Date: August 28, 1996
A derailed train in Weyauwega, Wisconsin (USA) causes the emergency evacuation of 2,300 people for 16 days. Date: March 4, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Chicago Protest Arrests at Democratic National Convention August…
Civil rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians. Date: May 20, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia…
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 1996Garuda Indonesia…
The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland. Date: March 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996USAF Boeing T-43 Crashes Near Dubrovnik, Kills…
Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour. Date: January 11, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest. Date: February 6, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Khobar Towers…