Date: February 15, 1996
Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force. Date: February 24, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Jay-Z Releases…
Eighty-four football fans die and 180 are injured in a massive crush at a match in Guatemala City. Date: October 16, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Israeli Military Qana Massacre Kills 106 Civilians…
Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour. Date: January 11, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1996Channel…
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 → 📅 Other…
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 1996Jay-Z Releases Debut Album Reasonable Doubt June 25, 1996First Chechen War Kizlyar…