Date: August 14, 1996
Fox News Channel begins broadcasting. Date: October 7, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Niger Military Coup Deposes President Mahamane Ousmane January 27, 1996Niger Military Coup Deposes President Mahamane Ousmane, January 27, 1996NASA Announces…
TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board. Date: July 17, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Learjet 35 Crashes…
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…
Then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien applies a chokehold to protester Bill Clennett, an incident later named the Shawinigan Handshake. Date: February 15, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996John Major Announces Stone of…
The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen. Date: June 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Fox News Channel Begins Broadcasting October 7, 1996GIMPS First Mersenne Prime Discovered by Joel…
The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared. Date: May 6, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Communications Decency…