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Arts & Entertainment Sports Years Ago

September 1991 – 25 years ago

21 September , 201612 September , 2016 1992 Olympics, Anne Tyler, Barcelona Olympics, basketball, Brad Roe, Bryan Adams, chicken processing, Dead Again, Dead Sea Scrolls, disaster, Dooms Day Conspiracy, Dr Seuss, Dream Team, Emmet Roe, Erika Simon, Everything I Do I Do It For You, factory fire, fire, Fisher King, Frank Capra, Freddy’s Dead, Hamlet, Hamlet grease fire disaster, Helmut Simon, I’m Too Sexy, Iceman, Imperial Foods, It All Happened One Night, It’s A Wonderful Life, James Hair, Jeff Bridges, Jerry Springer Show, John Grisham, Leningrad, Let’s Talk About Sex, Miles Davis, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, NBA players, Nightmare on Elm Street, North Carolina, occupational health and safety, OH&S, Ötzi, Ötzi the Iceman, Ötztal Alps, Petrograd, racial prejudice, Right Said Fred, Robin Williams, Saint Maybe, Saint Petersberg, Salt and Pepa, Sidney Sheldon, South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Sum of All Fears, The Firm, Theodor Geisel

September 1991 witnessed the Hamlet factory fire, the discovery of the Iceman, the long awaited publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls and much more.

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Arts & Entertainment Years Ago

September 1996 – 20 years ago

8 September , 2016 Afghanistan, Anne Rice, Bing Crosby, Bjorke, Bob Dent, Bob Hope, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Bulletproof, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, CTBT, Dalai Lama, Deep Blue Something, Desert Storm, disasters, DJ Goldie, Dorothy Lamour, Dr Philip Nitsche, Euthanasia, Executive Orders, First Wives’ Club, Flava, Gracetown, Hurricane Fran, Huzzas Cliff, Iraqui War, Jack and Jill, James Patterson, John Grisham, John Howard, Kabul, Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Los Del Rio’s, Macarena, Margaret River, Maximum Risk, Murtaza Bhutto, Operation Desert Strike, Peter Andre, Peter Costello, Ricardo Lopez, Runaway Jury, Saddam Hussein, Servant of Bones, Spice Girls, Taliban, terrorists, The Crow: City of Angels, Tom Clancy, Tupac Shakur, Wannabe, war

September 1996 saw Desert Strike, Pauline Hanson’s maiden speech, spies, assassinations, legal euthanasia, the Gracetown disaster and more.

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August 1996 - 20 years ago

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August 1996 – 20 years ago

3 August , 20161 August , 2016 1996 Olympics, 1996 Paralympic Games, A Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire, A Time to Kill, air crash, Anne Rice, Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Arequipa, Asan, Ashley Judd, Atlanta Olympics, ATlanta Paralympic Games, Cause of Death, Celine Dion, Chili River, China, closing ceremony, demonstrations, demonstrators, disasters, Donald Sutherland, electrocution, fireworks, friends, Fujian, Game of Thrones, George R R Martin, Grau Bridge, Guam, Guangdong, heavy rain, Huesca, John Grisham, Kevin Costner, Kevin Spacey, Korean Air Flight 801, Los Del Rio, Louise Sauvage, Macarena, Mars, Matthew McConaughey, meteorites, NASA, Nimitz Hill, Oliver Platt, Opera Mountain, Operafjellet, Paralympics, Patricia Cornwell, Peru, Power of the Dream, Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, Priya Cooper, protestors, Red River, Rene Russo, riot, Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock, Sasa Valley, Servant of Bones, Spain, Spice Girls, Tin Cup, Vietnam, Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, Wannabe, workplace reforms

August 1996 – Plane crashes that killed hundreds, 600 kids at the the Atlanta Olympics closing ceremony, the beginning of The Game of Thrones and more.

