Date: March 25, 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 1996Fox News Channel Begins Broadcasting October 7, 1996Birgenair Flight 301 Crash Kills…
Space Shuttle program: Columbia is launched on STS-80, which would become the longest mission in the program at 17 days. On this mission, astronaut Story Musgrave becomes the only astronaut to fly on all five space shuttles. Date: November 19, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on…
Civil rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians. Date: May 20, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia…
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 1996Guatemala City Football Crush Kills 84, Injures 180 – October…
A United States Air Force Boeing T-43 crashes near Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia, killing 35, including Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown. Date: April 3, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Jacques Chirac Ends French…
The barge North Cape oil spill occurs as an engine fire forces the tugboat Scandia ashore on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Date: January 19, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996IBM…