During the 1996 off-season, the Lakers acquired 17-year-old Kobe Bryant from the Charlotte Hornets for Vlade Divac ; Bryant was drafted 13th overall out of Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania in that years draft, by Charlotte.

The Lightning picked up sniper Dino Ciccarelli from the Detroit Red Wings during the 1996 off-season, and he did not disappoint, scoring 35 goals in the 1996 – 97 season, with Chris Gratton notching another 30.

In the 1996 off-season.

Smith returned to the university during the NFL off-season and completed his bachelor's degree in 1996.

He returned to the university during the NFL off-season to complete his coursework, and graduated with his bachelor's degree in public recreation in May 1996.

In the off-season, he was re-signed by the Canucks on 8 August 1996.

Each caused substantial damage, but the 1975 and 1996 floods occurred during the off-season.

Pérez served as the Braves ' back up catcher behind Javy Lopez but, by June 1996, he had taken on the role of personal catcher for Greg Maddux, a job previously held by Charlie O ' Brien who had been granted free agency during the off-season.

During the off-season, he was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the first round, 21st overall, of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

He was named to the 1996 World Cup of Hockey team but missed the Americans ' victory due to a small cartilage tear in his right shoulder that required off-season surgery to repair.

In the 1996 off-season, Whitsitt began to make his mark with several moves.

In the off-season heading into the 1996 – 97, Vieira departed the club for Italy, Durix ventured to Japan, and Ayache retired.

During the 1996 off-season, the Lakers acquired 17-year-old Kobe Bryant from the Charlotte Hornets for Vlade Divac ; Bryant was drafted 13th overall out of Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania in that years draft, by Charlotte.

In 1996 TV Guide ranked him number 36 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list.

In 1996, Ed Sullivan was ranked # 50 on TV Guides " 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time ".

* A playable character in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, a 1996 adventure / console role-playing game

In 1996 TV Guide ranked him number 21 on its 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list.

In 1996, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.

* Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, a 1996 action / RPG video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Bullock was selected as one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1996 and 1999, and was also ranked # 58 in Empire magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list.

* Seven Stars Fighting God Guyferd ( 1996 )

* White Wolf: Ill Met In Lankhmar ( 1995 ; books 1 and 2, with a new introduction by Michael Moorcock and Fritz Leiber's " Fafhrd and Me "), Lean Times in Lankhmar ( 1996 ; books 3 and 4, with a new introduction by Karl Edward Wagner ), Return to Lankhmar ( 1997 ; books 5 and 6, with a new introduction by Neil Gaiman ), and Farewell to Lankhmar ( 1998 ; book 7 ; the hardcover edition omits the final seven chapters of " The Curse of the Smalls and the Stars ")

In 1996, Welk was ranked # 43 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.

In 1996, Raymond Burr was ranked # 44 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.

Having missed out on the Beach Boys ' 27th studio album Summer in Paradise due to Landy's intervention, Wilson returned for the 1996 album, Stars and Stripes Vol.

Hung also produced and played a supporting role in the fourth film, Lucky Stars Go Places ( 1986 ), and made a cameo appearance in the sixth and final film, How to Meet the Lucky Stars ( 1996 ).

In 1996, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.

In 1996, he was ranked # 49 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.

After sessions for a concept album entitled The Power of Suck were aborted, the band assembled Under the Bushes Under the Stars out of their first 24-track studio sessions, recorded with Kim Deal and Steve Albini among others, in 1996.

* Under the Bushes Under the Stars ( 1996 )

*" Shower of Stars " Dream & Book: The Initiatic Dream in Sufism and Taoism ( 1996 ) ( Autonomedia ( Brooklyn, New York )) ISBN 1-57027-036-8

* Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, Udn, Phoenix TV, and World Journal Global Top Ten Chinese Movie Stars Award 1996

She recorded a cover version of The Beach Boys ' " In My Room ", a duet with Brian Wilson, for the group's 1996 comeback album Stars and Stripes Vol. 1.

* Reject All American LP on Kill Rock Stars ( 1996 )

* Guided by Voices – Under the Bushes Under the Stars ( 1996 ) ( two songs only, credited to " Fluss ")

She received critical acclaim for her performances in Unhook the Stars ( 1996 ), Slums of Beverly Hills ( 1998 ), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ( 2007 ) and received Academy Award nominations for her performances in In the Bedroom ( 2001 ) and The Wrestler ( 2008 ).

Economic difficulties caused by the looting and destruction during the 1996 and 1997 mutinies, energy crises, and government mismanagement continued to trouble Patassé's government through 2000.

