Edgewood High School, El Corral, 1996, World Beat 5

Description:	The image of firefighter Chris Fields holdingone-year-old Baylee Almon, who later dies,comes to symbolize the horror of the April 19bombing of the Oklahoma City FederalBuilding that killed 150 adults and 19 childrenAs more Americans invest, Wall Street enjoys a bull market. In November, the Dow-Jones IndustrialAverage hits 5000, a milestone indicating healthy corporate profits and low interest rates.flashCharles H. Porter, IV. SygmaThe government shuts down for six days in November after theI President and Congress fail to agree on how to balance thefederal budget. The shutdown affects non-essential federal services,including the National Park Service. A longer shutdown followsin December.Despite Americans doubts andfears, U.S. troops head forBosnia in December. The20,000 U.S. forces, servingunder NATO command beside40,000 European allies, facethe task of keeping peaceamong the countrys warringSerbs, Croats and Muslims.The State of South Carolinasentences Susan Smith to lifein prison for the drowningmurder of her two young sonsin 1994.An anonymous donor sendsSt. Judes ChildrensResearch Hospital in Memphis$1 million in the form of awinning ticket from McDonaldsNovember Monopolysweepstakes game.In the wake of a growingnumber of random attacks fromassailants with knives andguns, White House security isforced to close PennsylvaniaAvenue to traffic.After allegedly ignoring federalpollution regulations for years,General Motors agrees underthreat of an $11-million fine torecall 500,000 Cadillacs at acost of $45 million.A record snowfall paralyzes theEast Coast in January 1996,stranding travelers and killing100 people. Seven states, fromVirginia to Massachusetts,declare emergencies.Philadelphia gets 30.7 inchesof snow.Warren E. Burger, Chief Justiceof the U.S. Supreme Court from1969 to 1986, dies in June atage 87. Though appointed byPresident Richard Nixon, heordered Nixon to turn overtapes in the Watergate hearingsthat effectively ended thepresidents career.The Washington Post publishesa manifesto written by theunidentified killer known asThe Unabomber, at largesince 1978 and wanted for 16mail bombs that have killed 3and injured 23. FBI agentsscrutinize the article for clues tothe bombers identity.A Chicago commuter train slamsinto the back end of a loadedschool bus. The accident,allegedly caused by a poorlytimed stoplight placed too nearthe tracks, kills 7 students andinjures 28 on October 25.American women celebrate the75th anniversary of the 19thamendment to the U.S.Constitution, which grantedwomen the right to vote.Womens suffrage leader SusanB.Anthony (1820-1906) firstorganized the fight for suffragein 1848.
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Collection:	Edgewood High School

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