August 1, 1995
A Big Mac cost $2.32 that summer of 1995, and the Dow Jones sat at 5,117 — a U.S. Navy F-16 had just been shot down over Bosnia as NATO enforced its no-fly zone, leaving pilot Scott O'Grady stranded behind enemy lines for six days before a dramatic Marine rescue brought him home safely. At the multiplex, Ron Howard's "Apollo 13" was pulling in crowds with Tom Hanks re-creating NASA's near-disaster of 1970, while TLC's "Waterfalls" held the top spot on the radio for weeks that summer. On July 10, Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi walked free after six years of house arrest, a development that drew international attention and renewed pressure on Myanmar's military government.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — August 1, 1995
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 1, 1995
Clinton Lashes Out At Congress, Citing Pollution And Guns
Congressional Memo; G.O.P. Medicare Effort Avoids Deadly Detail
The Nation; Resurgent Nuclear Theory: More Fear, More Peace
A Cyberspace Front In A Multicultural War
World Events — August 1995
Time Person of the Year — 1995
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 1, 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 — August 1, 1995
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 1, 1995
On the field
Sports Champions — August 1, 1995
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