On June 15, 1995, in one of the most memorable moments of O.J. Simpson's blockbuster murder trial, the former NFL star struggled to fit his hand into a glove prosecutors claimed he wore the night his ex-wife was killed. The prosecution's request to have Simpson try the gloves on in court was a pivotal moment in the trial, which ended with Simpson's acquittal.

Kasparov found that he was no match for IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer, becoming the first world champion to lose a match to a computer under standard time controls. After the loss, Kasparov said that he detected a deep intelligence and creativity in the machine's moves, suggesting that human chess players had intervened. IBM denied that it cheated, saying the only human intervention occurred between games, when programmers were allowed to shore up weaknesses in the computer's play revealed during the course of the match. Years later, it was suggested that the behavior Kasparov noted may have resulted from a glitch in Deep Blue's program.

Mars Pathfinder was the first of a series of missions to Mars that included rovers and was the first successful lander since the two Vikings landed on the red planet in 1976. Designed for a mission lasting 7 sols, the rover, which was named Sojourner, was ultimately active for 83 sols (85 Earth days) and traveled a distance of just over 100 meters (330 ft), analyzing rocks and soil, before communication was lost.

The Waco siege began when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) attempted to serve a search and arrest warrant at Mount Carmel Center, where the Branch Davidians were headquartered. An intense gunfight erupted, resulting in the deaths of four government agents and six Branch Davidians. After a 51-day standoff, the FBI launched a tear gas attack in an attempt to force the Branch Davidians out of the compound. Shortly thereafter, the compound became engulfed in flames, resulting in the deaths of 76 Branch Davidians, including 25 children, two pregnant women, and sect-leader David Koresh.

The unexpected success of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" popularized alternative rock and propelled Nirvana to the top of the charts. The song was dubbed an "anthem for apathetic kids" of Generation X. Lead singer Kurt Cobain came up with the song's title when his friend Kathleen Hanna, the lead singer of the riot grrrl band Bikini Kill, wrote "Kurt smells like Teen Spirit" on his wall. Hanna meant that Cobain smelled like the deodorant Teen Spirit, which his then-girlfriend Tobi Vail wore. Cobain later admitted that he was unaware of the deodorant until months after the single was released, and had interpreted it as a revolutionary slogan.

More than 36 years after becoming the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn made his historic return to outer space as a crew member on the space shuttle Discovery. When Discovery launched on October 29, 1998, Glenn was 77 years old, making him the oldest human to travel into space.

The Hubble Space Telescope was the first telescope designed to be maintained in space by astronauts. Five Space Shuttle missions later repaired, upgraded, and replaced systems on the telescope, including all five of the main instruments.

Jordan's October 1993 retirement stunned the sports world, but he made an even more shocking move a few months later when he signed a minor league baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox. He later stated this decision was made to pursue the dream of his late father, who had always envisioned him as a Major League Baseball player. In 1994, Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons, a Double-A minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, batting .202 with three home runs, 51 runs batted in, and 30 stolen bases.

Billed as "The Sound and the Fury", Mike Tyson's June 28, 1997 boxing match with Evander Holyfield for the WBA Heavyweight Championship was afterwards referred to as "The Bite Fight". Tyson was, of course, disqualified. Doctors performed a 90-minute surgical procedure to close up the wound on Holyfield's ear, but weren't able to reattach the missing portion which disappeared mysteriously during the ambulance ride.

Following an outstanding junior, college, and amateur golf career, Tiger Woods turned professional in 1996 at the age of 20. By the end of April 1997, he had won three PGA Tour events in addition to his first major, the 1997 Masters, which he won with a record-low score of 18-under par. He reached number one in the world rankings for the first time in June 1997, less than a year after turning pro.