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year	1995
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day	4
event	Newt Gingrich (R) becomes speaker of the House
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1/1 - Fernando Henrique Cardoso installed as president of Brazil

1/1 - Centennial of Canadian Mounties presence in Canada's Yukon Territory

1/1 - "Austria, Finland & Sweden act to join European Union"

1/1 - Shadow Box closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 49 performances

1/2 - Most distant galaxy yet discovered found by scientists using Keck telescope in Hawaii (est 15 billion light years away)

1/2 - "Carquest Bowl 5: South Carolina beats West Virginia, 24-21"

1/2 - "Bus crashes in Luzon Philippines, 29 killed"

1/4 - Newt Gingrich (R) becomes speaker of the House

1/5 - NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 41-13

1/5 - "Lockheed C-140 Jetstar crashes at Isfahan Persia, 18 killed"

1/6 - "A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack."

1/6 - Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens becomes NBA's winningest coach (939)

1/7 - Christmas Carol closes at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC after 18 perfs

1/8 - Guys & Dolls closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 1143 perfs

1/8 - "15th United Negro College Fund raises $12,200,000"

1/8 - Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame

1/9 - Worker accidentally cuts electrial wires at Newark Airport

1/9 - Ecuador & Peru involve in boundary fight

1/10 - Late Late Show with Tom Snyder premieres on CBS at 12:30 AM

1/11 - NHLPA & owners agree to end NHL strike

1/11 - "DC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia: 51 die, 9 yr old girl lives"

1/11 - Birmingham Barracudas granted CFL franchise

1/11 - 5th TV network (WB) Warner Brothers begins (WPIX-TV in NYC)

1/12 - "Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan"

1/12 - "Murder trial against OJ Simpson, begins in LA"

1/12 - Pope John Paul II begins visit to SE Asia

1/13 - 26 HNL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike

1/14 - 16th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 23 awards

1/14 - "10,000s South Africans attend state funeral of Joe Slovo"

1/15 - Dawn Coe-Jones wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champion

1/15 - San Diego Chargers beat Pitt Steelers 17-13 for AFC championship

1/15 - SF 49ers beat Dallas Cowboys for NFC championship

1/15 - Southern Alabama begins using new area code 334

1/15 - Western Washington begins using new area code 360

1/16 - UPN (Universal-Parmount Network) begins telecasting (WWOR in NYC)

1/17 - LA Rams announce that they are moving to St Louis

1/17 - Australia beat Australia A 2-0 to win the World Series Cup

1/17 - "7.2 earthquake destroys Kobe Japan (5,372 die)"

1/17 - Carousel closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 322 performances

1/18 - Kumble takes 16-99 in match for Karnataka v Kerala

1/18 - Pope John Paul II begins visit to Australia

1/19 - Jean-Claude Juncker (28) sworn in as premier of Luxembourg

1/20 - "Russian ruble drops to 3,947 per dollar (record)"

1/20 - 1994-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike

1/20 - Love! Valor! Compassion! opens at Walter Kerr NYC for 276 perfs

1/22 - "Palestinian bomb attack in Beit Lid Israel, 21-22 killed"

1/22 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament

1/25 - Jacques Santer succeeds Jacques Delors as chairman of Euro Committee

1/26 - "NJ Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern"

1/27 - 69th Australian Womens Tennis: Mary Pierce beats A S Vicario (63 62)

1/28 - Memphis Mad Dogs granted CFL's 13th franchise

1/28 - 83rd Australian Mens Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Sampras (46 61 76 64)

1/28 - 69th Australian Women's Tennis Open: Mary Pierce beats Vicario (63 62)

1/29 - Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras to win Australian Open

1/29 - "Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut vs England, Adelaide"

1/29 - "Super Bowl XXIX: SF 49ers beat San Diego Chargers, 49-26 in Miami, MVP: Steve Young, San Francisco, QB"

1/30 - 22nd American Music Award: Boyz II Men & Ace of Base win

1/30 - Belgium's TV channel 2 in Flanders goes on the air

1/30 - "Car bomb explodes in Algiers, 42 killed/296 injured"

1/30 - Workers from the National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment for sickle-cell disease.

1/31 - President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.

1995-1-4

Newt Gingrich (R) becomes speaker of the House