Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Emily Bett Rickards
Emily Bett Rickards, Canadian actress
Elliot Rodger
Elliot Rodger, English-American mass murderer (died 2014)
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902)
Mikaël Kingsbury
Mikaël Kingsbury, Canadian skier
Alphonso Theodore Roberts, Vincentian cricketer and activist (born 1937)
Saw Maung, Burmese general and politician, seventh Prime Minister of Burma (born 1928)
Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial.
Air Fiji flight 121 crashes while en route to Nadi, Fiji, killing all 17 people on board.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Phillip Lindsay
Phillip Lindsay, American football player
Kyle Kuzma
Kyle Kuzma, American basketball player
Joe Mixon
Joe Mixon, American football player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Legend
"Clueless in San Francisco" (Season 1, Episode 12) aired on 1995-07-24.
The Late Show with David Letterman
"Kevin Costner, Anthony Clark, Amy Grant" (Season 1995, Episode 122) aired on 1995-07-24.
Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends
"Episode 33" (Season 1, Episode 33) aired on 1996-07-24.
The Daily Show with Craig Kilborn
"Jon Cryer" (Season 1996, Episode 3) aired on 1996-07-24.
"Ben Stein" (Season 1997, Episode 98) aired on 1997-07-24.
"Dan Rather, Kathy Griffin, k.d. Lang" (Season 1997, Episode 118) aired on 1997-07-24.
"The Warning; Bus Stop; The Cure; The Guardian; The Gift" (Season 2, Episode 13) aired on 1998-07-24.
"Pauly Shore, Pam Grier, Natalie Imbruglia" (Season 1998, Episode 117) aired on 1998-07-24.
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