Video: 'The Eerie Disappearance of Ron Brown's Ill-Fated Mission! | Mayday: Air Disaster'
(Wednesday, April 3, 1996, 2:57 p.m. Central European Summer Time) — An Air Force jetliner carrying Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, 54, and American business executives slammed into a mountainside today as it approached the airport at Dubrovnik, on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, killing all 35 people aboard.
Video: 'ISRAEL: YIGAL AMIR FOUND GUILTY OF ASSASSINATING YITZHAK RABIN'
(Wednesday, March 27, 1996) — Yigal Amir, the man who shattered Israel when he assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, was sentenced to life imprisonment today after having been found guilty of murder.
(Saturday, March 23, 1996) — “Because You Loved Me” by Céline Dion peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks (Mar. 23/30, Apr. 6/13/20/27, 1996). Continue reading ‘Because You Loved Me’ by Céline Dion peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago today (Mar 23 1996)
(Saturday, March 23, 1996) — “Real Love” by The Beatles peaked at #11 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Real Love’ by The Beatles peaks at #11 in USA 30 years ago today (Mar 23 1996)
Video: 'From the archives: Coverage of Menendez brothers' arrest, murder trials and conviction' (Mar. 20, 1996, at 19:55)
(Wednesday, March 20, 1996, approximately 2:00 p.m. PST) — A jury in Los Angeles convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez today of first-degree murder in the 1989 shotgun slayings of their wealthy parents. Continue reading Menendez brothers convicted of murder in parents’ deaths 30 years ago this hour (Mar 20 1996)
Video: 'The Beatles - Anthology 2 (Full Album)' (45 clips)
(Monday, March 18, 1996) — Anthology 2, the second of the three-volume Anthology collection, all of which tie-in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology was released today in the UK (Mar. 19, 1996, in the U.S.), featuring “Real Love,” the last new Beatles song released in the lifetime of George Harrison, who died in 2001, and the last single by the group until “Now and Then” in 2023.
(Saturday, March 9, 1996) — “Wonderwall” by Oasis peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Wonderwall’ by Oasis peaks at #8 in USA 30 years ago today (Mar 9 1996)
Video: 'Fargo' trailer
(Friday, March 8, 1996, 10:30 a.m. EST) — Fargo, a neo-noir black comedy crime thriller about a a car salesman’s inept crime that falls apart, opened this morning at Sony Theatres Lincoln Square in New York City. Continue reading ‘Fargo’ black comedy crime film opens in New York City 30 years ago this hour (Mar 8 1996)
Video: 'The Beatles - January / February 1995 Reunion Sessions'
(Monday, March 4, 1996) — The three surviving members of The Beatles — Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — turned down a $225 million offer today to tour North America, Europe and Japan.
Video: 'NBC News Royal Divorce Princess Diana Agrees To Divorce Coverage August 1996' (actually broadcast Feb. 28, 1996)
(Wednesday, February 28, 1996) — Britain’s Princess Diana announced just before the evening television news tonight that she had reluctantly changed her mind and would agree to divorce her estranged husband, Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne.
