Jokela Train Accident Kills 4, Injures 75 – April 21, 1996
Date: April 21, 1996
Date: April 21, 1996
An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, killing at least 86 people and injuring 1,400. Date: January 31, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Delta…
Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force. Date: February 24, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 24 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Quezon City…
An Antonov An-32 cargo aircraft crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing up to 223 people on the ground; two of six crew members are also killed. Date: January 8, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 8 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day…
NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros. Date: February 17, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 17 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on mission STS-77. Date: May 19, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 19 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Chicago Protest Arrests at Democratic National Convention August 28, 1996Space Shuttle Columbia Launches STS-80,…
In a military coup, Colonel Ibrahim BarΓ© MaΓ―nassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane. Date: January 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 27 π Events on this day in 1996 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Germany Observes First International Holocaust Remembrance Day…