Video: '1995 World Series, Game 6: Braves @ Indians'
(Saturday, October 28, 1995, 10:26 p.m. EDT) — The Atlanta Braves won the 1995 World Series tonight, beating the Cleveland Indians 1-0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, in the sixth and deciding game.
It was the third of three World Series title for the Braves (1914-1995).
(Saturday, October 21, 1995) — “Only Wanna Be with You” by Hootie & the Blowfish peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'October 16th, 1995: The Million Man March - www.NBCUniversalArchives.com'
(Monday, October 16, 1995, during the Million Man March) — Heeding a call for personal atonement and racial solidarity, hundreds of thousands of black men gathered from across the nation in the heart of the capital today to vow stronger leadership in protecting their communities from violence and social despair.
“There’s a new black man in America today,” declared Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, whose call for the rally brought out an extraordinary throng — officially estimated at 400,000 — to gather in an exuberant mood of self-dedication on the Mall.
Video: 'Lisa The Vegetarian'
(Sunday, October 15, 1995, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — After a trip to a petting zoo, Lisa finds herself unable to eat lamb exposing her to ridicule and resentment from her father and friends on tonight’s episode of the Fox animated sitcom television series The Simpsons. Continue reading ‘Lisa the Vegetarian’ episode airs on ‘The Simpsons’ 20 years ago this hour (Oct 15 1995)
Video: 'S3E4 Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose: The X-Files Episode Breakdown'
(Friday, October 13, 1995, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — In the midst of a psychic sideshow while on a murder case, Mulder and Scully enlist the help of a man who may have a true psychic ability to foresee how people will die to help the agents catch a man killing fortune tellers on tonight’s episode of the Fox-TV science fiction television series The X-Files.
In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode number 10 on its “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time” list.
Video: 'FBI offers reward in "Sunset Limited' tragedy'
(Monday, October 9, 1995, at about 1:40 a.m. MST) — A sabotaged section of track caused an Amtrak train, the Sunset Limited, to derail today in Arizona, killing one person and injuring another 80. The case remains unsolved.
Video: '1995 ALDS, Game 5: Yankees @ Mariners'
(Sunday, October 8, 1995, 8:26 p.m. PDT) — The Seattle Mariners won the 1995 American League Division Series tonight, beating the New York Yankees 6-5 at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington, in the fifth and deciding game.
Video: 'Pope John Paul II historic visit to the USA'
(Wednesday, October 4, 1995, 3:20 p.m. EDT) — Pope John Paul II returned to America today on a five-day mission to strengthen his discordant church in America and press his crusades to undermine materialism and fortify peace in the post-cold-war world. Continue reading Pope John Paul II arrives in U.S. for five-day visit 20 years ago this hour (Oct 4 1995)
Video: 'OJ Simpson Verdict - FULL CNN'
(Tuesday, October 3, 1995, 10:00 a.m. PDT) — A jury in Los Angeles found ex-football player O.J. Simpson not guilty of murder in the 1994 slayings of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman; Simpson was later found liable in a civil trial. Continue reading Jury clears O.J. Simpson in murders of ex-wife, her friend 20 years ago this hour (Oct 3 1995)
(Saturday, September 30, 1995) — “Fantasy” by Mariah Carey peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight consecutive weeks (Sep. 30, Oct. 7/14/21/28, Nov. 4/11/18, 1995). It was Carey’s ninth of 18 number one hits on the chart (1990-2008).
