David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
American tennis star Andre Agassi secured the men's singles gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics, decisively defeating Spanish player Sergi Bruguera with a commanding score of 6-2, 6-3, 6-1, further solidifying his status as a top international tennis player.
The day concluded with a grand closing ceremony
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The star-studded United States men's basketball team, Dream Team III, beat Yugoslavia 95-69 to win the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics. Humphrey Fisher, English born TV Producer, dies at 72. Michel Debre, French politician, Prime Minister of France (1959-62), dies at 84
The 1996 Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States opened on this day
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The task of renovating Redgrave Post Office and Stores was continuing with terms being negotiated with suppliers, tenants and employees being given new contracts.
Elsewhere, Britain handed Hong Kong back to China and the 1996 Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, were held in Atlanta Georgia, United States.
Alan Shearer became the most expensive footballer in the world in a £15,000,000 transfer to Newcastle.
Dolly the sheep was cloned and , Howard Hughes was found guilty and jailed for life for the savage murder and sexual assault of Sophie Hook.
The Ulster Troubles’ continued, but with arrests made and the Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny, was returned to Scotland.
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A terrorist Seagram Miller was an American rapper from Oakland, Californina, that was shot dead in a drive-by shooting.
Miller released two albums in his lifetime; The hard-edged and violent The Dark Roads and the more typically laid-back west coast style Reality Check. Miller was shot to death in a drive-by shooting on July 31, 1996.
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Father Alan Cheales, British Dominican priest (served 33 years at St Dominic's priory, London), died at the age of 83. Alan Shearer became the most expensive footballer in the world in a £15,000,000 transfer from Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle United F.C
It is not given to many priests to serve in the same parish without a break for thirty-three years. Father Alan went to St Dominic’s, the
Dominican parish in North London, at the beginning of 1963. Nor is it given to many parishes to be blessed for so long by such untiring
and selfless care as his.
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