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These are the events that were going on in 1996, the last time Dallas won a playoff game. This is not intended to piss anybody off, just put into perspective how long it's really been.
I apologize in advance if anybody takes this the wrong way and gets upset. My team sucks too, don't be so harsh.
* Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia.
* Bill Clinton wins re-election as President of the United States, beating Republican Bob Dole.
* January 18 - Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson.
* January 29 - Garth Brooks refuses to accept his American Music Award for "Favorite Overall Artist". Brooks says that Hootie and the Blowfish had done more for music that year than he did.
* February 20 - Snoop Doggy Dogg and his bodyguard acquitted of first degree murder. The jury deadlocks on voluntary manslaughter charges and a mistrial is declared.
* March 16 - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men ends its 16th consecutive week at No. 1 with "One Sweet Day". It is the longest consecutive week stay at No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history.
* March 28 - Phil Collins announces that he is leaving Genesis to focus on his solo career.
* April 3 - M.C. Hammer files for bankruptcy.
* April 4 - The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia's widow, Deborah, scatter part of Garcia's ashes in the Ganges River in India.
* May 8 - In Los Angeles, California, a judge rules against Tommy Lee and wife actress Pamela Anderson Lee in their attempt to keep Penthouse magazine from publishing still photos taken from an X-rated home movie which was stolen from their home.
* May 25 - Brad Nowell, lead singer and guitarist for Sublime dies of drug overdose.
* June 15 - Ella Fitzgerald dies
* July 5- Dolly the Sheep was cloned
* September 13 - Tupac Shakur dies in hospital after his wounds from the Las Vegas, Nevada MGM Grand shooting.
Hit films released:
* Independence Day
* Jerry Maguire
* Mission: Impossible
* Romeo and Juliet
* Space Jam
* The Nutty Professor
* Twister
Hit songs:
* "Macarena" - Los Del Rio
* "Wonderwall" - Oasis
* "6th Avenue Heartache" - The Wallflowers
* "Aeroplane" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
* "All Mixed Up" - 311
* "California Love" - 2Pac
* "Can't Get You Off My Mind" - Lenny Kravitz
* "Down" - 311
* "Free As A Bird" - The Beatles
* "Give Me One Reason" - Tracy Chapman
* "Head Over Feet" - Alanis Morissette
* "How Do U Want It" - 2Pac
* "I Want To Come Over" - Melissa Etheridge
* "If It Makes You Happy" - Sheryl Crow
* "The Beautiful People" - Marilyn Manson
* "Wash Away" - Vertical Horizon
* "You Learn" - Alanis Morissette
New books:
* Absolute Power - David Baldacci
* Executive Orders - Tom Clancy
* Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk
* Gods and Generals - Jeff Shaara
* The Gun Seller - Hugh Laurie
* Hackers - short story collection
* How Stella Got Her Groove Back - Terry McMillan
* Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
* Primary Colors - Joe Klein as "Anonymous"
* The Runaway Jury - John Grisham
Makes me feel old. I'm not a fan, but it's still hard to believe it's been that long, considering the Dallas legacy for so many decades.
I was a Sophomore in HS then. Now I'm 29, and married with two children, have my own house, etc.
I apologize in advance if anybody takes this the wrong way and gets upset. My team sucks too, don't be so harsh.
* Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia.
* Bill Clinton wins re-election as President of the United States, beating Republican Bob Dole.
* January 18 - Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson.
* January 29 - Garth Brooks refuses to accept his American Music Award for "Favorite Overall Artist". Brooks says that Hootie and the Blowfish had done more for music that year than he did.
* February 20 - Snoop Doggy Dogg and his bodyguard acquitted of first degree murder. The jury deadlocks on voluntary manslaughter charges and a mistrial is declared.
* March 16 - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men ends its 16th consecutive week at No. 1 with "One Sweet Day". It is the longest consecutive week stay at No. 1 in Billboard Hot 100 history.
* March 28 - Phil Collins announces that he is leaving Genesis to focus on his solo career.
* April 3 - M.C. Hammer files for bankruptcy.
* April 4 - The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia's widow, Deborah, scatter part of Garcia's ashes in the Ganges River in India.
* May 8 - In Los Angeles, California, a judge rules against Tommy Lee and wife actress Pamela Anderson Lee in their attempt to keep Penthouse magazine from publishing still photos taken from an X-rated home movie which was stolen from their home.
* May 25 - Brad Nowell, lead singer and guitarist for Sublime dies of drug overdose.
* June 15 - Ella Fitzgerald dies
* July 5- Dolly the Sheep was cloned
* September 13 - Tupac Shakur dies in hospital after his wounds from the Las Vegas, Nevada MGM Grand shooting.
Hit films released:
* Independence Day
* Jerry Maguire
* Mission: Impossible
* Romeo and Juliet
* Space Jam
* The Nutty Professor
* Twister
Hit songs:
* "Macarena" - Los Del Rio
* "Wonderwall" - Oasis
* "6th Avenue Heartache" - The Wallflowers
* "Aeroplane" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
* "All Mixed Up" - 311
* "California Love" - 2Pac
* "Can't Get You Off My Mind" - Lenny Kravitz
* "Down" - 311
* "Free As A Bird" - The Beatles
* "Give Me One Reason" - Tracy Chapman
* "Head Over Feet" - Alanis Morissette
* "How Do U Want It" - 2Pac
* "I Want To Come Over" - Melissa Etheridge
* "If It Makes You Happy" - Sheryl Crow
* "The Beautiful People" - Marilyn Manson
* "Wash Away" - Vertical Horizon
* "You Learn" - Alanis Morissette
New books:
* Absolute Power - David Baldacci
* Executive Orders - Tom Clancy
* Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk
* Gods and Generals - Jeff Shaara
* The Gun Seller - Hugh Laurie
* Hackers - short story collection
* How Stella Got Her Groove Back - Terry McMillan
* Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
* Primary Colors - Joe Klein as "Anonymous"
* The Runaway Jury - John Grisham
Makes me feel old. I'm not a fan, but it's still hard to believe it's been that long, considering the Dallas legacy for so many decades.
I was a Sophomore in HS then. Now I'm 29, and married with two children, have my own house, etc.
