(Monday, November 13, 1995, 11:40 a.m. AST) — Seven people, including five Americans, were killed today when a bomb exploded at an American-run military training center in the heart of the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, shocking a vast desert kingdom unaccustomed to the terrorism that has plagued its neighbors.
Video: 'Ross & Rachel's First Kiss | Friends | TBS'
(Thursday, November 9, 1995, 8:00-8:30 p.m. EST) — A drunken Rachel is persuaded to call Ross and reveals her feelings for him on his answering machine on tonight’s episode of the NBC television sitcom Friends. Continue reading Ross and Rachel share their first kiss on ‘Friends’ 30 years ago this hour (Nov 9 1995)
Video: 'The American President' trailer
(Wednesday, November 8, 1995, 6:30 p.m. EST) — The American President, a romantic comedy-drama film about a widowed U.S. president and a lobbyist who fall in love, premiered tonight at the Ziegfeld Theatre located at 141 West 54th Street in midtown Manhattan in New York City. Continue reading ‘The American President’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago this hour (Nov 8 1995)
Video: 'Netanyahu, Rabin and the Assassination That Shook History | Netanyahu at War | FRONTLINE'
(Saturday, November 4, 1995, 9:30 p.m. Israel Standard Time) — Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, 73, was assassinated tonight by by Yigal Amir, a radical right-wing Orthodox Jew who opposed the signing of the Oslo Accords, after speaking at a festive peace rally at the Kings of Israel Square (now Rabin Square) in Tel Aviv. Continue reading Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin assassinated in Tel Aviv 30 years ago this hour (Nov 4 1995)
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. Continue reading Atlanta Braves win World Series in six games 30 years ago this hour (Oct 28 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. Continue reading ‘Only Wanna Be with You’ by Hootie & the Blowfish peaks at #6 in USA 30 years ago today (Oct 21 1995)
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 African-American 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. Continue reading 837,000 African-American men gather in Washington for ‘Million Man March’ 30 years ago today (Oct 16 1995)
Video: 'Lisa The Vegetarian (1 of 3)'
(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’ 30 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. Continue reading ‘Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose’ episode airs on ‘The X-Files’ 30 years ago this hour (Oct 13 1995)
Video: '1995 Amtrak Sunset Limited Train Derailment: KTVK 3TV 11 a.m. newscast'
(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. Continue reading Sabotage derails Arizona train, one person killed 30 years ago this hour (Oct 9 1995)
