WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 1995
Find out what all happened August to November 1995

The Million Man March occurs in Washington, D.C. (16. October 1995)

The United States Navy disbands Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84), nicknamed the "Jolly Rogers". (29. September 1995)

Latvia applies for membership in the European Union. (27. October 1995)

In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet matriculated at The Citadel (she drops out less than a week later). (15. August 1995)

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. (28. September 1995)

Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by an extremist Israeli. (4. November 1995)

André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door. (5. November 1995)

289 people are killed and 265 injured in Baku Metro fire, the deadliest subway disaster. (28. October 1995)

Body Worlds opens in Tokyo, Japan (14. September 1995)

The Dayton Peace Agreement is initialed at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio, ending three and a half years of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The agreement is formally ratified in Paris, on December 14 that same year. (21. November 1995)

A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and to run most government offices with skeleton staffs. (14. November 1995)

Operation Storm begins in Croatia. (4. August 1995)

Yolanda Saldívar is found guilty of first degree murder in the shooting death of popular Latin singer Selena. Three days later, Saldívar was sentenced to life in prison, eligible for parole in 2025 (23. October 1995)

U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favour of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall. He calls terrorists "yesterday's men". (30. November 1995)

The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber's manifesto. (19. September 1995)

The Rova of Antananarivo, home of the sovereigns of Madagascar from the 16th to 19th centuries, is destroyed by fire. (6. November 1995)

Nagerkovil school bombing, is carried out by Sri Lankan Air Force in which at least 34 die, most of them ethnic Tamil school children. (22. September 1995)

Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony. (10. August 1995)

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shikaki in his hotel in Malta. (26. October 1995)

The city of Knin, a significant Serb stronghold, is captured by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day. (5. August 1995)

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