WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER 1996
Find out what all happened February to December 1996

Lt. Gen. Maurice Baril of Canada arrives in Africa to lead a multi-national policing force in Zaire. (19. November 1996)

Willamette Valley Flood of 1996: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest. (6. February 1996)

Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan. (27. December 1996)

The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen. (25. June 1996)

At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people. (15. February 1996)

In Afghanistan, the Taliban capture the capital city Kabul after driving out President Burhanuddin Rabbani and executing former leader Mohammad Najibullah. (27. September 1996)

NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor. (7. November 1996)

Battle of Mullaitivu: the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1200 soldiers. (18. July 1996)

NeXT merges with Apple Computer, starting the path to Mac OS X. (20. December 1996)

Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel. (30. December 1996)

Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law, representing major shift in US welfare policy (22. August 1996)

In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law. (24. April 1996)

The Julie N. tanker ship crashes into the Million Dollar Bridge in Portland, Maine spilling thousands of gallons of oil. (27. September 1996)

The Provisional Irish Republican Army explodes a large bomb in the middle of Manchester, England, United Kingdom. (15. June 1996)

The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton. (2. October 1996)

Faucett Flight 251 crashes in the Andes, all 123 passengers and crew died. (29. February 1996)

The Community of Portuguese Language Countries is founded. (17. July 1996)

TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board. (17. July 1996)

Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations. (24. September 1996)

The Constitution of Ukraine is signed into law. (28. June 1996)