Date: April 18, 1996
Then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien applies a chokehold to protester Bill Clennett, an incident later named the Shawinigan Handshake. Date: February 15, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches STS-77…
Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President. Date: March 23, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches STS-77 Mission May 19, 1996Willamette Valley Flood Causes $500…
Comet Hyakutake is imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous. Date: April 4, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996IBM Deep Blue Defeats Garry Kasparov in Chess, February 10, 1996Jacques Chirac…
President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing. Date: January 29, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Long March 3B Intelsat 708 Crash in China, February 15, 1996Port Arthur Massacre:…
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…
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 1996Mount Everest Blizzard Kills…