Video: 'Seasons of Love/La Vie Boheme'
(Tuesday, February 13, 1996) — The rock musical Rent, by Jonathan Larson and loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Bohème, opened tonight off-Broadway at the New York Theater Workshop.
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‘Deep Blue’ computer beats chess champion Garry Kasparov in upset 20 years ago today (Feb 10 1996)
Video: 'Deep Blue vs. Kasparov 1996 Game 1'
(Saturday, February 10, 1996) — World chess champion Garry Kasparov lost the first game of a match today in Philadelphia against an IBM computer dubbed “Deep Blue.”
Kasparov ended up winning the match, 4 games to 2; he was defeated by Deep Blue in a rematch the following year.
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189 killed as German tourist plane crashes 20 years ago this hour (Feb 6 1996)
Video: 'Mayday S05E08 Mixed Signals The Plane That Wouldn't Talk'
(Tuesday, February 6, 1996, 11:47 p.m. EST) — A Turkish-owned Boeing 757–225 jetliner crashed into the Atlantic Ocean tonight shortly after takeoff from Puerto Plata Airport in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, killing 189 people, mostly German tourists.
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‘One of Us’ by Joan Osborne peaks at #4 in USA 20 years ago today (Feb 3 1996)
(Saturday, February 3, 1996) — “One of Us” by Joan Osborne peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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Clinton offers challenge to nation, declaring, ‘era of big government is over’ 20 years ago this hour (Jan 23 1996)
Video: '1996 State Of The Union - President Bill Clinton'
(Tuesday, January 23, 1996, 9:14 p.m. EST) — Offering his own idea of limited government to compete with the Republican vision, U.S. President Bill Clinton tonight challenged the nation to provide enough educational opportunities, economic security and freedom from crime to allow Americans to make the most of an “age of possibility.”
In an election-year State of the Union Message intended far more for voters than for the Republican-controlled Congress, Clinton separated himself from Democratic orthodoxy, twice pronouncing that the “era of big government is over.”
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Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson 20 years ago today (Jan 18 1996)
Video: 'Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley - News At Ten Divorce Report'
(Thursday, January 18, 1996) — Citing irreconcilable differences, Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of rock legend Elvis Presley, filed divorce papers today in Los Angeles Superior Court asking that her 20-month marriage to another rock legend, Michael Jackson, be ended.
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‘Free as a Bird’ by The Beatles peaks at #6 in USA 20 years ago today (Jan 6 1996)
(Saturday, January 6, 1996) — “Free as a Bird” by The Beatles peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was the group’s 34th of 34 top ten singles on the chart (1964-1996).
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‘GoldenEye’ by Tina Turner peaks at #2 on ‘Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles’ chart 20 years ago today (Dec 23 1995)
(Saturday, December 23, 1995) — “GoldenEye” by Tina Turner peaked at #2 on today’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Billboard chart.
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159 people killed as jetliner crashes into mountain in Colombia 20 years ago this hour (Dec 20 1995)
Video: 'American Airlines Flight 965 crash documentary - Lost'
(Wednesday, December 20, 1995, 9:41:28 p.m. EST) — An American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Miami to Cali, Colombia, slammed into a mountain tonight, killing all but four of the 163 people aboard.
The Colombian Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics determined the crash was caused by navigational errors by the flight crew.
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‘Beautiful Life’ by Ace of Base peaks at #15 in USA 20 years ago today (Dec 16 1995)
(Saturday, December 16, 1995) — “Beautiful Life” by Ace of Base peaked at #15 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
