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Congressman Newt
A Synopsis
Events A ffecting Our Lives
1995
IN
The Atlantic region’s
hurricane season was so
active that it produced
the most named storms
since the National Hur­
ricane Center started
giving names in 1953.
Storms are named in
alphabetical order,
excluding Q, U, X, Y,
and Z. Officials were
preparing to reach the
end of the list and begin
naming storms using
the Greek alphabet.
136 Year In Review
presidential candidate.
of In Gingrich (R-GA) Ten Republicans
became Speaker of the entered the race for
House of Representa­ nomination. By late
tives when the Republi­ September, California
cans took control of Governor Pete Wilson
Congress. His budget was the first casualty.
overhaul met intense
Although both share the
opposition in the White spotlight of controversy,
House which caused a and Bob Dole look to
senators Phil Gramm
VI ways considered a 1996 be the leading contend­
temporary government
shut-down in Novem­
ber. Gingrich was al­
ers for the Republican
nomination.
Bill Gates, thirty-nine Baseball fans were on
year old chairman of an emotional roller
Microsoft Corporation, coaster. The unassum­
made headlines when he ing Baltimore Oriole
introduced Windows 95, shortstop Cal Ripken,
the long awaited soft­ Jr. soared into the spot­
ware upgrade. Richest light when he broke
man in the U.S. with a Lou Gehrig’s record.
net worth of $ 14.8 bil­ Ripken played in 2,153
lion, Gates again made consecutive games at
news with the announce­ the end of the season.
ment of a joint venture Mickey Mantle died at
with NBC which would the age of 63 from
yield an interactive news cancer two months after
network called MSNBC. a liver transplant.