A McDonnell Douglas MD-88 operating as Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 experiences a turbine engine failure during takeoff from Pensacola International Airport, killing two and injuring five of the 147 people on board. Date: July 6, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1996…
Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. Date: July 5, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland. Date: July 3, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
American rapper Jay-Z releases his debut album, Reasonable Doubt. Date: June 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen. Date: June 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-78 to conduct life science and microgravity research aboard the Spacelab module. Date: June 20, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates a powerful truck bomb in the middle of Manchester, England, devastating the city centre and injuring 200 people. Date: June 15, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 15 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Garuda Indonesia flight 865 crashes during takeoff from Fukuoka Airport, killing three people and injuring 170. Date: June 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents. Date: June 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin. Date: June 10, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)