Weyauwega Train Derailment Evacuates 2,300 for 16 Days, March 4, 1996

Humberto Vidal explosion: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico explodes. Date: November 21, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Chicago Protest Arrests at Democratic National Convention…

Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the United States. Date: January 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Garry Kasparov Beats Deep Blue in Philadelphia Chess Match, February 17, 1996Garuda…

First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launch a raid against the helicopter airfield and later a civilian hospital in the city of Kizlyar in the neighboring Dagestan, which turns into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians. Date: January 9, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on…

A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport. Date: July 15, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Willamette Valley Flood Causes $500 Million…

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 1996Former CIA Director William Colby Body Found in Maryland – May 6, 1996Delta Air…