Date: April 18, 1996
New Zealand holds its first general election under the new mixed-member proportional representation system, which led to Jim Bolger's National Party forming a coalition government with Winston Peters's New Zealand First. Date: October 12, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On…
Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N oil spill in Portland, Maine. Date: September 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Port Arthur Massacre: Martin Bryant Kills 35, Wounds 23, April…
NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on its 16th mission, STS-76. Date: March 22, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Taliban Retake Bagram Airfield, Strengthening Kabul Buffer Zone, December 27, 1996Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961…
The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad. Date: July 29, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Chicago Protest Arrests at Democratic…
Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly. Date: November 5, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Hurricane Fran Lands Near Cape Fear, North Carolina…
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on mission STS-77. Date: May 19, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996First Chechen War Kizlyar Hostage Crisis January 9, 1996Whitewater Controversy: Clinton Gives 4.5-Hour Videotaped…