Taiwan Holds First Direct Elections, Elects Lee Teng-hui as President, March 23, 1996

Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people. Date: September 5, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)…

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 1996Birgenair Flight 301 Crash Kills 189…

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 1996Manchester IRA Truck Bombing Injures 200 – June 15, 1996EU Bans British…

Comet Hyakutake is imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous. Date: April 4, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Birgenair Flight 301 Crash Kills 189 in Dominican Republic February 6, 1996Trappist…

After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board. Date: May 11, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11…