The 1990s

1996 30 years ago

Operation Grapes of Wrath: Israeli forces shelled Qana, Lebanon, killing at least 100 civilians and injuring more than 1

Operation Grapes of Wrath, known in Lebanon as the April Aggression, was a seventeen-day campaign of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) against Hezbollah in 1996 which attempted to e…

Operation Grapes of Wrath: Israeli forces shelled Qana, Lebanon, killing at least 100 civilians and injuring more than 1

1996 30 years ago

A spree shooter carried out the Port Arthur massacre, killing 35 people, and injuring 37 in Tasmania, prompting stricter

A spree killer is someone who commits a criminal act that involves two or more murders in a short time, often in multiple locations. There are differing opinions about what duratio…

A spree shooter carried out the Port Arthur massacre, killing 35 people, and injuring 37 in Tasmania, prompting stricter

1996 30 years ago

Ireland won the Eurovision song contest for the seventh time, the highest number of wins for any country before Sweden t

Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, is a country in Northwestern Europe. It consists of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 m…

Ireland won the Eurovision song contest for the seventh time, the highest number of wins for any country before Sweden t

1996 30 years ago

In deciding Romer v

Romer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620 (1996), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States case which held that a state constitutional amendment in Colorado preventing p…

In deciding Romer v

1996 30 years ago

After an 81-day standoff sparked by their refusal to be evicted from their foreclosed property in Jordan, Montana, the C

Foreclosure is a legal process in which a lender attempts to recover the balance of a loan from a borrower who has stopped making payments to the lender by forcing the sale of the …

After an 81-day standoff sparked by their refusal to be evicted from their foreclosed property in Jordan, Montana, the C

1996 30 years ago

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in the commercial centre of Manchester, Engla

The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland c…

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in the commercial centre of Manchester, Engla

1996 30 years ago

TWA Flight 800 exploded in mid-air and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.

TWA Flight 800 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States, to Fiumicino Airport in Rome, It…

TWA Flight 800 exploded in mid-air and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.

1995

Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup i

The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country.

Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup i

1995

Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later.

Comet Hale–Bopp is a long-period comet that was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades.

Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later.

1995

Jung Wheein, South Korean singer

Jung Whee-in, known mononymously as Wheein, is a South Korean singer. She rose to prominence in 2014, as a member of the Korean girl group Mamamoo. In 2017, her song "Anymore" with…

Jung Wheein, South Korean singer

1995

Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P

On April 19, 1995, American anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh, assisted by Terry Nichols, detonated a makeshift bomb stored in a rental truck parked in front of the Alfred …

Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P

1995

Divock Origi, Belgian footballer

Divock Okoth Origi is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Divock Origi, Belgian footballer

1995

Jamie Hayter, English professional wrestler

Paige Wooding, better known by her ring name Jamie Hayter, is an English professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is one-half of the Brawling Bi…

Jamie Hayter, English professional wrestler

1995

Lewis Baker, English footballer

Lewis Renard Baker is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Stoke City.

Lewis Baker, English footballer

1995

Packy Hanrahan, American bowler

Patrick "Packy" Hanrahan is an American professional ten-pin bowler who joined the Professional Bowlers Association in 2018 after a collegiate career at Wichita State University. B…

Packy Hanrahan, American bowler

1995

During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing

The Croatian War of Independence was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence f…

During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing

1995

Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to ascend Everest without oxygen or the help of

Alison Jane Hargreaves was a British mountaineer. Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa team, in 1995. She…

Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to ascend Everest without oxygen or the help of

1995

Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a ramp

On May 17, 1995, 35-year-old Shawn Timothy Nelson stole an M60A3 tank from a local California Army National Guard armory in San Diego and drove six miles (9.7 km) through nearby ne…

Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a ramp

1995

The first version of the Java programming language is released

Java is a high-level, general-purpose, memory-safe, object-oriented programming language. It is intended to let programmers write once, run anywhere (WORA), meaning that compiled J…

The first version of the Java programming language is released

1995

While attempting to return to Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom, Knight Air Flight 816 crashes in Dunkeswick,

Leeds Bradford Airport is located in Yeadon, in the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Leeds city centre, and about …

While attempting to return to Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom, Knight Air Flight 816 crashes in Dunkeswick,

1995

The 7

The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake occurred on 28 May at 01:03 local time in northern Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. It was the most destructive earthquake known within the m…

The 7

1995

Connor Clifton, American ice hockey player

Connor Clifton is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey with …

Connor Clifton, American ice hockey player

1995

Melanie Martinez, American singer

Melanie Adele Martinez is an American singer and songwriter. Born in Astoria, Queens, and raised in Baldwin, New York, Martinez rose to fame in 2012 after appearing on season 3 of …

Melanie Martinez, American singer

1995

The Bose–Einstein condensate is first created

In condensed matter physics, a Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) is a state of matter that is typically formed when a gas of bosons at very low densities is cooled to temperatures ver…

The Bose–Einstein condensate is first created