David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
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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Phil Taylor won the 1996 Vernons World Darts Championship in what was the third year that the Professional Darts Corporation (then known as the World Darts Council) held their own World Championships following an acrimonious split from the British Darts Organisation during 1992/93.
The tournament had its third sponsor in as many years, with Vernons taking over from Proton Cars. The tournament was held at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet between 26 December 1995 and 1 January 1996.
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