At A Glance

29 May 1995 at a glance

Day of the week
29 May 1995 was a Monday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “This Is How We Do It” by Montell Jordan.
Top Film of 1995
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1995 was Toy Story.
Bestselling Novel of 1995
“The Rainmaker” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1995.
Top-Rated TV Show
“ER” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1995–96 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 29 May is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 May 1995 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 May 1995 was New Moon.

On this day: 29 May

  • 1990 The Congress of People's Deputies of Russia elects Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
  • 1993 The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war-torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens.
  • 1999 Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
  • 1999 Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.
  • 2001 The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.

Famous people born on May 29

  • Annette Bening, American actress (born 1958)
  • John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1917–1963)
  • Riley Keough, American model and actress (born 1989)
  • Danny Elfman, American film composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1953)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1995 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1995 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 27 – In Denver, Colorado, Stapleton Airport closes and is replaced by the new Denver International Airport, the largest in the United States.
  • March 27 – The 67th Academy Awards, hosted by David Letterman, are held at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, with Robert Zemeckis' Forrest Gump winning six awards out of 13 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
  • June 23 – Walt Disney Pictures' 33rd feature film, Pocahontas, is released, garnering a predominately mixed reception (the first Disney animated film to do so since 1988's Oliver & Company) but strong financial success.

Life in the US in 1995

President

Bill Clinton

Gas (per gallon)

$1.15

Loaf of Bread

$0.93

Average House

$133,900

Weekly Wage

$474

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