What Happened in Jul 1996

Independence Day (film) released

Independence Day (also known by its promotional abbreviation ID4) is a 1996 science fiction film about a hostile alien invasion of Earth, focusing... Read more

Nas Releases It Was Written

Following the limited sales success of Illmatic, Nas chose to focus his efforts in a more mainstream direction. The album proved to be Nas’s most... Read more

UFC 10: The Tournament

UFC 10: The Tournament was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 12th, 1996, at the Fairgrounds Arena in... Read more

The Vandals release The Quickening

The Quickening is the fifth studio album by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals, released in 1996 by Nitro Records. Much of the... Read more

TWA Flight 800 Explodes in Mid-air

On the day of the crash the airplane departed Athens, Greece, as TWA Flight 881, and arrived at the gate at JFK about 4:38 PM. Upon arrival at JFK,... Read more

Tom Lehman wins the 125th British Open

The 1996 Open Championship was the 125th Open Championship held from July 18-21, 1996 at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes,... Read more

Games of the XXVI Olympiad Held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States

The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an... Read more

Muhammad Ali lights the flame at the 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an... Read more

Wayne Gretzky Signs with the New York Rangers

Gretzky rejected a three-year deal worth $15 million with the Blues, and on July 22, he signed with the New York Rangers as a free agent, rejoining... Read more

Kerri Strug's One-footed Vault Propels the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team to Gold

Kerri Strug was an gymnast for the 1996 U.S. Women's Olympic team. Upon her first attempt Strug under-rotated the landing of her first attempt,... Read more

Centennial Olympic Park Bombing

Centennial Olympic Park was designed as the "town square" of the Olympics, and thousands of spectators had gathered for a late concert by the band... Read more

Sublime release Sublime

Sublime is the third and final album released by ska-punk band Sublime. Originally intended to be titled Killin' It, the band and record label... Read more

The King of Fighters '96 is Released

The King of Fighters '96 is a 1996 fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home consoles. It is the third game in The King of... Read more

Sum 41 is formed

Sum 41 was formed by singer-songwriter Deryck Whibley and drummer Steve Jocz, under the name Kaspir after Whibley convinced Jocz to join his band.... Read more