Portal:Current events/April 1995

April 1995 was the fourth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Sunday after 30 days.

Portal:Current events[]

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from April 1995.

April 1, 1995 (Saturday)

April 2, 1995 (Sunday)

April 5, 1995 (Wednesday)

The U.S. House of Representatives votes 246–188 to cut taxes for individuals and corporations.

April 7, 1995 (Friday)

First Chechen War – Samashki massacre: Russian paramilitary troops begin a massacre of at least 250 civilians in Samashki, Chechnya.
In the United States, House Republicans celebrate passage of most of the Contract with America.

April 11, 1995 (Tuesday)

Former United States Defense Secretary Robert MacNamara admits in his book that the Vietnam War was a terrible mistake.

April 12, 1995 (Wednesday)

Young fascist give the Nazi salute at the funeral of Mussolini's daughter.
The Princess of Wales makes a flying visit to Northern Ireland.
The Hubble Telescope sends back pictures of the Cats-Eye Nebula, the Cart wheel Galaxy and planet Mars.
Actor Sylvester Stallone announces his engagement to model, Angie Eberhard.
A new Californian legal decision means that gun-makers can be sued for the damage that their guns cause.

April 13, 1995 (Thursday)

A stream of lava threatens to engulf a village on the Cape Verdi Islands.
The shipwreck of torpedoed Second World War hospital ship the "Centaur" is discovered off Cape Moreton, Queensland.
Actor Burl Ives remains seriously ill in a coma.

April 18, 1995 (Tuesday)

April 19, 1995 (Wednesday)

Oklahoma City bombing: 168 people, including 8 Federal Marshals and 19 children, are killed at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and 680 wounded by a bomb set off by Timothy McVeigh and one of his accomplices, Terry Nichols.