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Music: 1. Macarena, Los Del Rio 2. One Sweet Day, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men 3. Because You Loved Me, Celine Dion 4. Nobody Knows, Tony Rich Project 5. Always Be My Baby, Mariah Carey 6. Give Me One Reason, Tracy Chapman 7. Tha Crossroads, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 8. I Love You Always Forever, Donna Lewis 9. You're Makin' Me High/Let It Flow, Toni Braxton 10. Twisted, Keith Sweat 11. C'mon n' Ride It (The Train), Quad City Dj's
Celebs: Don Simpson - died of drug over dose. he was a big producer. Margaux Hemmingway- committed suicide on the anniversary of her grandfathers own suicide, Ernest Hemmingway Haing S. Ngor- robbed and shot , an oscar winning actor Ray Combs- committed suicide, he was a game show host 1856 - Sigmund Freud Freiberg Moravia, father of psycho-analysis was born
Movies: Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Independence Day, Twister, Scream, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and Madonna's Evita.
Pop Culture: 1996 :)
Television: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Home Improvement Star Trek: Voyager The Simpsons The X-Files
Historical Events: BANGLADESH On fire for democracy NUCLEAR THREAT Progress and protest ASYLUM FOR REFUGEES The gates close THE KURDS Warlords and power plays ZAIRE/RWANDA Bad news turns good WORLD FOOD SUMMIT Shamefully unambitious 1996 AWARDS Acknowledging the activists Guatemala's leftist guerrillas sign key accord with President
Fashion: The '70's look was coming back into fashion in 1996. Knee-High boots, spaghetti strap shirts, and smiley faces were very popular.
Sports: *Super Bowl XXX – Dallas Cowboys won 27-17 over the Pittsburgh Steelers *1995NCAA Division I-A national football championship – the Nebraska Cornhuskers manhandle the University of Florida Gators, winning 62-24, along with their second back-to-back National Championship seasons on January 2, 1996. *World Bowl 96 – The Scottish Claymores won 32-27 over the Frankfurt Galaxy. *Cleveland Browns deactivate and move to Baltimore where they become the Baltimore Ravens and reactivate in 1999.
Politics: President -Bill Clinton of Arkansas Vice President -Al Gore of Tennessee
Hot Toys: Barbie Action Man Jenga Puzz3D Megasketch Football Figures Baby Born Buzz Lightyear Baby Go Bye Bye Jumanji Game Pokmon Gameboy game Nintendo 64
Prices of Common Goods: Bread: $0.88/loaf Milk: $2.72/gal Eggs: $1.60/doz Car: $18,563 Gas: $1.29/gal House: $166,400 Stamp: $0.32/ea Avg Income: $53,676/yr
