Microsoft releases Windows 95.

Sunday 15:

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

Monday 16:

The Million Man March occurs in Washington, DC.

Wednesday 25:

A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.

Thursday 26:

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

Friday 27:

Stock markets around the world crash because of fears of a global economic meltdown. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummets 554.26 points to 7,161.15. For the first time, the New York Stock Exchange activated their "circuit breakers" twice during the day eventually making the controversial move of closing the Exchange early (see October 27, 1997 mini-crash).

Monday 30:

Quebec sovereignists narrowly lose a referendum for a mandate to negotiate independence from Canada (vote was 50.6% to 49.4%).