December 5, 1996, was a Thursday. It was 27 years, 11 months, and 19 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
What happened on December 5, 1996?
Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on December 5, 1996:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "Star Trek: First Contact" was at the top of the box office on December 5, 1996.
This date occurred 10,216 days ago. Approximately 341 months have passed. It was the 340th day of 1996, in week 49. The decade was the nineties. There were only 26 days left in the year. People who were born on December 5, 1996, are now 27 years old and belong to the Gen-Z generation. 1996 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. The Earth has experienced 114 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is December 5, 1996, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The Christmas season of 1996 has begun.
In America, the song "Un-break My Heart" by Toni Braxton is at the top of the singles charts, while "I Feel You" by Peter Andre is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Star Trek: First Contact is at the top of the box office. John Major is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Last of the Summer Wine", "Only Fools and Horses", "One Foot in the Grave", and "The X-Files". A new form of communication called "text messaging" is starting to become more widespread. However, it can only be done if both the sender and the receiver are on the same cell network. Meanwhile, a global system called "the Internet" is also starting to take off. Each day, more and more people are learning how to send emails and browse "websites" on the World Wide Web by connecting their IBM computers to noisy dial-up modems.
In fashion, "grunge" clothing has fallen out of favor, and women are beginning to wear form-fitting outfits such as slip dresses and pencil skirts. Movies such as Clueless and The Craft have popularized the "sexy schoolgirl" look. The CD is quickly becoming the dominant format for music, and people are buying portable players such as the "Discman". Consequently, sales of cassette tapes are continuing to decline. It's 1996, so radio stations are being dominated by the likes of Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, Céline Dion, Oasis, Mark Morrison, Spice Girls, Los Del Rio, 2Pac and Coolio.
A new dance craze called the "Macarena" is all the rage at the moment. A new video game console called the "Nintendo 64" has just been released. It is currently competing against the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Saturn. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Carl Sagan, JonBenét Ramsey, The Notorious B.I.G, and Jeff Buckley would all still be alive.
People are playing video games such as "Myst", "Resident Evil", "Nights into Dreams", and "Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Beverly Hills, 90210", "The Magic School Bus", "The Secret World of Alex Mack", and "Bruno the Kid". Children are playing with toys such as Polly Pocket, Fear Street books, Styrofoam plane gliders, and Bop It.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 5, 1996.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 5, 1996.
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Television shows that people were watching in December 1996:
1996 saw the introduction of cars such as the Citroën Saxo, the Cadillac Catera, the Audi A3, the Honda Logo, the Volvo S70, and the Pontiac Montana.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
Popular video games that people were playing in December 1996.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1996.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out December 5, 2002, instead.
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Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on December 5, 1996.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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