ESPN, 173
Ethernet technology, 27
ethnic cleansing, 105, 108, 173, 223n6
euthanasia, 167
Exon, J. James, 30–31, 32, 195nn62–64
exoplanets, 5–7, 6 fig. 1, 177, 185–86nn19–23, 186n28
extraterrestrial life, prospects of, 7, 186n27
Facebook, 21, 159
Farley, Chris, 153–54
Farrakhan, Louis, 10–11, 164, 169, 177, 187nn37, 39
Far Side, The (cartoon), 152, 163
Faulkner, Shannon, 174
FBI Facial Identification Catalogue, 208n60
fear: architecture of, 74–75, 211n97; national psychology of, 55
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 63, 64, 65, 67–68, 98, 207–8n56
Feinstein, Dianne, 150–51
feminism, 247n12
Field of Empty Chairs (Oklahoma City, OK), 77–78
Fields, Chris, 57 fig. 10, 58
51 Pegasi b (exoplanet), 5–7, 177, 185–86nn19–23
film: best of 1995, 9; computer-animated, 5, 179
film industry, 170
Filo, David, 24
Firefox, 160
Firozabad (India), 174
flag desecration legislation, 172
flashbulb memories, 79, 94–95, 212n1
Fleiss, Heidi, 170
football, 178
Forbes magazine, 172
forensic science, 221n121. See also DNA as forensic evidence
Forrest Gump (film; 1994), 167
Fortier, Michael, 66, 71, 207–8n56
Fortune magazine, 35, 46
Fossett, Steve, 165
France: Comoros intervention of, 176; presidential elections (1995), 169; Stone Age art discovered in, 164; US relations with, 230n139; US spies expelled from, 165
Frasier (TV series), 175, 234n2
Frasure, Robert C., 110–11, 226n54
French Foreign Ministry, 121
Friedman, Thomas L., 245n149
Friends (TV program), 9
Friess, Steve, 219n100
Fritzler, Donald, 53
Fritzler, Mary Anne, 53
Frontline (PBS news program), 89
Fuhrman, Mark, 84, 85, 86, 175
Fukuyama, Francis, 249n48
Fulbright, J. William, 165
Gallup polls, 71, 89–91, 90 fig. 15, 92 fig. 16, 212n3, 219n104
Garcia, Jerry, 173, 180, 198n103
Garcia, Kenneth J., 216n62
Garrett, Brandon L., 221n122
Garrow, David J., 219n98
Gates, Bill, 46, 197n91; “Internet Tidal Wave” memo of, 36, 170, 197n96; Netscape and, 35, 198n110; “Pearl Harbor Day” speech given by, 37, 180; as world’s richest private person, 172
Gaza City, 167
Gehrig, Lou, 175
General Dynamics, 37
General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. See Dayton Agreement (1995)
genocide, 2–3. See also ethnic cleansing; Srebrenica massacre (1995)
George (magazine), 175
Georgetown Law Review, 30
Georgetown University, 75
Gingrich, Newt: Clinton and, 148, 236n26; gaffes/missteps of, 133–35, 134 fig. 19, 137, 148, 235–36nn25–26, 236n30; as House speaker, 130, 163; “Newt” as word of the year, 191n8; as prospective presidential candidate (1996), 165; as Time “Man of the Year,” 135, 236n36
Glassman, James K., 14, 189n66
Godwin, Mike, 30
Goldfarb, Michael, 126
Goldgeier, James, 127
Goldman, Kim, 88
Goldman, Ronald, 18, 79, 82, 83, 84–85, 86, 95, 101, 102, 156, 169, 176
Goldman, William, 5
Goodman, Ellen, 93
Google, 21
Google Chrome, 160
Gorazde (Bosnia), 116–17, 118
Gore, Al, 136, 139, 146
Grammy Awards (1995), 166
Grams, Rod, 74
Grand Canyon, closing of, 132–33, 235n23
Granić, Mate, 119
Grant, Hugh, 4–5, 185n14
Grateful Dead, 173, 180, 198n103
Great Britain, 127
Great Depression, 243n130
Greater Croatia/Greater Serbia formulation, 105, 106, 223n9, 223–24n16
Groupon, 159
Gulf War (1990–1991), 92
Gumbel, Andrew, 208n57, 209n73
Gumbel, Bryant, 181
Guys & Dolls (musical), 163
hackers, 165
Hale, Sue, 50–51, 203n198
Hall, Jeff, 101
Halsey, Ashley, 60
Hamas (Middle Eastern extremist group), 167
Hambrecht & Quist, 37
Hanger, Charles J., 61–63, 64–65, 205n24
Hanks, Tom, 167, 172
Harris, John F., 145, 212n9, 216n61, 232n174, 234n1, 241nn106, 111
Harvard University, 96
Hatfield, Mark O., 150
Hauptmann, Bruno, 213n15
heat wave, 173
Heilbrunn, Jacob, 233n183
Hello, Dolly (musical), 177
Henderson, Nell, 214n38
