1995: A Year of Champions, Film Classics, and Technological Milestones

What you need to know:

The Mexican Mario Molina won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995.

Los San Francisco 49ers They are one of the biggest franchises in the NFL. Since 1967 and To date they have won five Vince Lombardi trophieshowever, The last time they were champions was in 1995, 29 years ago.

In the XXIX edition the ‘Niners’ aplastaron 49-26 a los San Diego Chargers from that time, with figures like Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and game MVP Steve Young. The world at that time sounded like Wonderwall rhythm by Oasisthe Playstation arrived in Mexico, Necaxa was crowned two-time champion and A Mexican won the Nobel Prize.

San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl champions in 1995 / NFL Photography

1995, the year of the two-time champions

In 1995, Necaxa, Michael Schumacher and the Houston Rockets became two-time champions in their respective sports. In Mexico, Necaxa thrilled its fans with the two titles that season, the ‘Hidrorayos’ won, led by Manuel Lapuente, to Celaya and Cruz Azul, signing one of his best years.

Formula 1 was conquered for the second consecutive season by Michael Schumacher con Benetton, The German added 102 points that season, crushing Damon Hill of Williams who took the runner-up spot with 69 units.

The Constructors’ Championship was also for Benetton with 137 points thanks to Schumacher and Johnny HerbertWilliams settled for second place and Ferrari for third place.

Michael Schumacher, Benetton driver / Photography

Los Houston Rockets won their second consecutive NBA championship after defeating the Orlando Magic and just like the 49ers, that was the last time they achieved glory. In the Major Leagues Atlanta Braves lifted the second championship in their history by beating the Cleveland Indians

Another great sports legend made his return to the court, Michael Jordan announced that he would come out of retirement with his iconic phrase “I’m back” You remember?

Michael Jordan with the Chicago Bulls / Getty Images Photography

Pulp Fiction and the other film classics

Movie lovers filled the theaters to see Mel Gibson shout ‘Freedom’ at the end of Braveheart, Pulp Fiction de Quentin Tarantino saw the light and since then it became one of the jewels of the ‘seventh art’.

David Fincher premiered Seven with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman as protagonists, Casino with Robert De Niro and The Bridges of Madison by Clint Eastwood They also hit the billboards in 1995.

Pulp Fiction, película 1995

“Stacey Dash and Alicia Silverstone 1995”. Foto: Getty Images.

Although the little ones of that time surely remember seeing the first installment of Toy Story o Jumanji de Robin Williamsthat board game that made the jungle come to life in the city. Babe, the brave little pig stole everyone’s hearts and the teenage girls of that time dreamed of having a ‘Josh’ like the one from Clueless.

Toy Story premiered in 1995.

The last chapter of Chespirito

Roberto Gomez Bolaños He was in charge of making Mexican families laugh at that time, however, after several years of success he decided to put an end to the series, On September 25, 1995, it was broadcast, to the surprise of millions of viewers.the last chapter of ‘Chespirito’.

Chespirito, Roberto Gómez Bolaños /Photo: Courtesy HBO Max

At that time, María Antonieta de las Nieves and Édgar Vivar were no longer in the project; Ramón Valdés had died some time ago. so the program began to lose popularity until its disappearance.

Selena’s death shocked music

Selena Quintanilla She was one of the most beloved artists of that time, her fame conquered Mexico and the United States, fans ignored that her Spanish was not perfect and embraced her music, but On March 31, Yolanda Saldívar shot him in a motel in Corpus Christicausing his death at 29 years of age.

Selena Quintanilla / Getty Images Photography

Saldívar was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder against the ‘Queen of Tex Mex’, however, He has the option of being released on parole once he serves 30 years of his sentence, same that will be fulfilled in 2025.

What was playing on the radio in 1995?

Surely if you are ’90s kids’ you remember the music that played on the radio, like Ricky Martín who made all the Latinos dance with ‘Maria’. Shakira released her album ‘Pies Descalzos’ with roles like ‘Anthology’ and ‘Where Are You Heart’which surely more than one dedicated to his ‘sweetheart’ from those years.

But if we talk about musical gems we have to give honorable mention to Wonderwall de Oasis which sounded like a blast on all the radio stations, becoming a classic.

The identity of Subcomandante Marcos

Surely you remember the Subcommander Marcos, leader of the EZNLbecause in 1995 the president of Mexico, Ernesto Zedillo revealed his true identity. Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente It was the person hiding that black balaclava.

“Subcommander Marcos.” Photo: Pedro Valtierra.

The last state to abolish slavery

For many years, slavery in much of the United States and other regions of the world was legal, however, in the neighboring country The state of Mississippi was the last to abolish slavery after formally implementing the Thirteenth Amendment.

The first steps of the technological era

Many could not live without current technology, however, in 1995 the first steps were taken for the world we have today, To begin with, the DVD was born, the Amazon site, (the one in which several now spend their fortnight). He Playstation arrived in Mexico and the Java programming language was developed. Music had a new format with the MP3 that saw the light of day at that time.

PlayStation, 1995

Several current personalities were born in 1995, Dominik Livaković portero Croatian, the Mexican actor Alejandro Speitzer, Logan Paul, the sensational Ibai Llanos, tennis player Nick Kyrgios, racing driver Nicholas Latifi, models Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner.

Getty Images Mexsport Agency Ibai Llanos, creator of ‘The Evening of the Year 3’ – Photo: Getty Images @NicholasLatifi

The world in 1995 was a completely different one than the one we have today, but tell us What other important event do you remember? Did you experience any of these?

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