Burundi Military Coup: Pierre Buyoya Deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, July 25, 1996
Date: July 25, 1996
Date: July 25, 1996
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 1996Brothers…
TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board. Date: July 17, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 17 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Jokela Train Accident…
The Nepalese Civil War is initiated in the Kingdom of Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre). Date: February 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Whitewater Fraud Convictions of Jim McDougal, Susan…
The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared. Date: May 6, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 6 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Former CIA…
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 1996NASA Discovery Program Begins: NEAR Shoemaker Launches to 433 Eros, February 17, 1996Defense of…
The Israeli military commits the Qana massacre in a deliberate shelling of a United Nations compound near the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, killing 106 Lebanese civilians who were taking shelter there and wounding over 100 more. Date: April 18, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events…