Category Archives: 1990s

‘You’re Makin’ Me High/Let It Flow’ by Toni Braxton peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 27 1996)

(Saturday, July 27, 1996)“You’re Makin’ Me High”/Let It Flow by Toni Braxton peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘You’re Makin’ Me High/Let It Flow’ by Toni Braxton peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 27 1996)

Terror attack on Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park kills 1, injures 111 people 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 27 1996)


Video: '1996 Atlanta Olympic Park Bombing' (17 videos)

(Saturday, July 27, 1996, 1:20 a.m. EDT; during the 1996 Summer Olympics) — Terror struck the Atlanta Olympics as a pipe bomb spiked with nails and screws exploded early this morning at Centennial Olympic Park, directly killing one person (another person later died of a heart attack) and injuring 111. Continue reading Terror attack on Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park kills 1, injures 111 people 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 27 1996)

Kerri Strug battles through pain to help U.S. gymnastics team win first gold medal 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 23 1996)


Video: 'Gold Medal Moments: Kerri Strug Lands on her Feet at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta'

(Tuesday, July 23, 1996, during the 1996 Summer Olympics) — Gymnast Kerri Strug helped the U.S. gymnastics team to it’s first ever Olympic gold medal today in Atlanta, despite two torn ligaments in her ankle. Continue reading Kerri Strug battles through pain to help U.S. gymnastics team win first gold medal 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 23 1996)

1996 Summer Olympics open in Atlanta 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 19 1996)


Video: 'Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games - Olympic Flame & Opening Ceremony'

(Saturday, July 19, 1996, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — Muhammad Ali, who suffered from Parkinson’s decease, dramatically lit the Olympic cauldron and President Bill Clinton officially opened the 1996 Summer Olympics (known officially as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad) tonight at the Centennial Olympic Stadium in Atlanta. Continue reading 1996 Summer Olympics open in Atlanta 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 19 1996)

MSNBC news network debuts on cable, Internet 20 years ago this hour (July 15 1996)


Video: 'MSNBC's On-Air Launch 1996-07-15'

(Monday, July 15, 1996, 9:00 a.m. EDT)MSNBC, a 24-hour all-news network founded as separate partnerships between Microsoft and General Electric’s NBC unit, made its debut today on cable and the Internet.

‘Independence Day’ premieres in Los Angeles 20 years ago today (June 25 1996)


Video: 'Independence Day' trailer

(Tuesday, June 25, 1996)Independence Day, an epic science fiction disaster film about an alien attack on Earth, had its world premiere today at Mann Village Theater in Westwood, California.

Directed by Roland Emmerich, the film starred Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd HirschMargaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn and Harvey Fierstein.

19 U.S. troops die in truck bombing at big Saudi Arabia base 20 years ago this hour (June 25 1996)


Video: 'Khobar Towers Bombing - The Bomb Was Bigger Than Expected'

(Tuesday, June 25, 1996, 9:50 p.m. AST) — A truck bomb ripped through an apartment complex housing Air Force pilots and other American military personnel near the eastern Saudi Arabian city of Dhahran today, killing 19 Americans, wounding 498 people and raising new concern about the stability of the vast Saudi desert kingdom.

‘Theme from Mission: Impossible’ by Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen peaks at #7 in USA 20 years ago today (June 22 1996)

(Saturday, June 22, 1996)“Theme from Mission: Impossible by Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.

Queen, McCartney open Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 20 years ago today (June 7 1996)


Video: 'Paul McCartney LIPA opening 1996'

(Friday, June 7, 1996) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth got a taste of showbiz “Fame” today when she joined Paul McCartney to open the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), a school for performing arts set up by the former Beatle in his home city. Continue reading Queen, McCartney open Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 20 years ago today (June 7 1996)