Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Gulf War
First American soldiers arrive in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War.
Jake Allen (ice hockey)
Jake Allen, Canadian ice hockey player
Luis Salom
Luis Salom, Spanish motorcycle racer (died 2016)
Adam Yates
Adam Yates, English cyclist
Ada Deer, a Menominee activist, is sworn in as the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The Chilean government declares state of emergency in the southern half of the country in response to an event of intense, cold, wind, rain and snowfall known as the White Earthquake.
Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people.
Bombings at United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya kill approximately 212 people.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Mike Trout
Mike Trout, American baseball player
Mitchell te Vrede
Mitchell te Vrede, Dutch footballer
Wout Weghorst
Wout Weghorst, Dutch footballer
Dani Ceballos
Dani Ceballos, Spanish footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
"-" (Season 1995, Episode 136) aired on 1995-08-07.
Beavis and Butt-Head
"Bang the Drum Slowly, Dumbass" (Season 5, Episode 36) aired on 1995-08-07.
The Late Show with David Letterman
"David Hyde Pierce, Patricia Arquette, The Cranberries" (Season 1995, Episode 132) aired on 1995-08-07.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
"950807" (Season 1995, Episode 3) aired on 1995-08-07.
"Mary Hart, Terry Murphy, Nancy Glass" (Season 1995, Episode 134) aired on 1995-08-07.
"Sir Isaac Newton - The Gravity of Genius" (Season 1996, Episode 4) aired on 1996-08-07.
"Susan Norfleet" (Season 1996, Episode 11) aired on 1996-08-07.
"Michael Johnson, Tom Arnold, Tracy Chapman" (Season 1996, Episode 124) aired on 1996-08-07.
"Sylvester Stallone, Tommy LaSorda" (Season 1997, Episode 128) aired on 1997-08-07.
"Tom Arnold, Doris Roberts, Blues Traveler" (Season 1998, Episode 127) aired on 1998-08-07.
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