WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO JULY 1995
Find out what all happened January to July 1995

President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy. (31. January 1995)

Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (3. February 1995)

The first version of the Java programming language is released. (23. May 1995)

During the Croatian War of Independence, Serb forces fire cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing 7 and wounding over 175 civilians. (2. May 1995)

Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan. (7. February 1995)

Sweden, Austria, and Finland are admitted into the European Union. (1. January 1995)

Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered; it will become visible to the naked eye nearly a year later. (23. July 1995)

The downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O'Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia. (8. June 1995)

Researchers at Fermilab announce the discovery of the top quark. (2. March 1995)

The Srebrenica massacre is carried out. (11. July 1995)

In Culpeper, Virginia, the actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his horse in a riding competition. (27. May 1995)

A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack. (6. January 1995)

The Schengen Treaty comes into effect. (26. March 1995)

"Rugby World Cup final": South Africa defeats New Zealand, Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb-Ellis trophy in an iconic post-apartheid moment. (24. June 1995)

The Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe becomes the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. (1. January 1995)

U.S. President Bill Clinton becomes the first President to visit Northern Ireland. (30. April 1995)

Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union. (5. July 1995)

Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid massacre – In central Israel, near Netanya, two suicide bombers from the Gaza Strip blow themselves up at a military transit point killing 19 Israelis. (22. January 1995)

Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, is bombed, killing 168. (19. April 1995)

The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified. (22. February 1995)

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