"Houston, we have a problem"
- Tom Hanks, in 'Apollo 13'
(paraphrased from the actual qoute - "Houston, we've had a problem here")

"No Soup For You!"
The Soup Nazi on TV's Seinfeld. The location was based ona real place and character, found at Al Yeganeh's Soup Kitchen in New York.

"If it doesn't fit, you must acquit!"
- Defense Attorney Johnnie Cochran at O.J. Simpsons murder trial

Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols killed 168 people in Oklahoma City, including 19 children.

Drew Barrymore table danced for David Letterman on his talk show, and, with her back to the audience, flashed David by lifting up her shirt.

Patrick Combs deposited one of those fake "winning lottery checks" for $95,093.35. His bank took the deposit, and after several weeks, he took out the cash. The whole story can be found at his website.


Marlon Brando, as a guest on Larry King Live, kissed a surprized Larry on the mouth. We know you don't really need to see it, but we included a picture.

Cindy Crawford and husband Richard Gere took out an full page ad in the London Times to proclaim their heterosexuality. The 1994 marraige ended in 1995, still straight, they say.

Celebrity Paralyzed By a Horse: Christopher Reeve

Mysterious Olympian Skater Death: Sergi Grinkov, 2-time Gold Medalist, died while practicing with his partner (and wife) Ekaterina Gordeeva

Nerd News:

The Rock and Roll Hall of fame opened in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dolly (the clone) the Sheep was born on July 5th, and lived for seven years.

The X Games were first broadcast on ESPN.

Starbuck's Frappuccino was released in 1995.

People have been meeting online via Match.com since 1995.

AuctionWeb began in San Jose, California, on September 3, 1995, by Pierre Omidyar. The company officially changed the name of its service to eBay in September 1997.

The George Forman Lean Mean Grilling Machine was released.

Todd McFarlane's Spawn action figures made action figures cool again, even for comic book geeks.

JavaScript was created by Netscape programmer Brendan Eich. It was first released under the name of LiveScript and included with Netscape Navigator 2.0 in September '95. It was officially renamed JavaScript on December 4.

When he landed back on Earth on March 22, cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returned with the record for space flight - 437 days.

Lowest PGA score of 63 played by Michael Bradley and Brad Flaxon

Rock Musician Heart FailureDeath: Jerry Garcia

Queen of Tejano Pop Star Murder: Selena, killed by the ex-president of her fan club.

Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1995: $1,150,000

The First X (EXtreme) Games took place in July, 1995 in Rhode Island.

The girl's were all listening to Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill album.

Watching the film Babe, about a happy little pig, with your family

December 3, 1994 - January 13, 1995:
On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men

January 14 - January 27:
Here Comes the Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze

January 28 - February 24:
Creep - TLC

February 25 - April 14:
Take A Bow - Madonna

April 15 - June 2:
This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan

June 3 - July 7:
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman - Bryan Adams

July 8 - August 25:
Waterfalls - TLC

August 26 - September 1:
Kiss From A Rose - Seal

September 2 - September 8:
You Are Not Alone - Michael Jackson

September 9 - September 29:
Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio

September 30 - November 24:
Fantasy - Mariah Carey

November 25 - December 1:
Exhale (Shoop Shoop) - Whitney Houston

December 2, 1995 - March 22, 1996:
One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men