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July 1996 - 20 years ago

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July 1996 – 20 years ago

6 July , 201628 June , 2016 1972 Olympic Games, 1972 Olympics, 1996 Olmypic Games, 1996 Olympics, ADX Florence prison, air disaster, Anette Briffa, Anja Habschied, Atlanta Olympics, backpacker murders, Belanglo State Forest, Belgian Air Force, Berrima, Caroline Clarke. Joanne Walters, Cause of Death, Centennial Park Bombing, cloning, Cohen Klein, Colorado, Constable Janet Nicholson, Courage Under Fire, David Auchterlonie, Deborah Everist, Dehiwala train bombing, Denzel Washington, Dolly the sheep, East Moriches, Eddie Murphy, Eindhoven, Eric Robert Rudolph, Euthanasia, Florence, Gabor Neugebauer, Hercules, Hotmail, Independence Day, Independence Day: Resurgence, ingestion of birds, Ivan Milat, Jack Smith, James Gibson, Joanne Berry, John Burgess, John Grisham, Jonathan Melvoin, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Killiing Me Softly, Lockheed C-130, Lou Diamond Phillips, Marie-Jose Perec, Martina Hingis, Matt Damon, Matthew Milat, Meg Ryan, Melih Uzunyol, Michael Johnson, Michael Moriarty, Microsoft, Mike Melvoin, Mittagong, Munich massacre, Northern Territory, Nutty Professor, Outlook.com, Patricia Cornwall, Paul Onions, Prince, Richard Jewell, Richard Milat, Royal Netherlands Army, Runaway Jury, Sabeer Bhatia, Scott Glenn, Simone Schimidl, Spice Girls, Susannah Melvoin, The Family, The Fugees, TWA Flight 800, Wannabe, Wendy Melvoin, Wheel of Fortune, Wimbledon

July 1996 – TWA Flight 800 explodes; Euthanasia legalised; Dolly the sheep; Atlanta Olympics and Centennial Park Bombing; Ivan Milat; and more

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June 1996 - 20 years ago

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June 1996 – 20 years ago

2 June , 20163 June , 2016 20 years ago, 5th Aviation Regiment, 60 minutes, air crash, Bill Paxton, Blackhawk, Brazil, Corporation Street, disaster, Dustin Hoffman, Euro 1996, Football, Fugees, game consoles, Gene Hackman, Gerry "The Monk" Hutch, Helen Hunt, Independent Newspapers, IRA, Irish Republican Army, John Cusack, John Gilligan, John Grisham, John Traynor, June 1996, Killing Me Softly, Liz Hayes, Manchester IRA bombing, Mission Impossible, Nintendo 64, Press Freedom Award, Queensland, Rachael Weisz, reporter, Roberta Flack, Runaway Jury, Sao Paulo shopping mall blast, SASR, Sean Connery, Soccer, terrorism, terrorists, The Rock, Today SHow, Tom Cruise, Townsville, Twister, Veronica Guerin, video games, years ago

June 1996 saw the murder of Veronica Guerin, the Blackhawk accident, the Fugees, Runaway Jury, Twister and Mission Imposible and the release of Nintendo 64

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Anger over WA Government's decision to decline Paralympics event

The City of Perth will host a welcome home ceremony for WA Paralympic athletes, following anger over the State Government's initial decision not to hold an event. on 21 Sep 2016

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100m silver for Year 9 schoolgirl Holt

TEEN sprint sensation Isis Holt has added a Paralympic Games silver to her world championship golden double, finishing second in her T35 100m final. on 15 Sep 2016

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Aussie Davidson wins Rio long jump gold

Brayden Davidson has delivered gold for Australia at the Rio Paralympics with victory in the T36 long jump. on 13 Sep 2016

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Belarus official banned from Paralympic Games for Russia flag stunt

"This is the person who showed solidarity with people who were disgracefully treated in an inhumane way in not being allowed to compete at the Paralympics," Zakharova told Interfax news agency. on 09 Sep 2016

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Super Cahill earns Socceroos win over UAE

Australia earns a 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over United Arab Emirates through a late Tim Cahill volley. on 06 Sep 2016

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Late night evacuations for Barossa Valley campers as river breaks bank

Holiday-makers are evacuated from their cabins and caravans in the middle of the night at a Barossa Valley caravan park after a nearby river breaks its banks. on 30 Sep 2016

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Dedicated natural burial site backed by Tasmanian council

People wanting a natural burial in Tasmania — which involves unmarked graves and biodegradable coffins — may soon have the option of being laid to rest in a purpose-built site. on 22 Sep 2016

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Flooding closes regional NSW roads

Flash flooding has forced road closures in parts of NSW, with some rivers expected to peak into the weekend. on 21 Sep 2016

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Hammer rampage man, 44, accused of injuring man, punching police officer in face

Following reports of the alleged attack, WA's truck driving community posted messages of hope and support to Mr Tapper's family on the West Australia Road Trains and Big Bangers Facebook page. on 09 Sep 2016

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Potato marketing board deregulation law passed by WA Parliament

Western Australia's Parliament has cleared the way for full deregulation of the state's potato industry, passing legislation to abolish the controversial Potato Marketing Corporation (PMC). on 07 Sep 2016

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