1996 Timeline
August 1996
- August 28: Prince Charles and Princess Diana officially divorce, 15 years after their highly publicized marriage on July 29, 1981
- August 28: During the 1996 Democratic Convention in Chicago, Bill Clinton is officially nominated to run for his 2nd term as President
September 1996
- September 24: President Bill Clinton along with 178 other nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The United States went against the treaty in 2002 when they resumed testing nuclear weapons
- September 27: The Taliban overthrow Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani and capture Kabul
October 1996
- October 7: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. debuts the Conservative Fox News Channel in the United States promising Fair and Balanced coverage.