More than 40 years, told day by day
Space Shuttle STS 72 (Endeavour 10), launches into space
STS-72, launched aboard Endeavour on 11 January 1996, was tasked with capturing a Japanese spacecraft after ten months in orbit.
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Israel frees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners as King Hussein of Jordan visits Israel
On January 10th, 1996 Jordan’s King Hussein made his long overdue first public visit to Israel, more than a year after the peace agreement was signed with Israel and just a few short months after the Rabin assassination, which he claimed to have been deeply affected by.
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3rd Rock from the Sun was an American television sitsom created by Bonnie and Terry Turner.
This was originally aired from January 9, 1996, to May 22, 2001, on NBC.
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François Mitterrand has died in Paris at the age of 79
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (26 October 1916 – 8 January 1996) was a French politician and statesman who served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, the longest holder of that position in the history of France..
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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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