February 26, 1995
By the winter of 1995, Clinton was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $4.25/hr — the U.S. Senate was locked in a high-stakes standoff with the White House over the federal budget, with congressional Republicans and the Clinton administration heading toward what would become a historic government shutdown. On the cultural front, "Boyz II Men" held the number one spot on the charts with "On Bended Knee" while "Forrest Gump" had just swept the Oscars, taking home Best Picture and cementing itself as one of the defining films of the decade. The Houston Rockets had claimed the NBA championship that year, and on January 9th, Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov surpassed 366 consecutive days aboard the Mir space station, breaking the world record for the longest single spaceflight in human history.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — February 26, 1995
NY Times Headlines — Week of February 26, 1995
Soviet Atomic Debris Discovered In Space
U.S. And China Sign Accord To End Piracy Of Software, Music Recordings And Film
Congressional Roundup; Budget Amendment Slipping Among Senate Swing Votes
Salinas'S Brother Charged In Mexican Assassination
Vietnam Bike Tour Challenges Western Hearts And Minds
The 104th Congress: News Analysis Budgetary Posturing; Substance Losing Ground To Politics
World Events — February 1995
Time Person of the Year — 1995
On the radio
Billboard Charts — February 26, 1995
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1994–95 Season
Emmy Winners — 1995
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — February 26, 1995
Ebert 4-Star Films — February 26, 1995
On the field
Sports Champions — February 26, 1995
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