1995

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A lot has happened over the years, but very few are better than sliced bread. Here are a few interesting facts about 1995 [1]:

• Austria, Finland and Sweden entered the European Union.

• Tatachilla Lutheran College officially opened at McLaren Vale, South Australia.

• Polish Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak resigns from Parliament and is replaced by ex-communist Jozef Oleksy.

• For the first time in 26 years, no British soldiers patroled the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

• While on trial for murder, O.J. Simpson put on a pair of gloves that were found soaked with blood at the murder scene. The gloves appeared not to fit, prompting defense attorney Johnny Cochran to remark: "If the gloves don't fit, you must acquit."

• Lisa Clayton completed her 10-month solo circumnavigation from the Northern Hemisphere.

• Fabio Casartelli, an Italian cyclist, died in a crash during the Tour de France.

• Microsoft released Windows 95.

• DVD, an optical disc storage media format, was announced.

• Quebec separatists narrowly lost a referendum for a mandate to negotiate independence from Canada.

• The Supreme Court of Argentina ordered the extradition of Erich Priebke, ex-S.S. captain.

• U.S. President Bill Clinton signed a highway bill that ends the federal 55 mph speed limit.

• Nu-Metal band Slipknot was founded.

• Fred West, an English serial killer committed suicide.

--MissParker 01:35, 11 November 2006 (UTC)