| January 4, 1995 |
Newt Gingrich becomes the first Republican Speaker of the House in 40 years, and the first Georgian to hold the position in 102 years (Charles Crisp)
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Newt Gingrich
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| January 28, 1995 |
A supercell hailstorm strikes Thomasville, Georgia, dumping hail that was 4 inches in diameter on the city near the Georgia-Florida border
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| March 3, 1995 |
Glenn Turner, a Cobb County police officer, dies after exhibiting "flu-like" symptoms for several days. |
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Lynn Turner |
| March 8, 1995 |
Carl Bouckaert, CEO of Beaulieu of America, a carpet company located in Dalton, Georgia, asked employees and wives to donate $1,000 each to Lamar Alexander's 1996 Presidential Campaign. The contributors were then reimbursed by the company, which later pleaded guilty to hiding illegal contributions
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| April 26, 1995 |
Friday, starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker opens in movie theaters. Many consider it Tucker's breakout role. |
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Chris Tucker |
| June 29, 1995 |
Tickets for Powerball go on sale in Georgia for the first time
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| July 1, 1995 |
MARTA's fare increases to $1.50
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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) |
| July 3, 1995 |
The members of TLC (not the band) file for Chapter 11 backruptcy. The case would be closely watched by members of the music community
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TLC |
| July 11, 1995 |
National program, called America's Hope, is modeled after the Georgia HOPE Scholarship program |
| August 8, 1995 |
First Union acquires Home Federal Savings Bank, Rome
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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Rome, Georgia |
| August 21, 1995 |
Crash kills 8 at Carrollton
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Crash kills 8 at Carrollton |
| August 26, 1995 |
HBO airs the Tuskegee Airmen
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Laurence Fishborne |
| October 4, 1995 |
The eye of Hurricane Opal reaches Georgia. While in the state the hurricane is downgraded to a tropical storm, then a tropical depression. Five people die from the hurricane, and many more are injured.
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Hurricane Opal |
| October 7, 1995 |
Atlanta beats the Colorado Rockies 3 games to one in the best of 5 National League Division Series
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
| October 9, 1995 |
U. S. Senator Sam Nunn announces his retirement.
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| October 14, 1995 |
Atlanta Braves sweep the Cincinnati Reds in the National League Championship Series
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
| October 24, 1995 |
TLC's Waterfalls video is released. At the time, it is the most expensive music video ever shot.
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TLC |
| October 28, 1995 |
Tom Glavine and Mark Wohlers combine to beat the Cleveland Indians 1-0 in Game 6 of the World Series, giving Atlanta its first title ever. (The Braves had last won the Series when they were in Milwaukee in 1957).
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
| December 22, 1995 |
Butterfly McQueen, best known for her role as "Prissy" in Gone With The Wind died in a tragic accident in Augusta, Georgia involving a kerosene heater that caught the dress she was wearing on fire. She ran outside and attempted to roll on the ground. A passing teenager smothered the fire with a blanket, but the badly burned actress died 10 hours later.
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Gone With The Wind
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| December 24, 1995 |
The Christmas Eve miracle. Bobby Herbert, filling in for an injured Jeff George, powers the Atlanta Falcons to a 28-27 win over the World Champion San Francisco 49er's with two touchdowns, the second one coming with less than two minutes remaining in the game, gaining the Falcons a berth in the NFC playoffs |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| December 29, 1995 |
Georgia defeats Arkansas 24-15 at the Independence Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| December 31, 1995 |
Green Bay Packers defeat the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Wild Card playoff game, 37-20 |
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Atlanta Falcons |
