31 events found for 1996
The Israeli military commits the Qana massacre in a deliberate shelling of a United Nations compound near the village of
Four people are killed and 75 are injured in a train accident in Jokela, Finland
In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law
Whitewater controversy: President Bill Clinton gives a 41⁄2 hour videotaped testimony for the defense
Port Arthur massacre, Tasmania: A gunman, Martin Bryant, opens fire at the Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, ki
The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after h
A blizzard strikes Mount Everest, killing eight climbers by the next day
After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo
Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on mission STS-77
Civil rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v
The ferry MV Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000
The seven Trappist monks of Tibhirine that were abducted on March 27 are killed under uncertain circumstances
The Burmese military regime jails 71 supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi in a bid to block a pro-democracy meeting
First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechen rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-f
The first flight of Ariane 5 explodes after roughly 37 seconds
Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin
The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents
Garuda Indonesia flight 865 crashes during takeoff from Fukuoka Airport, killing three people and injuring 170