Humberto Vidal Shoe Shop Explosion Kills 33 in Puerto Rico, November 21, 1996
Date: November 21, 1996
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Date: November 21, 1996
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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 β π Other events on July 6 π Events on this day in 1996…
A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349 in the deadliest mid-air collision to date. Date: November 12, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 12 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today)…
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 1996Jokela Train…
Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people. Date: May 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Supreme Court Strikes Down Colorado Anti-Gay Rights Law, May 20, 1996Chicago Protest Arrests at Democratic…
Saddam Hussein's troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK. Date: August 31, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 31 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Germany First Observes International Holocaust Remembrance…
After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board. Date: May 11, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 11…