MV Bukoba Ferry Sinks in Lake Victoria, Nearly 1,000 Dead – May 21, 1996

A Learjet 35 crashes into Smarts Mountain near Dorchester, New Hampshire, killing both pilots on board. Date: December 24, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Bangladesh Severe Thunderstorms and Tornado Kill 600 People, May…

Humberto Vidal explosion: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico explodes. Date: November 21, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Bill Clinton Reelected President of the United…

New Zealand holds its first general election under the new mixed-member proportional representation system, which led to Jim Bolger's National Party forming a coalition government with Winston Peters's New Zealand First. Date: October 12, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On…

Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations. Date: September 24, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Billy Bailey Last Hanged in the United States January 25, 1996Belgian Air…

The seven Trappist monks of Tibhirine that were abducted on March 27 are killed under uncertain circumstances. Date: May 21, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Garry Kasparov Beats Deep Blue in Philadelphia Chess…

Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan. Date: December 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996MV Bukoba Ferry Sinks in Lake Victoria, Nearly 1,000 Dead…