Atkins continued performing in the 1990s, but his health declined after being diagnosed again with cancer in 1996.

Smaller PDP-11s, implemented as single-chip CPUs, continued to be produced until 1996, by which time over 600, 000 had been sold.

The Doom franchise was continued with the follow-up Doom II: Hell on Earth ( 1994 ) and numerous expansion packs, including The Ultimate Doom ( 1995 ), Master Levels for Doom II ( 1995 ), and Final Doom ( 1996 ).

However, as Northcott was born in Victoria, it was not until Sir Eric Woodward's appointment by Queen Elizabeth II in 1957 that the position was filled by a New South Wales-born individual ; this practice continued until 1996, when Queen Elizabeth II commissioned as her representative Gordon Samuels, a London-born immigrant to Australia.

The consolidation of car production at Elizabeth was completed in 1988, but some assembly operations continued at Dandenong until 1996.

* In April 1996, after continued Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israeli civilians, the Israeli armed forces launched Operation Grapes of Wrath, which was intended to wipe out Hezbollah's base in southern Lebanon.

In July 1996, disagreement on policy caused EFnet to break in two: the slightly larger European half ( including Australia and Japan ) formed IRCnet, while the American servers continued as EFnet.

New Model M keyboards continued to be manufactured for IBM by Lexmark until 1996, when Unicomp purchased the keyboard technology.

However, KHAD has continued to operate after the fall of the Soviet backed government in 1992 and acted as the intelligence arm of the United Front or " Northern Alliance " during the Civil war in Afghanistan ( 1996 – 2001 ).

The team continued this run of success with wins over the Colorado Rockies in the NLDS ( 3 games to 1 ) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS ( 4 games to 1 ), to become the first Phillies team to win back-to-back pennants and the first National League team since the 1996 Atlanta Braves to have an opportunity to defend their World Series title.

The transition from synthesizers to more guitar-oriented and organic instrumentation continued with Counterparts ( 1993 ) and its follow-up, Test for Echo ( 1996 ), again both produced in collaboration with Peter Collins.

The Government of Rwanda posted a 13 % GDP growth rate in 1996 through improved collection of tax revenues, accelerated privatization of state enterprises to stop their drain on government resources, and continued improvement in export crop and food production.

Sosa continued his success with the Cubs in 1996 as he batted. 273 with 40 home runs and 100 RBIs.

As Bulatović was given central positions in Belgrade from that time ( as such national Prime Minister ), Đukanović continued to govern Montenegro and isolated his republic from Serbia so that from 1996 to 2006, Montenegro and Serbia were only nominally one country-governance at every feasible level was conducted locally ( Belgrade for Serbia and Podgorica for Montenegro ).

From 1987 to 1996, Thailand also saw a huge current account deficit with an average of-5. 4 percent of the GDP per year, and the deficit continued to be increasing.

However the price growth continued and by November 1996 the total price level in Turkmenistan had increased tens of thousands times in comparison with December 1991.

MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before breaking up in 1996.

Lynne continued to work with Harrison occasionally, including acting as producer for the two " new " Beatles singles " Free as a Bird " ( 1995 ) and " Real Love " ( 1996 ) for The Beatles Anthology.

In 1972, Jaguar came out with the XJ12, equipped with a 5. 3 litre V12, which continued ( after revisions in 1993 ) until the 1996 model year, after which the marque discontinued the twelve-cylinder engine.

Ford continued to fare well in the ' 90s, with the second and third generations of the Ford Taurus being named the best selling car in the United States from 1992 to 1996.

* Civil war in Afghanistan ( 1996 – 2001 ) – an armed conflict that continued after the capture of Kabul by the Taliban, in which the formation of the Afghan Northern Alliance attempted to oust the Taliban.

Quinn's film career slowed during the 1990s, but he nonetheless continued to work steadily, appearing in Revenge ( 1990 ), Jungle Fever ( 1991 ), Last Action Hero ( 1993 ), A Walk in the Clouds ( 1995 ) and Seven Servants ( 1996 ).

Commercial traffic continued to decline, effectively ceasing in the 1970s, though lime juice was carried from Brentford to Boxmoor until 1981, and aggregates on the River Soar until 1996.

She continued her tenure in the 1990s with Woody Allen's musical Everyone Says I Love You ( 1996 ) and reuniting with Steve Martin for the comedy The Out-of-Towners ( 1999 ), a remake of the 1970 Neil Simon hit.