David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
Billy Wright, a leading Loyalist who had been ordered to leave Northern Ireland by the Combined Loyalist Military Command (CLMC) addressed a group of supporters at midnight; the time of the deadline set by the CLMC.
A bomb was thrown through the window of the home of Alex Kerr's parents (Alex Kerr was also under threat from the CLMC but was in police custody at the time of the attack).
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As the 1996 As the Summer Olympics held in in Atlanta, Georgia, United States continued to its closing ceremony on August 4, 1996, back home in the UK unemployment has fallen to 2,126,200 – its lowest level since the summer of 1991.
Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the turbojet engine passed away but this month would always be remembered because of the divorce of The Prince and Princess of Wales (Charles and Diana) after fifteen years of marriage.
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A month of critical natural events as the Allan Hills 84001 meteorite, from Mars, crashed to Earth and a catastrophic flooding event occurred near Huesca, Spain, with the loss of over 80 campers' lives and Southern Mexico hit was with 6.5 earthquake.
Avian accidents still featured with Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport, killing 34.
A TWA Flight 800, a Boeing 747 en route to Paris and Rome, catastrophically exploded off the coast of Long Island, New York, resulting in the tragic loss of all 230 passengers and crew members.
The actor, Bruce Lidington, died this month as did Sir Nevill Mott, a distinguished English physicist and Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the turbojet engine.
The high-profile marriage of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, officially concluded after 15 years.
The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, took place and Tiger Woods secured his third consecutive US Amateur Golf Championship.
President Bill Clinton signed the landmark welfare reform legislation, fundamentally transforming the United States' social welfare system by introducing work requirements and time limits for benefits.
Microsoft released Windows NT 4.0, a significant operating system with a graphical user interface closely resembling Windows 95.
Elsewhere, Iraqi military forces launched a significant offensive into the northern No-Fly Zone, successfully capturing the city of Arbil.
During the Iraq disarmament crisis and, worryingly, Osama bin Laden issued a message entitled "A declaration of war against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy places".
Boris Yeltsin was officially sworn in at the Kremlin for his second consecutive term as President of Russia.
A catastrophic fireworks display accident occurred in Arequipa, Peru, when a rocket ignited and knocked down a high-tension power cable into a dense crowd, resulting in the electrocution of 35 people.
A large-scale protest involving thousands of demonstrators in Seoul, advocating for reunification with North Korea, was forcibly disbanded by riot police.
Former State President of South Africa, F. W. de Klerk, made a historic official apology to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Cape Town for crimes committed during the Apartheid era.
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During the Iraq disarmament crisis, Iraqi military forces launched an offensive into the northern No-Fly Zone, successfully capturing the city of Arbil. This military action escalated tensions in the region and demonstrated Saddam Hussein's aggressive territorial strategies.
During the ongoing Iraq disarmament crisis, Iraqi military forces launched a significant offensive into the northern No-Fly Zone, successfully capturing the city of Arbil.
This action represented a direct challenge to international monitoring efforts and escalated tensions in the region.
Ketamine was legalised in the United Kingdom for the first time but much regulation followed later
Recreational use of ketamine was documented in the early 1970s in underground literature.
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