Dolly the Sheep: First Mammal Cloned from Adult Cell, July 5, 1996

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…

TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 99 people. Date: October 31, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski Captured in Montana Cabin, April 3, 1996Guatemala City…

First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire. Date: May 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 Hijacked and…

Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-79 to dock with the Russian space station Mir. Date: September 16, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 Crashes in Spitsbergen, 141 Killed, August…

First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launch a raid against the helicopter airfield and later a civilian hospital in the city of Kizlyar in the neighboring Dagestan, which turns into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians. Date: January 9, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on…

As part of the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project, Joel Armengaud discovers the project's first Mersenne prime number, Date: November 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Fox News Channel Begins Broadcasting…