| World Series Champions: |
New York Yankees |
| Superbowl XXX Champions: |
Dallas Cowboys |
| NBA Champions: |
Chicago Bulls |
| Stanley Cup Champs: |
Colorado Avalanche |
| U.S. Open Golf |
Steve Jones |
| U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) |
Pete Sampras/Steffi Graf |
| Wimbledon (Men/Women): |
Richard Krajiceck/Steffi Graf |
| NCAA Football Champions: |
Florida |
| NCAA Basketball Champions: |
Kentucky |
| Kentucky Derby: |
Grindstone |
| Sports Highlights: |
Cal Ripkin broke Lou Gehrig's consective
MLB game record when he played game number 2,131 |
| The Hotties and Fashion Icons:
|
Claudia Schiffer |
| The Heartthrob(s): |
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| "The Quote" |
"You had me at 'hello'"
- Renée Zellweger, 'Jerry Maguire'
"Show me the Money!"
- Cuba Gooding, Jr., in 'Jerry Maguire'
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| Time Magazine's Man of the Year |
David Ho |
| Miss America: |
Shawntel Smith (Muldrow, OK) |
| Miss USA: |
Ali Landry (Louisiana) |
| The Scandal: |
 The
United States campaign finance controversy was an
alleged effort by the People's Republic of China to
influence
domestic American politics during the Clinton
administration and also involved the fund-raising
practices of the administration itself.
Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber was captured. He
had killed d injured 23 people in his 17-year spree.
He was turned in by his brother, david, who recognized
theiing style and te content his brother was talking
about.
Rap Star Murder:
Tupac Shakur killed in a drive-by shooting in Las
Vegas .
Beauty Pagean Queen Murder:
JonBenet ramsey was found killed in her basement,
and the killer was never found.
Actress Overdose Death:
Margaux Hemingway, age 42, from a deliberate overdose
of phenobarbitol
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| Nerd News: |
Jim Carrey was the first actor to make $20,000,000
to star in a single film, The Cable Guy.
 Oprah
started her famous book club.
Febreze fabric refesher began test-marketing in 1996.
By 1998, it was sold nation-wide.
In 1996, Travelocity opened online. Early on, it
was primarily travel agents who booked flights on
American Airlines.
Animal Hero: Binti,
a gorilla at the Brookfield Illinois Zoo, grabbed
a 3 year-old who had fallen in the cage, protected
him from the other apes, and delivered him o zoo personel
at the gate.
Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1996: $1,085,000
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| The Habit: |
Doing the Macarena
Playing wi Tickle Me Elmo
Reading Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
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| 1st appearances & 1996's
Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents: |
Tickle Me Elmo, Toy Story toys,
Pokemon, Beanie Babies catch on, although they
had been around since 1993. The McDonalds mini-beanie-babie
giveway fueled the madness. |
| Best Film Oscar Winner: |
The English Patient |
The Big Movies:
(according to boxofficemojo) |
1. Independence Day
2. Twister
3. Mission: Impossible
4. Jerry Maguire
5. Ransom
6. 101 Dalmations
7. The Rock
8. The Nutty Professor
9. The Birdcage
10. A Time To Kill |
1996 Billboard
Number One Songs |
December 2, 1995 - March 22, 1996:
One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
March 23 - May 3:
Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
May 4 - May 17:
Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey
May 18 - July 12:
Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs N Harmony
July 13 - July 26:
How Do U Want It - 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo
July 27 - August 2:
You're Makin' Me High - Toni Braxton
August 3 - November 9:
Macarena (Bayside Boys remix) -Los Del Rio
November 9 - December 6:
No Diggity - Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre
December 7, 1996 - February 21, 1997:
Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton
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