Current events from the year 1996
- The English Patient wins Best Picture at the Academy Awards
- Top songs in 1996: Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) by Los Del Rio; Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman; Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion
- On Television in 1996: Spin City; The Drew Carey Show; The X-Files
- Cost of a loaf of bread: $0.88/loaf