Herbeck, Dan, 60, 203–4n3, 205n22, 209n71
Hershey, Robert L., 210n89
Hertig, Michael, 67–68
Hewlett Packard, 40
Hicks, Victoria Loe, 207n55, 208n63
highways, speed limits on, 180
Hinckley, David, 246n4
Hiroshima (Japan) bombing, 50th anniversary of, 173
HIV, 171
Hockenos, Paul, 224n17
hockey, 172
Holbrooke, Richard C., 123; Bosnian War book written by, 226n54, 227n65; on Bosnia peace negotiation site possibilities, 226–27n62; character of, 225–26n50, 226nn52, 57; on Dayton (OH), 227n68; Dayton failure statement drafted by, 118–19; Dayton news blackout and, 228n98; during Dayton peace negotiations, 113, 117, 119, 120–22, 228n88; death of, 128; on Greater Serbia/Greater Croatia formulation, 223n9; negotiating approach of, 113; negotiating team members of killed in accident, 109–11; post-Dayton career of, 128; pre-Dayton shuttle to Bosnia, 114; resigns from State Department position, 181; Rohde arrest and, 115–16, 228–29nn98–99; on “Vietmalia” syndrome, 125, 231n163
Holland, Barbara, 7–9, 8 fig. 2, 186nn30–31
Hollande, François, 155
“Hollywood Madam,” 170
Holmes Norton, Eleanor, 74
Home Improvement (TV program), 234n2
Hope Hotel and Conference Center (Dayton, OH), 112
Horowitz, David, 89
hotel records, access to, 75
Hot Wired (online magazine), 30
Houla (Syria), 158
Houston (TX), 31
Houston Chronicle, 69
Houston Post, 168
Howard, Richard, 44–45
Hubbell, Webster L., 241n101
human rights, 175, 179
Hurley, Elizabeth, 4–5, 185n13
Hurricane Katrina (2005), 206n33
Hussein, Saddam, 104
Hutson, Lindel, 58–59
Icarus Syndrome, The (Beinart), 127
Ickes, Harold, 141
If I Did It (Simpson), 102
Implementation Force (IFOR), 121, 123, 125
Inca civilization, 178
Independent (London), 12, 154
India, train crash in, 174
information technology: device predictions, 189n75; retail sales of, 188n61
InfoWorld, 27–28, 180
innovation blindness, 15, 189n78
International Criminal Tribunal (The Hague, Netherlands), 105, 117, 121, 125, 224n17
Internet: airline tickets sold on, 181; Amazon.com as largest retailer on, 43–44; Amazon.com opening on, 173; challenge to traditional media, 15–16, 189n79; as commerce site, 47, 48, 199n125; as creativity/collaboration site, 47–50, 202n183, 202–3n185, 203n192; credit card security on, 200n136; current use of, 158; early adopters on, 42; fears about, 28–31, 172, 195nn62–64; first company merg
er, 38–39, 199n118; government regulation of, 31–32; increased use of, 13, 16 fig. 4, 20, 23 fig. 5, 191–92n9; language used to discuss, 193n42; in mainstream consciousness, 153; Microsoft and, 170; 1995 as the year of the, 1, 25; papal Christmas message posted on, 181; potentials of, 172, 195n73, 197n96, 199n124; press coverage of, 25–28, 25 fig. 6, 199n124; search channels, 181; skepticism regarding, 26–28, 158–59, 166, 180, 193nn32–33; Starr report posted on, 148; vetting capacity of, 20. See also World Wide Web
Internet Day of Protest (Dec. 12, 1995), 31, 195n66
Internet Explorer, 24, 37, 160, 174, 198n106
Internet Explorer 3.0, 38
Internet Oklahoma, 50
Internet Society, 22
Internet World 95 (Boston), 20
interracial marriage, 91, 92 fig. 16
iPads, 14
iPhones, 14
Iran, 163, 169
Iraq: Bosnian War airpower use and, 233n183; chemical weapons in, 127, 166; insurgency in, 128; US bombing of (1998), 127; US invasion of (2003), 2, 9, 49, 104, 127, 128, 146, 158, 233nn185, 187
Iraq Liberation Act (1998), 127
Isikoff, Michael, 245n148
Islamist terrorism, 55, 126, 233–34n196
Israel: Rabin assassination in (1995), 2, 133, 178; Rabin funeral in, 133, 236n27
Israel-Egypt peace agreement, 113, 226–27n62
Ito, Lance A., 18, 79, 85, 87, 94, 100, 101–2, 176, 218n88
I Want to Tell You (Simpson), 85–86, 96, 164
