List of things from the year you were born: ’95 & ’96
Most seniors were born in 1995 or 1996. Here’s a list of somethings from the year you were born:
1995
Entertainment:
Movies:
- Babe
- Braveheart
- Leaving Las Vegas
- The Usual Suspects
- Dead Man Walking
Academy Award, Best Picture: Forrest Gump
Grammy’s:
- Record of the Year: “All I Wanna Do”, Sheryl Crow
- Album of the Year: MTV Unplugged, Tony Bennett
- Song of the Year: “Streets of Philadelphia”, Bruce Springsteen
Top 5 Music:
- “Gangsta’s Paradise”, Coolio
- “Waterfalls”, TLC
- “Creep”, TLC
- “Kiss From A Rose”, Seal
- “One Bended Knee”, Boy II Men
Miss America: Heather Whitestone (AL)
Sports:
- Super Bowl: San Francisco vs San Diego (49-26)
- World Series: Atlanta Braves vs Cleveland (4-2)
- NBA Championship: Houston vs Orlando (4-0)
- Stanley Cup: New Jersey vs Detroit (4-0)
- Kentucky Derby: Thunder Gulch
President: Bill Clinton
Vice President: Al Gore
World Events:
- Russian space station ‘Mir’ greets first Americans
- Criminal trial of OJ Simpson
- John Paul II visited the United States on whirlwind tour
1996
Entertainment:
Movies:
- The English Patient
- Fargo
- Jerry Maguire
- The People Vs Larry Flynt
- Shine
- Sling Blade
Academy Award, Best Picture: Braveheart
Grammy’s
- Record of the Year: “Kiss From a Rose”, Seal
- Album of the Year: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morisette
- Song of the Year: “Kiss From a Rose”, Seal
Top 5 Music:
- “Macarena” (Bayside Boys Mix),Los Del Rio
- “One Sweet Day”,Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
- “Because You Loved Me”,Celine Dion
- “Nobody Knows”,Tony Rich Project
- “Always Be My Baby”, Mariah Carey
Miss America: Shawntel Smith (OK)
Sports:
- Super Bowl: Dallas vs Pittsburgh (27-17)
- World Series: NY Yankees vs Atlanta Braves (4-2)
- NBA Championship: Chicago vs Seattle (4-2)
- Stanley Cup: Colorado vs Florida (4-0)
- Kentucky Derby: Grindstone
President:Bill Clinton
Vice President: Al Gore
World Events:
- Clinton appoints Madeline Albright as first female US secretary of state
- Prince Charles and Princess Diana agree on divorce
- FBI arrests suspected Unabomber
