David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
The Blizzard of 1996 was one of the most devastating winter storms, causing more than 150 deaths.
The first weeks of January 1996 were brutal in the Northeast, not only because of the blizzard but also from a subsequent warmup along with heavy rain that triggered major flooding.
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Toulouse won the 1996 Heineken Cup Final
The 1996 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 1995–96 Heineken Cup, the inaugural season of Europe's top club rugby union competition.
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Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone.
Yahya Abd-al-Latif Ayyash 6 March 1966 – 5 January 1996) was the chief bombmaker of Hamas and the leader of the West Bank battalion of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
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President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt appointed a new government in response to widespread allegations of corruption surrounding the parliamentary elections held in late 1995.
This governmental restructuring was aimed at addressing public concerns and restoring confidence in the political system.
August Strickland's 1887 stage drama "The Father", starring Frank Langella, opens at the Criterion Theater, NYC; runs for 52 performances
Motorola introduces the StarTAC, the first clamshell flip cell phone.
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US peacekeepers pour into Bosnia
The US deploys troops in Northern Bosnia with the intention of maintaining order and peace between Bosnian Serbs and Muslims
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