Sep 05 France sets off an underground nuclear device in the South Pacific, ending a three-year moratorium on such tests.

Sep 06 The Senate Ethics Committee recommends expulsion of US Senator Bob Packwood, accused of sexual misconduct.

Sep 04 The Fourth World Conference on Women opens in Beijing, China, with nearly 5,000 delegates from around the world in attendance. V

Sep 07 Oregon Senator Bob Packwood announces his retirement, making it unnecessary for a full Senate vote to oust him for allegations of sexual misconduct.

Sep 19 The Washington Post publishes the "Unabomber's Manifesto"

Sep 01 Opening ceremonies for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame take place in Cleveland, OH.

Sep 27 The US Treasury unveils its design for a new $100 bill, incorporating a number of anticounterfeiting measures.

Jun 29 the Memphis Mad Dogs play their first CFL game, against the Calgary Stampeders; part of a failed Canadian Football League attempt to expand to the US.

Jun 08 U.S. Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines, after having to survive alone for several days when his F-16 fighter was shot down.

Jun 29 Lana (Julia Jean) Turner actress and WWII poster girl died

Dec 15 The New York Stock Exchange charged into the record books on this day. The Big Board posted a new mark for trading volume, as 652.8 million shares changed hands, topping the old mark of 608.2 million shares

Dec 20 NATO assumes peacekeeping duties in Bosnia

Dec 06 After a long and heated debate, House and Senate committee members agreed on the final wording of the Communications Decency Act, which made it a crime to provide pornography to minors over the Internet.

Dec 01 Michael Monus, the former president of the Phar-Mor drug store chain, was found guilty of embezzling roughly $1 billion from the company.

Dec 07 Bill Gates announced that Microsoft would shift its entire business focus to the Internet.

Dec 22 Quebec Lucien Bouchard announces that he is a candidate for the leadership of the Parti Québécois.

Dec 14 After sixty-nine grueling days on the picket line, machinists for the Boeing Company gave the go-ahead to a new contract on this day in 1995

Dec 07 Galileo arrives on Jupiter

Aug 21 NSW Police Royal Commission key witness Trevor Haken accuses 35 high ranking officers and others of corruption.

Aug 24 Microsoft holds a party for 2,000 industry dignitaries on its Redmond, WA campus, as it introduces the Windows 95 personal computer operating system to the world. (Our webmaster was one of those who attended the event, along with Bill Gates and Jay Leno.)

Aug 23 Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt (Life magazine) dies at age 96.

Aug 28 Chase Manhattan and Chemical Bank announce plans for a $10 billion merger to become the largest bank in the US.

Oct 17 Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment is declared the oldest living person, with a proven age of 120 years and 238 days

Oct 30 Quebec Separatists narrowly defeated ( 50.6 percent to 49.4) in a vote to remain within the federation of Canada

Oct 26 The CN commuter line between Montréal Central station and Deux Montagnes is reopened with modernized equipment. The new electric multiple unit trains, operating at 25 kv AC, replace aging equipment, some of it going back to the opening of the line in 1918.

Jul 07 Queensland school bans performance by PNG dance group because of bare breasts.

Jul 11 U.S. establishes diplomatic relations with Vietnam

Jul 11 On the Myanmar-China Border Region a 7.2 quake resulted in 6 people killed, 99 injured, more than 100,000 houses destroyed and 42,000 damaged

Mar 13 Hungarian Forint devalued 9%

Mar 17 US approves first chicken pox vaccine, Varivax by Merck and Co

Mar 26 15th Golden Raspberry Awards: Color of Night wins

Mar 31 Bombay beat Punjab on first innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy

Mar 13 Anti fascist Kazakhstan anti-parliament forms

Mar 17 Sinn-Fein leader Gerry Adams visits White House

Mar 18 STS 67 (Endeavour 8) lands after 16½ days

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