David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
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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Riot police forcibly dispersed a pro-democracy demonstration supporting Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia, highlighting the ongoing political tensions and challenges to democratic expression during this period.
Their was an attack by Indonesian government forces on the head office of the Indonesian Democratic Party, which was being occupied by supporters of recently ousted party leader Megawati Sukarnoputri. It was followed by two days of riots in Jakarta.
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The remains of a prehistoric man, later known as the Kennewick Man, were discovered near Kennewick, Washington. This archaeological find would become significant in understanding early human migration and Native American prehistory.
To scientists, he is "Kennewick Man." To Native Americans, he is the "Ancient One." More than a decade ago, Native Americans lost their claim for custody of this 8500-year-old skeleton from Washington state, when a federal appeals court ruled there was no evidence he was related to any modern tribe.
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During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, a devastating terrorist attack occurred when a pipe bomb exploded in Centennial Olympic Park.
The explosion killed one person and injured 111 others, creating widespread panic and shock during the international sporting event.
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Arthur McDonald, Royal Air Force officer and radar pioneer, died on this day aged 93
Air Marshal Sir Arthur William Baynes McDonald, KCB, AFC, FRAeS, DL (14 June 1903 – 26 July 1996) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Air Force from 1955 to 1957.
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In a significant political upheaval, Pierre Buyoya led a military coup, deposing President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. The Tutsi-led Burundian army seized power, dramatically changing the country's political leadership
The 1996 Burundian coup d'état was a military coup d'état that took place in Burundi on 25 July 1996. In the midst of the Burundi Civil War, former president Pierre Buyoya (a Tutsi) deposed Hutu President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya.
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