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Body of Kevin Johnson, 8-year-old Salem boy, is found in Delaware River by Coast Guard helicopter, not far from where he was swept away while swimming on Aug 3 (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and New Jersey Institute of Technology are jointly offering new degree for nurses that stresses information management (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
Analysis: United States-Japanese talks on extending computer chip trade pact seen having lost past aura of epic struggle; raft of new countries have become major chip producers, US chip industry self-confidence has soared and protectionism is no longer huge problem in semiconductor business (M)
Josia Thugwane wins marathon in 2 hours 12 minutes 36 seconds and becomes first black South African to win Olympic gold medal; it is closest race in century of Olympic marathons; Thugwane finishes three seconds ahead of Lee Bong Ju of South Korea; Eric Wainaina of Kenya wins bronze medal, finishing only eight seconds behind winner; photo (M)
New law takes effect in Wildwood on Aug 5 that bans ball playing in about 15 small parks (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 31, 1996, covering August 5, 1996.
Nas
Alanis Morissette
LeAnn Rimes
Metallica
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
1996TakakeishÅ Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler[â ]
TakakeishÅ Takanobu as Takanobu SatÅ is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Ashiya, HyÅgo. He made his professional debut in September 2014, and reached the highest makuuchi division in January 2017 after 14 tournaments. He won his first championship in the top division in November 2018, four years after his debut. TakakeishÅ wrestled for Tokiwayama stable, and his highest rank was Åzeki, which he first reached in May 2019. He earned seven special prizes and three gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He won his second championship in November 2020, his third one in January 2023, and his fourth one in September 2023. Consecutive losing tournaments in 2024 resulted in his demotion to sekiwake. He withdrew from the September 2024 tournament after a series of losses. On September 20, he announced his retirement. At a press conference on September 21, he announced that as toshiyori he will bear the name Minatogawa.
1996Cho Seung-youn, South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper[â ]
Cho Seung-youn, known professionally as Woodz, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer. He rose to fame as a main rapper in the South Korean-Chinese boy band Uniq, formed by Yuehua Entertainment in 2014, before co-founding the musical collectives M.O.L.A in 2015 and Drinkcolor in 2016. He co-founded his personal production team, Team HOW, in 2018.
In 1996, the world population was approximately 5,842,055,734 people[â ]