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Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-40, the fifth spacelab mission.
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Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1933)
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Radko Gudas
Radko Gudas, Czech ice hockey defenceman
Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-40, the fifth spacelab mission.
Ninja (gamer)
Ninja, American professional gamer
Emily Seebohm
Emily Seebohm, Australian swimmer
Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK, fall into the sea following a landslide.
The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins.
A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1933)
Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan, South African–born Australian singer-songwriter, actor, and YouTuber
Dave (rapper)
Dave, British rapper
Mel Tormé
Mel Tormé, American singer-songwriter (born 1925)
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Sören Bertram
Sören Bertram, German footballer
Sam Darnold
Sam Darnold, American football player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Singled Out
"Episode 1" (Season 1995, Episode 1) aired on 1995-06-05.
Beavis and Butt-Head
"What's the Deal?" (Season 5, Episode 25) aired on 1995-06-05.
Biography
"Genghis Khan: Terror And Conquest" (Season 1995, Episode 28) aired on 1995-06-05.
The Late Show with David Letterman
"Nicole Kidman, Jose Carreras" (Season 1995, Episode 92) aired on 1995-06-05.
"Eric Tunney (guest host), Anne Marie Johnson" (Season 1996, Episode 70) aired on 1996-06-05.
"John Wayne Gacy: Buried Secrets" (Season 5, Episode 9) aired on 1996-06-05.
"Diana Ross, George Wallace" (Season 1996, Episode 89) aired on 1996-06-05.
"Vince Vaughn" (Season 1997, Episode 75) aired on 1997-06-05.
"Alicia Silverstone, Andy Dick, John Fogerty" (Season 1997, Episode 88) aired on 1997-06-05.
"George Carlin, Bob Saget, Emmylou Harris, Indigo Girls, Luscious Jackson, Rebekah" (Season 1998, Episode 87) aired on 1998-06-05.
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