Noteworthy Numbers: Back in ’95

To celebrate Garden Center’s 20th anniversary, the staff gathered facts and figures from the magazine’s first year to indulge in our nostalgia.
 

Sources: New York Times, Grammy.com, Oscars.org, CNN.com, SSA.gov, DePaul University, Statista.com, IMDB.com, Mashable.com., USPS.gov.

Other fun facts:

President: William J. Clinton

Vice President: Albert Gore, Jr.

Most popular baby names:

• Girl: Jessica
• Boy: Michael

eBay was founded

Best-selling book: “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” by John Gray

JavaScript released to Internet

Netscape, a young software company that makes a popular browser for the Internet, issued a public stock offering with astounding success.

Record of the Year: “All I Wanna Do,” Sheryl Crow

Academy Award, Best Picture: “Forrest Gump”