Date: April 28, 1996
IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time. Date: February 10, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Weyauwega Train Derailment Evacuates 2,300 for 16 Days, March 4, 1996Boris Yeltsin…
Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President. Date: March 23, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Niger Military Coup Deposes President Mahamane Ousmane, January 27, 1996Provisional IRA Ends Ceasefire,…
A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people. Date: February 16, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996TWA Flight 800 Explodes Off…
Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N oil spill in Portland, Maine. 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 1996Trappist Monks of Tibhirine Killed After Abduction, May 21, 1996North…
In a military coup, Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane. Date: January 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Boris Yeltsin Meets Chechen Rebels, Negotiates Cease-Fire…
Four people are killed and 75 are injured in a train accident in Jokela, Finland. Date: April 21, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Whitewater Controversy: Bill Clinton Gives 4.5-Hour Videotaped Testimony, April 28,…