Izetbegović, Alija: Bosnian independence sought by, 222–23n5; as Bosnian president, 106, 110; Dayton Agreement initialed by, 121, 122 fig. 18; during Dayton peace negotiations, 112–13, 117, 118, 119–21, 230n133, 230n136; Milošević’s concessions to, 118; Republika Srpska and, 230n136; US frustration with, 117, 119
Jackson, Jesse, 10, 187n39
JavaScript, 24, 39, 167
Jayawardhana, Ray, 185nn19, 21
Jennings, Peter, 206n37
Jobs, Steve, 46
John Paul II, Pope, 24, 85, 143, 167, 176, 177, 181, 241n102
Johnson, Andrew, 242n121
Johnson, Haynes, 161, 199n124
Johnson, Johna Till, 159
Johnson, Lyndon B., 243n130
Jones, Paula Corbin, 142, 145, 147, 149, 240n101, 243n134, 243n140, 245n149
Jones, Stephen, 69–70, 209n71, 209n78
Jordan, Michael, 166
Jordan, Vernon, 240–41n101
Jospin, Lionel, 169
journalism, 15–17
Junction City (KS), 62–63, 67
Juppé, Alain, 230n139
Kaphan, Shel, 42, 43, 44, 199n127, 200nn131, 135
Karachi (Pakistan), 166
Karadžić, Radovan, 125, 173
Kardashian, Robert, 214n29
Katz, Jon, 50, 203n196
Kaye, Walter, 136
Kearsarge, USS, 106
Kelly, Ed, 51
Kennedy, John F., assassination of, 70, 71, 209n79, 212–13n12
Kennedy, John F., Jr., 175
Kennedy, Roger G., 188n46
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, 164
Kennedy, Weldon, 207–8n56
Kennicott, Philip, 248n30
Kepler space telescope, 7, 186n28
Kerrick, Donald L., 111–12, 113, 114, 116, 117, 126, 226n52, 227nn65, 70, 228n89, 230n128
Kessinger, Tom, 67–68, 208n60
Kindle devices, 40
King, Larry, 5, 18–19
King, Rodney, 84
Kinsley, Michael, 49
Kirchner, Lauren, 193n42
Kirtley, Jane, 18
Kissinger, Henry, 226n50, 233n187
Kiss of the Spider Woman (musical), 172
Kleinfeld, N.R., 212n2
Kling, Robert (pseud.), 62–63, 67. See also McVeigh, Timothy J.
Knaus, Gerald, 232n176
Kobe (Japan) earthquake (1995), 164
Koestler, Arthur, 144
Kolata, Gina, 220–21n117
Koljevic, Nikola, 229n99
Koppel, Ted, 29, 204n10, 228n98
Korean War Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC), 173
Kosovar War, 127, 233nn181, 185
Krajina region, 108, 126, 173
Krauthammer, Charles, 160–61
Kruzel, Joseph J., 110–11, 226n54
Ku Klux Klan (KKK), 66
Kurtz, Howard, 194n54
Kuzma, Lynn M., 210n88
labor unrest, 173
Lake, Anthony, 106, 115, 116
Lander, Eric S., 97–98, 220nn111–12
Lange, Jessica, 167
Langley Air Force Base (Norfolk, VA), 226n62
Larson, Gary, 152, 163
LaRue, Lester (“Bob”), 204n13
Las Vegas (NV), 219n100
Late Show with David Letterman (TV talk show), 157, 244n142
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 187n36
“leaderless resistance,” 66
Leeson, Nick, 3, 166
Letterman, David, 157, 244n142
Levenson, Laurie L., 97, 219n106
Levy, Lakesha R., 53
Levy, Steven, 191n3
Lewinsky, Monica S., 138 fig. 20; character of, 237n38, 239nn87–88; Clinton first meets, 136–37, 237n40; Clinton’s sexual relations with, 2, 137–41, 179, 181; feminist support for lacking, 247n12; Pentagon assignment of, 141, 142, 240n96; sex as defined by, 238n61; subpoenaed in Jones sexual harassment case, 142, 240–41n101; Tripp’s secret recordings of conversations with, 143; TV interviews of, 238n61; Vanity Fair article of, 154–55, 247n12; as White House intern, 136–37, 237n40; as White House staff member, 181. See also Clinton-Lewinsky sex scandal (1995)
Lewis, Anthony, 108
Lewis, Peter H., 194n56
LGBT elected officials, 171
liberal democracy, 161, 249n48
Lieberman, Evelyn, 141, 239–40n90, 240nn93, 96
Lieberman, Joseph, 80
Limbaugh, Rush, 131
Lincoln, Abraham, 242n121
Lindbergh, Charles, 213n15
LinkedIn, 159–60
literature, 7–9
living standards, 3, 184n4
Loftus, Elizabeth, 208n63
Lohr, Steve, 188n61, 194n46
Longstreath, David, 58–59
Los Angeles (CA), 79–80, 84, 170, 217n70
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), 4, 84, 85, 95, 98–99, 214n35, 220–21n117
