Memory Lane: "1995" Traditional Geocache
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*** Please pull up to the end of the Guardrail and park completely off the road...
Well, half way thru the decade!!! What memories come to mind for this year?
Now, get out there and play!!!
Average Cost of new house $113,150.00
Average Income per year $35,900.00
Average Monthly Rent $550.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.09
US Postage Stamp 32 cents
Average cost of new car $15,500.00
Loaf of Bread $2.02
Ground Coffee per IB$4.07
Loaf of Bread $1.15
World Series Champions: Atlanta Braves
Superbowl XXIX Champions: San Fransisco 49ers
NBA Champions: Houston Rockets
Stanley Cup Champs: New Jersey Devils
U.S. Open Golf Corey Pavin
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Pete Sampras/Steffi Graf
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Pete Sampras/Steffi Graf
NCAA Football Champions: Nebraska
NCAA Basketball Champions: UCLA
Kentucky Derby: Thunder Gulch
"The Quote"
"Houston, we have a problem"
- Tom Hanks, in 'Apollo 13'
(paraphrased from the actual qoute - "Houston, we've had a problem here")
"No Soup For You!"
The Soup Nazi on TV's Seinfeld. The location was based ona real place and character, found at Al Yeganeh's Soup Kitchen in New York.
"If it doesn't fit, you must acquit!"
- Defense Attorney Johnnie Cochran at O.J. Simpsons murder trial
Time Magazine's Man of the Year Newt Gingrich
Celebrity Paralyzed By a Horse: Christopher Reeve
Mysterious Olympian Skater Death: Sergi Grinkov, 2-time Gold Medalist, died while practicing with his partner (and wife) Ekaterina Gordeeva
Nerd News:
The Rock and Roll Hall of fame opened in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dolly (the clone) the Sheep was born on July 5th, and lived for seven years.
The X Games were first broadcast on ESPN.
Starbuck's Frappuccino was released in 1995.
People have been meeting online via Match.com since 1995.
AuctionWeb began in San Jose, California, on September 3, 1995, by Pierre Omidyar. The company officially changed the name of its service to eBay in September 1997.
The George Forman Lean Mean Grilling Machine was released.
Todd McFarlane's Spawn action figures made action figures cool again, even for comic book geeks.
JavaScript was created by Netscape programmer Brendan Eich. It was first released under the name of LiveScript and included with Netscape Navigator 2.0 in September '95. It was officially renamed JavaScript on December 4.
When he landed back on Earth on March 22, cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returned with the record for space flight - 437 days.
Lowest PGA score of 63 played by Michael Bradley and Brad Flaxon
Rock Musician Heart FailureDeath: Jerry Garcia
Queen of Tejano Pop Star Murder: Selena, killed by the ex-president of her fan club.
Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1995: $1,150,000
The Habit:
The First X (EXtreme) Games took place in July, 1995 in Rhode Island.
The girl's were all listening to Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill album.
Watching the film Babe, about a happy little pig, with your family
1995's Most Popular Christmas presents:
Barbie as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Barbie as Maria in the Sound of Music, Barbie and Ken Star Trek giftset
Best Film Oscar Winner: Braveheart
The Big Movies:
1. Toy Story
2. Batman Forever
3. Apollo 13
4. Pocahontas
5. Ace Venturs: When Nature Calls
6. GoldenEye
7. Jumanji
8. Casper
9. Seven
10. Die Hard: With A Vengeance
1995 Most Popular TV shows:
1. E.R. (NBC)
2. Seinfeld (NBC)
3. Friends (NBC)
4. Caroline In The City (NBC)
5. The Single Guy (NBC)
6. Home Improvement (ABC)
7. Boston Common (FOX)
8. 60 Minutes (CBS)
9. NYPD Blue (ABC)
10. Frasier (NBC)
1995 Billboard
Number One Songs
On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men
Here Comes the Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze
Creep - TLC
Take A Bow - Madonna
This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman - Bryan Adams
Waterfalls - TLC
Kiss From A Rose - Seal
You Are Not Alone - Michael Jackson
Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
Fantasy - Mariah Carey
Exhale (Shoop Shoop) - Whitney Houston
One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
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Lbh jvyy xabj vg jura lbh frr vg! :)