Name:
Location: Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia

Retired high school Geography teacher of 35 years. Fascinated by volcanoes, beaches, glaciers, rainforests - the outdoors plus ancient civilisations.

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

World Events of 1996

France agreed to end nuclear testing.

'Mad cow' disease broke out in England.

The Taliban seized control of kabul the capital of Afghanistan.

Thousands of refugees return to Rwanda.

US President Clinton re-elected.

Gangstra rapper Tupac died after being shot in a drive-by shooting.

The main movies were The English Patient, The People vs. Larry Flint and Shine.

Scientists debated the possibility of life on Mars following examination of a meteorite from Mars.

Dolly, the world's first sheep cloned from adult cells, was born.

Singer Ella Fitzgerald and actor George Burns died.

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home