Los Angeles Times, 19, 49, 73, 81, 89, 155–56, 210n87, 211n97, 219n100
Lovelock Correctional Center (NV), 96, 155
Lowell, Abbe David, 245n147
Loyola Marymount University, 217n70
Loyola University, 97, 219n106
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (New York, NY), 177
Lynch, Michael, 221n121
Lynch, Stephen, 192n22
Macedonia, 104
Macintosh computers, 13
magazine launches, 175
Malinowski, Tom, 118
Mandela, Nelson, 75
Manjoo, Farhad, 21
Mantle, Mickey, 174
Maraniss, David, 242n116, 245n145
Marcy, Geoffrey, 185–86n23
Marquis Theater (New York, NY), 177
marriage, interracial, 91, 92 fig. 16
Martin Beck Theater (New York, NY), 163
Marton, Kati, 115, 226n54, 228n99
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 98
mass media, 15–18, 63–65, 176. See also news media; specific publication; television network
Match.com, 1, 24, 25
Matsch, Richard, 180
Maximalist (Sestanovich), 232n175
Mayor, Michel, 6–7, 6 fig. 1, 177, 185–86nn22–23
McCain, John, 150
McCarthy, Eugene, 131
McCorvey, Norma, 174
McCurry, Mike, 132, 133, 137, 230n139, 236n27, 239–40n90
McDougal, James B., 143, 174
McDougal, Susan H., 143, 174
McGrory, Mary, 236n30
> McKinley, William, assassination of, 213n15
McLaughlin, J.J., 11
McVeigh, Timothy J.: accomplices of, 52, 66, 71, 169, 207–8nn55–56; arrest of, 60–62, 168, 205n22, 205n24; biographers of, 60, 70–71; bomb-making expertise of questioned, 209n73; current absence of, in public memory, 78; execution of (2001), 71, 157; influence of, 157, 248n25; “John Doe” putative accomplices of, 66–71, 208nn57, 60, 63–64, 209n68, 209n71, 209nn73, 79; motivations of, 52–53, 157, 203–4n3, 247n18; trial/sentencing of, 68, 180. See also Oklahoma City (OK) bombing (1995)
McWethy, John, 64
Meckler, Alan, 20
MecklerMedia Corporation, 20
Medicaid, 135
Medicare, 132, 135
Metcalfe, Bob, 27–28, 158–59, 180
Mexico, 164
Mfume, Kweisi, 180
Michel, Lou, 60, 203–4n3, 205n22, 209n71
Michigan Militia, 207n54
Microsoft: government antitrust lawsuit against, 197n99; Internet and, 37, 170; NBC joint venture (MSNBC), 181; Netscape and, 36, 37–38, 39, 171, 180, 197n99, 198n110; retail IT sales of, 188n61; tactics of, 35; Web browser of, 37–38, 174; Windows 95 launched by, 11–14, 12 fig. 3. See also Windows 95 (computer operating system)
Miller, Arthur H., 242n114
Million Man March (Washington, DC; 1995), 10–11, 89, 177, 186–87nn36–37, 187–88nn45–46
Milošević, Slobodan: Bosnian Serb delegation and, 117–18, 229n115; Dayton Agreement initialed by, 121, 122 fig. 18; Dayton concessions made by, 105, 120–21, 229n115; during Dayton peace negotiations, 112–13, 115, 116–18, 119, 227n70, 229n117, 230n128; death of, 105; 51/49 territorial division and, 229n117; international reputation of, 105, 106; Kosovo and, 127; US diplomatic approach with, 109; war crimes trial of, 105, 229n112
Mir (Russian space station), 4, 166, 170, 172
Miss America Pageant (Atlantic City, NJ), 176
Mitnick, Kevin, 165
Mladić, Ratko, 105, 125, 173
Modell, Art, 178
Modjeski, Leland William, 169–70
Mogadishu (Somalia), 107
Monday Night Football (ABC sports program), 17
Monroe, Marilyn, 170
Montulli, Lou, 32, 35
Moran, Brenda, 95
Morgan Stanley, 37
Morin, Richard, 187n39
Morozov, Evgeny, 21
Morton, Andrew, 136–37, 237n40, 238n57
Mosaic, 24, 34, 37, 159, 196n83
Mosaic Communications Corporation, 34–35. See also Netscape Communications Corporation
Mosaic Netscape, 34. See also Netscape Navigator
Mossberg, Walter S., 39, 188–89n63
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 150
Mozilla, 160
MSNBC (cable news channel), 181
MTV Unplugged (album; Bennett), 166
Muhammad, Abdul Alim, 187n45
Murray, Chad Michael, 99–100
Murray, Gilbert P., 169
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