Dec 01 In a move that led to a public-relations disaster, America Online shifted to a flat $19.95-per-month fee for unlimited access

Dec 29 A peace accord is signed in Guatemala, ending 36 years of civil unrest there.

Dec 26 Six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey is found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's Boulder, Colorado, home. The killing remains unsolved.

Dec 05 Newspapers reported that Microsoft had struck deals with several computer makers that would give it a significant advantage: The companies would not be allowed to use Windows unless Microsoft's screen came up immediately when users logged on. Hey mine does

Dec 16 IBM announced on this day in 1996 it would stop selling computers that used that PowerPC chip and ran Windows NT. IBM, Motorola, and Apple had teamed up to challenge Intel Corporation's dominance in chips and Microsoft's near monopoly on operating systems

Dec 01 Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Quebec Railway Corporation, commences operation over the former CN line beween Matapedia and Chandler, Que.

Dec 17 Intel Corporation and the Energy Department announced the development of a high-speed computer capable of performing more than one trillion calculations per second.

Dec 22 Brett Hull becomes the 24th player in NHL history to score 500 goals when he notches a hat trick in the St. Louis Blues' 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings

Dec 05 Newspapers reported that Microsoft had struck deals with several computer makers that would give it a significant advantage The companies would not be allowed to use Windows unless Microsoft's screen came up immediately when users logged on. Hey mine does

May 11 Valujet DC-9 crashes in Miami, 109 die

May 07 Comedian Martin Lawrence suffers a nervous breakdown

May 03 In Western Nei Mongol, China a 6.0 earthquake killed at least 18 people, 300 injured and extensive damage in the Baotou area.

May 10 A storm hits Mt Everest, killing eight climbers in one of the worst disasters since Everest was first conquered in 1953.

May 25 Jennifer Maria Holsten, 18, crowned Miss Filipino-American

May 31 Mark Van Thillo & Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100,000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures

May 21 Blackout in many areas of Queens NY

May 08 South Africa's Const Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution

May 23 Fred Norris of the Howard Stern show changes his name legally to Eric

May 10 2 US Marine helicopters collided during joint US & British war games

May 30 69th National Spelling Bee Wendy Guey wins spelling vivisepulture

May 13 OJ Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict

May 29 Space Shuttle STS 77 (Endeavour 11), lands

May 06 Guatemala's leftist guerrillas sign key accord with government of President

May 10 "Twister" premieres

May 19 STS 77 (Endeavour 11), launches into orbit

May 17 Alicia Machado, 18, of Venezuela crowned 45th Miss Universe

May 06 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Hartford CT on WCCC 106.9 FM

May 30 69th National Spelling Bee: Wendy Guey wins spelling vivisepulture

May 30 John Tesh's final day as host of "Entertainment Tonight"

May 24 "Spy Hard" starring Leslie Nielsen is released

May 05 Renette Cruz, Vancouver British Columbia, wins Miss Canadian Universe

Jul 20 26th Olympic Summer games opens in Atlanta, Georgia

Jul 07 Indonesia cancels appointment of General Mantiri as ambassador to Australia and leaves post temporarily vacant.

Jul 27 One person is killed and more than 100 injured as a pipe bomb explodes at the Atlanta Olympics.

Jun 29 Ottawa rocker Alanis Morrissette performs eight songs from her hit album Jagged Little Pill before 150,000 people in London's Hyde Park

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