Notable events of 1995 summarized
Key 1995 milestones include Lt Col Eileen Collins becoming the first female U.S. spacecraft pilot on Feb 3, a Tokyo nerve gas attack and cult raids on Mar 20, Chicago heat wave deaths over 700 by July 10, Shannon Faulkner entering then leaving The Citadel Aug 14–Sept 6, Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Gehrig’s streak Sept 6, Perot launching the Reform Party Sept 25, Packwood resigning Oct 4, the Million Man March Oct 16, Rabin’s assassination Nov 4, Jones murder case tied to Zamora and Graham with delayed arrests in 1996, and repeal of the 55 mph speed limit Dec 8.
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Adrianne Jones
Grand Prairie
Texas
Diane Zamora
David Graham
Graham
Zamora
Jones
Major 1996 News Moments Across U S and World
Timeline highlights Hillary Clinton testifying before a grand jury in the Whitewater case on January 26, Lyle and Erik Menendez convicted on March 20 for 1989 murders, Theodore Kaczynski arrested on April 3, Jessica Dubroff killed on April 11, Benjamin Netanyahu elected Israel prime minister on May 29, a Saudi border truck bombing killing 19 U S servicemen on June 25, and Kerri Strug injuring her ankle during the U S women’s gymnastics gold medal chase on July 23.
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U.S
Russia
Kerri Strug
Strug
Clinton Lewinsky Affair Drives Impeachment Saga
The 1998 scandal timeline tracks Kenneth Starr’s investigation from real estate and travel office inquiries to Monica Lewinsky’s relationship with President Clinton. Lewinsky testifies on Aug 6, Clinton admits a relationship, Starr’s report, and the House impeaches on Dec 19, 1998, with Senate acquittal on Feb 12, 1999.
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Kenneth Starr
Arkansas
White House
Peachment
Starr
House Judiciary Committee
U.S
Senate
Notable 1996 events include Olympic bombing and JonBenet Ramsey
The text recalls July Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta killing one and injuring 111. It notes Richard Jewell as a suspect then cleared. It mentions Mars meteorite life signs found in Antarctica and Clinton's 1996 re election, Albright's appointment, and the JonBenet Ramsey murder in Boulder Colorado.
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Atlanta
Richard Jewell
FBI
Jewell
NASA
Mars
Antarctica
JonBenet Ramsey
Boulder
Colo
Notable 1997 Los Angeles killings and civil case verdicts
On January 16 Ennis W Cosby son of Bill Cosby is shot on a Los Angeles freeway ramp. On February 4 O J Simpson is found liable in civil court for Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman murders. Jury awards 8.5 million in compensatory damages.
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Comedian Bill Cosby
Los Angeles
O.J. Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Mass school and workplace shootings frame late 1990s violence
After the Dunblane massacre in 1996 and rising workplace and school shootings, criminologists note a pattern of coldly executed attacks. The 1998 to 1999 incidents include Kip Kinkel, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, Mark Barton, Buford Farrow, Larry Ashbrook, and others, marking a grim late decade spike.
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Scotland
Jack Levin
Brodnick Center On
Boston
Northeastern University
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Springfield
Ore
Kinkel
Eric Harris
Dylan Klebold
Columbine
Oklahoma City bombing memory anchors national trauma
A chronicle of the 1995 Oklahoma City attack, the deadliest domestic terrorist act in U.S. history, detailing the explosion at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, the casualties including 15 children, the investigation, and the trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols with ensuing verdicts and sentences.
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Timothy J. McVeigh
McVeigh
Branch Davidian
Waco
Terry Nichols
Nichols
James
Federal
Beth Wilkinson
Historic events and tragedies outlined in 1997 headlines
March 26 saw the Hale Bopp era suicide of 39 Heaven's Gate members in Rancho Santa Fe. June 20 yielded a $368 billion tobacco settlement over 25 years. July 1 marked Hong Kong's return to China after 156 years of British rule. July 23 closed with Andrew Cunanan ending his life in Miami.
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Earth
Heaven’s Gate
Rancho Santa Fe
Calif
Joe Camel
Hong Kong
China
Britain
1998 Highlights Include Missile Tests and Titanic Wins
In 1998 events span from Pakistan testing a medium range missile to Indias planned nuclear tests. Titanic wins 11 Oscars amid James Cameron success while antitrust cases target Microsoft. Across the year, tragedies and strikes unfold from James Earl Ray’s death to the Jasper dragging incident and embassies bombing in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.
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India
U.S
Nairobi
Kenya
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
United States
Afghanistan
Sudan
Michael Jordan retires for good in 1999
Michael Jordan, age 35, announces a final retirement from basketball after previously stepping away in 1993 and returning in 1995 to lead the Chicago Bulls to three more NBA titles. Also noted is the Aug 17 earthquake in Turkey with more than 17,000 deaths.
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Michael Jordan
Jordan
Chicago Bulls
Turkey
Tragic Celebrity Deaths and Notable Passings 1997 1999
Reported disasters and obituaries span Diana in Paris and Diana's funeral details, Mother Teresa's death and charity work, and a string of famous deaths from 1995 to 1999. Notable figures include Kennedy family members, entertainers, athletes, and public figures with ages and dates listed.
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Mother Teresa
India
Albania
Order of the Irish Sisters of
Loreto
Calcutta
Order of Missionaries of Charity
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