Historical Events In 1995

May 02 Serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six

May 28 Southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941

May 10 30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins

May 10 In South Africa, 104 miners killed in an elevator accident

May 28 An earthquake hits the Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people

May 06 Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV

May 10 30th Academy of Country Music Awards Reba McEntire wins

May 15 China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China

May 09 Kinshasa, Zaire under quarantine after an outbreak of Ebola virus

May 28 Earthquake hits Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people

May 10 Britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein

May 14 Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 11th reincarnation of Panchen Lama, Tibet's 2nd most senior spiritual leader

May 05 Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics)

May 07 Jacques Chirac wins French presidential election

May 01 Steve Waugh scores 200 for Australia vs West Indies at Sabina Park

May 13 New Zealand beats US for the America's Cup

May 13 6.5 earthquake hits Greece

May 13 Chelsi Smith, 21, of USA, crowned 44th Miss Universe;

May 12 Dow Jones for 5th straight day of the week sets a new record (4430.59)

May 20 CBS News fires co-anchor Connie Chung

May 22 Laverne & Shirley 20th anniversary reunionn special, televised

May 03 Australia beat West Indies to regain the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy

May 05 Official CN opening ceremony for a new tunnel between Sarnia, Ont and Port Huron, MI. The tunnel can handle full height double stack container cars.

May 19 World's youngest doctor, Balamurali Ambati, 17, graduates Mount Sinai

May 16 Japanese police arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara & charged him with Nerve-gas attack on Tokyo's subways two months earlier

May 27 Actor Christopher Reeve (Superman) is paralyzed after an accident during an equestrian event in Charlottesville, VA

Jan 17 A powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing more than 5,000 people.

Jan 29 The San Francisco 49ers make NFL history by winning their fifth Super Bowl, defeating the San Diego Chargers in super Bowl XXIX by a score of 49-26.

Jan 17 7.2 earthquake destroys Kobe Japan (5,372 die)

Jan 23 The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), a nationally funded watchdog organization, warned Internet users about sophisticated new hacker techniques

Jan 30 Belgium's TV channel 2 in Flanders goes on the air

Jan 04 Denis Lortie released on parole after serving 10 years in prison for 1984 shooting in the Quebec National Assembly, where he killed three people.

Jan 13 Lamberto Dini becomes prime minister of Italy.

Jan 15 Western Washington begins using new area code 360

Jan 04 Newt Gingrich (R) becomes speaker of the House

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