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Overview of the events of 1995 in California
The year 1995 in California involved several major events.
January 2 – Pete Wilson is inaugurated for a 2nd term as Governor after winning reelection in the 1994 Gubernatorial election .[ 1]
January 24 – Murder trial of O. J. Simpson : The criminal trial of O. J. Simpson for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman begins.[ 2]
March 2 – Yahoo! is incorporated in Sunnyvale .[ 3]
March 27 – 67th Academy Awards : Robert Zemeckis 's Forrest Gump Best Picture , Best Director for Zemeckis, and Best Actor for Tom Hanks .[ 4]
April 13 – The National Football League approves the Los Angeles Rams 's move to St. Louis, Missouri , playing as the St. Louis Rams [ 5] [ 6]
April 24 – Timber lobbyist Gilbert Murray is killed by Ted Kaczynski in Sacramento ,[ 7] [ 8]
June 28 – Ted Kaczynski sends a letter to San Francisco Chronicle Los Angeles International Airport before sending a letter to The New York Times [ 9]
July 11 – The National Football League approves the Las Vegas Raiders 's move to Oakland , playing as the Oakland Raiders [ 10] relocating back in 2020.[ 11]
July 20 – The Regents of the University of California vote to abolish affirmative action .[ 12]
October 3 – O.J. Simpson is acquitted in the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman , causing polarized reactions .[ 13]
November 20 – U.S. district judge Mariana Pfaelzer strikes down Proposition 187 , an anti-immigration law.[ 14]
December 15 – AltaVista is founded in Palo Alto .
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