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1996 Your chance to see what was in the news during the year that you, your children, or your family & friends were born |
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1996 1996 (Roman Numerals: MCMLXCVI) was the 96th year of the 20th century. 1996 was a leap year, and the first day of the year was a Monday. On this page, we have listed some of the major historical, news and sporting events that took place in 1996. News Events of 1996 Bomb kills 19 US servicemen in Saudi Arabia. Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorce.  First democratically elected Palestinian parliament. NeXT merges with Apple. IBM chess supercomputer, Deep Blue, defeats Garry Kasparov.  Pop group Take That announce that they are to split. First democratically elected Palestinian parliament. Nintendo release the Nintendo 64 in North America. Mother Teresa receives honorary US citizenship.  Oakland school board passes a resolution officially declaring Ebonics a language or dialect. First direct elections for President held in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Dolly the sheep, the first animal to be successfully cloned, is born in Scotland. General Motors release the EV1, the first mass-produced electric car of the modern era, and offer it for lease. In Afghanistan, the Taliban capture the country's capital, Kabul. Dunblane massacre: 16 primary school children and 1 teacher are shot dead by Thomas Watt Hamilton. Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomer is captured in a cabin in Montana. Stone of Scone returned to Scotland. Fox News Channel begins broadcasting. JohnBenét Ramsey murdered - an unsolved case to this day. Sports in 1996
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