Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act Signed Into Law, April 24, 1996
Date: April 24, 1996
Date: April 24, 1996
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 β π Other events on May 11…
The ferry MVΒ Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000. Date: May 21, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 21 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Nepalese Civil War Begins in Kingdom of Nepal, February 13, 1996Atlanta Centennial…
An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, killing at least 86 people and injuring 1,400. Date: January 31, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Israeli…
Chicago Seven defendant David Dellinger, antiwar activist Bradford Lyttle, Civil Rights Movement historian Randy Kryn, and eight others are arrested by the Federal Protective Service while protesting in a demonstration at the Kluczynski Federal Building in downtown Chicago during that year's Democratic National Convention. Date: August 28, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other…
NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on its 16th mission, STS-76. Date: March 22, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Taiwan First Direct Election Chooses Lee Teng-hui as President, March 23, 1996USAF Boeing T-43…
Gwen Jacob is acquitted of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topless in Ontario, Canada. Date: December 9, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 9 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996USAF Boeing T-43 Crashes Near Dubrovnik…