David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
The MV Bukoba ferry tragically sank in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, resulting in one of Africa's most devastating maritime accidents with nearly 1,000 lives lost.
The catastrophic sinking highlighted significant maritime safety concerns in the region
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At the 49th Cannes Film Festival: "Secrets & Lies" directed by Mike Leigh wins the Palme d'Or. UN and Iraq agree to Resolution 986, which provides Iraq with the opportunity to sell $1 billion of oil
for 90 days for a 180-day trial period; proceeds from the sale would be used for humanitarian purposes.
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STS 77 (Endeavour 11), launches into orbit and was the 77th Space Shuttle mission and the 11th mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
The mission began from launch pad 39B from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida on 19 May 1996 lasting 10 days and 40 minutes and completing 161 revolutions before landing on runway 33.
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In the 41st Eurovision Song Contest: Eimear Quinn for Ireland wins singing "The Voice" in Oslo.
The X Prize Foundation officially launched the $10 million Ansari X Prize, a ground breaking competition designed to stimulate private space exploration
This was the fourth victory for Ireland in just five years.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, was elected as Prime Minister of India, replacing P. V. Narasimha Rao.
However, due to lack of an overall majority, he resigned after just 13 days and was replaced by United Front leader Deve Gowda.
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