Video: 'Oct 16, 1996 2nd Presidential Debate Clinton & Dole'

(Thursday, October 16, 1996, 9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT; during the United States presidential election, 1996) — In a spirited confrontation before the nation’s voters, former U.S. Senator Bob Dole used the second and final televised presidential debate tonight in San Diego to attack the ethical and governmental record of President Bill Clinton repeatedly as scandal tainted and undeserving of renewal at the ballot box. Continue reading Dole charges after Clinton in last debate 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1996) →

Video: 'Oct 9, 1996 - VP Debate Between Gore & Kemp'

(Wednesday, October 9, 1996, 9:00 p.m. EDT; during the 1996 presidential election campaign) — Vice President Al Gore and his Republican challenger, Jack Kemp, faced off tonight in a 90-minute debate that presented voters with rival economic messages and partisan cross-sniping over social issues like abortion and affirmative action that have received scant airing in the Presidential contest. Continue reading Economy dominates Gore-Kemp vice presidential debate 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 9 1996) →

Video: 'Oct 6, 1996 - 1st Presidential Debate Clinton & Dole'

(Sunday, October 6, 1996, 9:00 p.m. EDT; during the 1996 presidential election campaign) — U.S. President Bill Clinton briskly defended his stewardship tonight as improving the lives of ordinary Americans while former Senator Bob Dole tried to chip at his record by saying that average people had become worse off in the last four years and would prosper with Dole’s proposal for a major tax cut. Continue reading Clinton, Dole spar over Medicare, taxes in first debate 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 6 1996) →

Video: 'President Clinton speaking at the UN (1996)'

(Tuesday, September 24, 1996, 10:03 a.m. EDT) — The United States, represented by President Bill Clinton, and 70 other countries signed a treaty at the United Nations today to end all testing and development of nuclear weapons.

To date, 183 countries have signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, but the agreement has yet to enter into force because of the refusal so far of eight nations, including the U.S., to ratify it.

Video: 'Remembering JFK Jr., 15 years after his death'

(Saturday, September 21, 1996) — John F. Kennedy Jr., 35, the only surviving son of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, married publicist Carolyn Bessette, 30, today in a secret ceremony on Cumberland Island, Georgia. Continue reading John F. Kennedy Jr. marries Carolyn Bessette in Georgia 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 21 1996) →

Video: 'Gay Marriage Debate: Bill Clinton Regrets Signing Defense of Marriage Act | The New York Times'

(Saturday, September 21, 1996, 12:50 a.m. EDT) — President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) today denying federal recognition of same-sex marriages a day after saying the law should not be used as an excuse for discrimination, violence or intimidation against gays and lesbians.

Although never formally repealed, DOMA was effectively overturned by U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 2013 and 2015.