// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did 1995 in California say to 1996? You're a year behind.
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The year 1995 in California involved the following events.
Incumbents
[edit]- Governor: Pete Wilson (R)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Leo T. McCarthy (D) (until January 2)
- Gray Davis (D) (starting January 2)
- Chief Justice: Malcolm Lucas
- Senate president pro tempore: Bill Lockyer (D)
- Speaker of the Assembly:
- Willie Brown (D) (until June 5)
- Doris Allen (R) (June 5 – September 14)
- Brian Setencich (R) (starting September 14)
Events
[edit]- January 2 – Pete Wilson is inaugurated for a 2nd term as Governor after winning reelection in the 1994 Gubernatorial election.[1]
- January 24 – Murder trial of O. J. Simpson: The criminal trial of O. J. Simpson for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman begins.[2]
- March 2 – Yahoo! is incorporated in Sunnyvale.[3]
- March 27 – 67th Academy Awards: Robert Zemeckis's Forrest Gump leads the nominations with thirteen, winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director for Zemeckis, and Best Actor for Tom Hanks.[4]
- April 13 – The National Football League approves the Los Angeles Rams's move to St. Louis, Missouri, playing as the St. Louis Rams[5] until relocating back in 2016.[6]
- April 24 – Timber lobbyist Gilbert Murray is killed by Ted Kaczynski in Sacramento,[7] in the final bombing Kaczynski carried out before turning himself in September.[8]
- May 17 – 1995 San Diego tank rampage: Shawn Nelson, a 35-year-old U.S. Army veteran and unemployed plumber, stole an M60A3 Patton tank from a National Guard armory and went on a destructive rampage through the streets of San Diego.[9]
- June 28 – Ted Kaczynski sends a letter to San Francisco Chronicle threatening to detonate an airplane departing from Los Angeles International Airport before sending a letter to The New York Times claiming the scheme was a prank.[10]
- July 11 – The National Football League approves the Las Vegas Raiders's move to Oakland, playing as the Oakland Raiders[11] until relocating back in 2020.[12]
- July 20 – The Regents of the University of California vote to abolish affirmative action.[13]
- October 3 – O.J. Simpson is acquitted in the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, causing polarized reactions.[14]
- November 20 – U.S. district judge Mariana Pfaelzer strikes down Proposition 187, an anti-immigration law.[15]
- December 15 – AltaVista is founded in Palo Alto.[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ Ingram, Carl (January 2, 1995). "Rosy Outlook Colors Wilson's Inauguration". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ↑ Boyarsky, Bill (January 24, 1995). "Amid the Hoopla, Subtle Signs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ Long, Tony (March 2, 2007). "March 2, 1995: Enter Yahoo". Wired. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ Grimes, Williams (March 28, 1995). "'Forrest Gump' Triumphs With 6 Academy Awards". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ Simers, T.J. (April 13, 1995). "NFL Owners OK Rams' Move to St. Louis". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ Sandomir, Richard (March 11, 2016). "The Rams Can Go Home Again, to the 93-Year-Old Los Angeles Coliseum". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ Capps, Steven; Abate, Tom; Winokur, Scott (April 25, 1995). "Forestry lobbyist dies in explosion". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Today in History: April 24, final Unabomber-linked killing". Associated Press. April 23, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ Rotella, Sebastian; Kraul, Chris (May 19, 1995). "Tank's Driver Beset by Drug, Money Problems". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Serial Bomber Threatens Blast, Then Calls the Scheme a Prank". The New York Times. June 29, 1995. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Raiders' Move Is Approved". The New York Times. July 12, 1995. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ Benjamin, Cody (January 22, 2020). "Raiders officially say goodbye to Oakland, relocate to Las Vegas for 2020 and beyond". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ Lesher, Dave (July 21, 1995). "UC Regents, in Historic Vote, Wipe Out Affirmative Action". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ Margolick, David (October 4, 1995). "Jury Clears Simpson in Double Murder; Spellbound Nation Divides on Verdict". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ Feldman, Paul (November 21, 1995). "Major Portions of Prop. 187 Thrown Out by Federal Judge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ Kallen 2010, p. 63.
Works cited
[edit]- Kallen, Stuart (2010). The Information Revolution. New York: Greenhaven Publishing.