Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber is arrested in Montana. Kaczynski killed three people and injured 23 in a nationwide series of bombings over a period of 17 years to protest industrialization. The Harvard grad and former professor at the University of California, Berkeley is sentenced to eight consecutive life terms in prison.
Over four million cows are put to death in the UK in an effort to control Mad Cow Disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - BSE) which can be transmitted to humans. The cattle are believed to become infected by eating meat-and-bone meal.
Benjamin Netanyahu is elected Prime Minister of Israel. Netanyahu would become the longest serving PM in Israel, serving from 1996 - 1999 and again from 2009 - 2021.
Space Jam is a live action/animated film starring Michael Jordan as himself along with Looney Tunes cartoon characters.
Bill Clinton and Al Gore win a second term in the 1996 U.S. Presidential Campaign, defeating Republican challengers Bob Dole and Jack Kemp.
The Nintendo 64 home video gaming system is rolled out in 1996.
Detail from an advertisement for Guess Jeans.
1996 advertisement for Gucci.
Advertisement for the 1996 Chevy S10 pickup truck.
Advertisement for Skechers footwear.
Men's fashion from J.C. Penney catalog.
Delia's catalog page.
August 1996 fashion spread from Seventeen Magazine.
The number one box office hit of 1996 is the sci-fi film Independence Day starring Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum and an ensemble cast.
The comedy drama film Swingers starring Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston and Heather Graham is a box office hit.
Ethan and Joel Coen's dark comedy crime film Fargo is released in 1996 with Frances McDormand as a pregnant police officer. The film receives seven Oscar nominations and wins two.
The disaster/action film Twister is the second highest grossing film in the U.S. in 1996. The film stars Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton.
The sitcom 3rd Rock From The Sun, about extraterrestrials posing as an American family, debuts on NBC where it would run until 2001.
Melissa Joan Hart debuts as Sabrina The Teenage Witch on ABC-TV. The program runs for seven seasons on both ABC and WB.
The sitcom Kenan & Kel debuts in 1996 and follows the misadventures of two Chicago teens. The program airs on Nickelodeon for four seasons.
Kansas City high school kids.
A group of teens from Muncie, Indiana.
High schoolers pose for the yearbook in Kansas City.
Middle school boys hanging out in the hallway.