Date: January 9, 1996
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-79 to dock with the Russian space station Mir. Date: September 16, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Biak Earthquake and Tsunami Kill 166, Injure 423 – February…
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard. Date: August 29, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Weyauwega Train Derailment Evacuates…
A fire breaks out in an office building in Hong Kong, killing 41 people and injuring 81. Date: November 20, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996USAF Boeing T-43 Crashes Near Dubrovnik, Kills 35,…
First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire. Date: May 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Biak Earthquake and Tsunami Kill 166,…
ADC Airlines Flight 086 crashes into the Lagos Lagoon in Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria, killing all 144 people on board. Date: November 7, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski Captured in…
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 1996NASA Announces Mars Meteorite Life…