Date: April 28, 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 1996Whitewater Fraud Convictions of Jim…
Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour. Date: January 11, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Channel Tunnel…
First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire. Date: May 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments…
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…
Two women and four children are killed after an Israeli helicopter fires rockets at an ambulance in Mansouri, Lebanon. Date: April 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Niger Military Coup Deposes President Mahamane…