What Happened in Dec 1996

Ayman Zawahiri Detained in Russia

Ayman al-Zawahiri is arrested in Russia, for illegally crossing the Russian boarder. Zawahiri posed as a Sudanese merchant. He was sentenced to six... Read more

Snoop Dogg Releases Single "Snoop's Upside Ya Head"

"Snoop's Upside Ya Head" is the second European hit and the first single release of Snoop Doggy Dogg's Tha Doggfather. The song heavily samples "I... Read more

STS-80 Incident

Video taken during mission STS-80 of Space Shuttle Columbia while in orbit as analyzed by Mark J. Carlotto show three different unusual phenomena:... Read more

Madeleine Albright First Woman Appointed to US Secretary of State

Madeleine Korbel Albright (born May 15, 1937) is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She was appointed by U.S. President... Read more

The Ultimate Ultimate 2 (UFC 11.5)

The Ultimate Ultimate 2 (also referred to as "Ultimate Ultimate 1996" and "UFC 11.5") was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting... Read more

Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and José Ramos-Horta are Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

In February 1989 he wrote to the President of Portugal, the Pope, and the UN Secretary-General, calling for a UN referendum on the future of East... Read more

Jerry Maguire is Released

Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American comedy-drama film starring Tom Cruise. It was written and directed by Cameron Crowe. Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise)... Read more

Nintendo Releases Mario Kart 64

Mario Kart 64 (マリオカート64, Mario Kāto Rokujūyon) is a racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was released in 1996 in... Read more

Danny Wuerffel Wins Heisman Trophy

Danny Wuerffel became the second player from the University of Florida to win the Heisman. It also marked the first time a Heisman winner came from... Read more

FDA Approves Pfizer's Lipitor

Lipitor (atorvastatin) is in a group of drugs called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, or "statins." Atorvastatin reduces levels of "bad" cholesterol... Read more

FDA Approves Pharmacia and UpJohn's Glyset

Treating type 2 diabetes in adults whose diabetes cannot be managed with diet alone. Glyset may be used alone, in combination with other oral... Read more

"The Andrea Doria" - Season 8 Episode 10 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Andrea Doria" is the 144th episode of American television sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 10th episode for the 8th season. It aired on December... Read more

Beavis and Butt-head Do America released

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America is a 1996 animated feature film, based on the TV series, Beavis and Butt-Head. It was produced by Paramount... Read more

FDA Approves Teva's Copaxone to Reduce Frequency in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Copaxone is indicated for reduction of the frequency of relapses in patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS), including patients... Read more

Fighters Megamix is Released

Fighters Megamix (ファイターズ メガミックス) is a 1996 fighting game developed by AM2 for the Sega Saturn and Game.com. It combines several characters from... Read more

"Mother" Is Released

Mother is a 1996 movie directed and written by Albert Brooks, and starring Brooks and Debbie Reynolds. John Henderson (Albert Brooks)is a... Read more

The Offspring release "All I Want" single

"All I Want" is a punk rock song by the Offspring. It is the tenth track on their fourth studio album Ixnay on the Hombre (1997) and was released... Read more