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LOOK AT THE WORLD IN 1995 |
In The News In
1995
Osaka, Japan is hit by 7.2 magnitude earthquake killing 5,100 and injuring 26,800 with
damage estimated at $100 billion.
A bomb explodes in a federal building in Oklahoma City.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin is assassinated by a right-wing Jewish student
opposed to the peace process. The Republican Congress passes much of the "Contract
With America."
Microsoft unveils its long-awaited Windows 95 software. |
Entertainment in 1995
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Seamus Heaney - Ireland
* Best Selling Fiction - The Rainmaker, John Grisham
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, John Gray
* Best Picture - Braveheart, Paramount
* Best Director - Mel Gibson, Braveheart
* Best Actress - Susan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking
* Best Actor - Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas |
Sport champions in 1995
* MLB - Atlanta Braves
* NFL - San Francisco 49ers
* NBA - Houston Rockets
* NHL - New Jersey Devils
* NCAA-Basketball - UCLA
* KY Derby - Thunder Gulch
* U.S. Open Golf - Corey Pavin
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Pete Sampras
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Steffi Graf |
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