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

The body of American child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was found in her family's Boulder, Colorado, home. Her murder remains unsolved. Date: December 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996NASA Discovery Program Begins:…

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125. Date: November 23, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Whitewater…

The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory; an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is established. 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 1996Long March 3B Intelsat 708 Crash in China, February…

Aeroperú Flight 603 crashes into the ocean near Peru, killing all 70 people on board. Date: October 2, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 2 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Jay-Z Releases Debut Album Reasonable Doubt June 25, 1996Mount Everest…

Space Shuttle program: Columbia is launched on STS-80, which would become the longest mission in the program at 17 days. On this mission, astronaut Story Musgrave becomes the only astronaut to fly on all five space shuttles. Date: November 19, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on…

The Czech Republic applies for membership in the European Union. Date: January 17, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Saguenay River Storms Trigger Severe Quebec Flooding July 18, 1996Billy Bailey Last Hanged in the…