What happened onApril 22, 1996Monday Week 17

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The World in 1996 the year Pokemon was born

Only about 36 million people used the internet in 1996, fewer than 1 in every 100 people on Earth. In a class of 30 kids, chances were that not one of them had ever been online.

Life back then

The web turned into something families tried after dinner, one slow page at a time, while Netscape and Microsoft fought over which browser people would use. Kids lined up for the new Nintendo 64, and in Japan a keychain pet called the Tamagotchi went on sale just before the holidays. Independence Day packed theaters, and the Macarena played at every party.

The year in 8 events

• 🎮Feb 27 Pokemon Red and Green go on sale in Japan. A worldwide craze begins.
• 🐄Mar 20 Britain admits mad cow disease can spread to people. Europe bans British beef a week later.
• 🗳️Mar 23 Taiwan holds its first direct election for president.
• ⚽Jun 30 Germany beats the Czech Republic at Wembley to win Euro 96.
• 🐑Jul 5 Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, is born in Scotland. It stays secret until 1997.
• 🏅Jul 19 The Summer Olympics open in Atlanta, Georgia.
• 🏛️Sep 27 The Taliban capture Kabul and take power in Afghanistan.
• 🚀Dec 4 NASA launches Mars Pathfinder, carrying the first rover meant to drive on another planet.

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