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Article on alarmism as a national obsession in United States; suggests that maybe alarms work as alarmists intended, waking up public to dangers that exist while there is still time to correct the situation; says recent history is filled with examples of Chicken Littles who have clearly had impact on their cause; drawing (M)
Stock market had marvelous year; tongue-in-cheek awards for outstanding performances in financial world in 1996; drawings (M)
Securities and Exchange Commission will allow foreign companies to sell securities in US if their accounting conforms to international rules, whether or not it meets generally accepted accounting principles now required in US; if that happens, American companies will think it unfair to force them to comply with more stringent rules; graph (M)
Jacksonville Jaguars defeat Buffalo Bills, 30-27, in American Football Conference playoff game; photo (M)
Article lauds Mitsubishi 300GT VR4, Honda Civic HX, and Nissan 200SX SE-R; photo (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 25, 1996, covering December 29, 1996.
No Doubt
Celine Dion
Soundtrack
Bush
Soundtrack
1996Sana Minatozaki, Japanese singer[†]
Sana Minatozaki, known mononymously as Sana, is a Japanese singer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, formed in 2015 by JYP Entertainment, and its subunit MiSaMo, formed in 2023.
1996Dylan Minnette, American actor, musician and singer[†]
Dylan Christopher Minnette is an American actor and musician. He began his career as a child actor and received recognition for his role as a younger version of the character Michael Scofield on the drama series Prison Break (2005–2006). He had recurring roles in several television series and a main role in the TNT drama series Saving Grace (2007–2010). Minnette had supporting roles in the films Let Me In (2010), Prisoners (2013) and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014).
1996Pennar Davies, Welsh clergyman and author (born 1911)[†]
William Thomas Pennar Davies was a Welsh clergyman and author.
1996Mireille Hartuch, French singer-songwriter and actress (born 1906)[†]
Mireille Hartuch was a French singer, composer, and actress. She was generally known by the stage name "Mireille," it being a common practice of the time to use a single name for the stage.
1996Peggy Herbison, Scottish politician (born 1907)[†]
Margaret McCrorie Herbison was a Scottish Labour politician who was Minister of Social Security from 1964 to 1967.
1996Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.[†]
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the south and the Gulf of Honduras to the northeast.
In 1996, the world population was approximately 5,842,055,734 people[†]