A 2001 study found that Atlanta ’ s heavy tree cover declined from 48 % in 1974 to 38 % in 1996.

They include the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992, Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000, Salt Lake City in 2002, Athens in 2004, Turin in 2006, Beijing in 2008, Vancouver in 2010, and London in 2012.

During the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Opening Ceremonies, Costas ' remarks on China's teams ' possible drug use caused an uproar among the American Chinese and international communities.

* 1996 – Centennial Olympic Park bombing: in Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.

* 1998 – Eric Robert Rudolph is charged with six bombings including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Cardinals faced the Atlanta Braves in the 1996 National League Championship Series.

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.

* Atlanta Rising: The Invention of an International City 1946 – 1996 by Frederick Allen ( Longstreet Press, 1996 ) ISBN 1-56352-296-9

The women's triple jump was introduced into the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.

Peron anchored the United States team to an Olympic Bronze in 1996 at Atlanta.

At the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, she won the bronze medal.

The Sydney Games, held in 2000, followed the hundredth anniversary of the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996.

* September 18 – The International Olympic Committee awards the 1996 Summer Olympics to Atlanta, Georgia.

** The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, begin.

* October 14 – Eric Robert Rudolph is charged with four bombings ( including the 1996 Olympic bombing ) in Atlanta, Georgia.

Although no copyright applies to the song in Australia and many other countries, the Australian Olympic organisers had to pay royalties to Carl Fischer Music following the song being played at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta.

Homestar Runner was brought to life in Atlanta in 1996 by two University of Georgia students, Mike Chapman and Craig Zobel, who were working summer jobs surrounding the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Four years later in 1996 she entered in the 200 m at the Olympics in Atlanta winning both events, achieving the 200 / 400 m double gold medal.

* The Official Films Of The Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996 ( Volume 11 )

The 1996 Summer Olympics, known officially as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially as the Centennial Olympics, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from July 19 to August 4, 1996.

Category: Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics

* On March 7, 1998, Daniel Rudolph, the elder brother of the 1996 Olympics bomber Eric Robert Rudolph, videotaped himself cutting off one of his own hands with an electric saw to " send a message to the FBI and the media.

Category: Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Category: Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Lightweight rowing was added to the Olympics in 1996.

Turner Field, first used for the 1996 Summer Olympics as Centennial Olympic Stadium and then converted into a baseball-only facility for the Braves, is named after him.

Category: Athletes ( track and field ) at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics, the nations that were part of the Unified Team started to make their Olympic debuts.

Beach volleyball, a variation of the game played on sand and with only two players per team, became a FIVB-endorsed variation in 1987 and was added to the Olympic program at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

* July 27 – The Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics kills 1 and injures 111.

* August 4 – The 1996 Summer Olympics conclude.

The Championship acted as an Olympic qualifier, and hosts Croatia, who had won the 1996 Olympics, needed to finish in the top five to qualify.

* Since the 1996 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee have recognized a separate Palestine Olympic Committee and Palestinian team.

Category: Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics

However, the subsequent period saw the departure of manager van Gaal along with an exodus of many key players including Clarence Seedorf in 1995 ; Edgar Davids, Michael Reiziger, Finidi George, and Nwankwo Kanu in 1996 ; Patrick Kluivert, Marc Overmars, and Winston Bogarde in 1997 ; Ronald de Boer and Frank de Boer in 1998 ; and Edwin van der Sar and Jari Litmanen in 1999.

1996 saw the first Web site dedicated to deism with the WUD site Deism. com.

These moves along with others saw the Colts began to turn around their fortune with a playoff appearance in 1995 and 1996.

After 1996, Fraser was critical of the Howard Coalition government over foreign policy issues ( particularly Howard's alignment with the foreign policy of the Bush administration, which Fraser saw as damaging Australian relationships in Asia ).

1996 saw the appearance of two notable albums: Smoochy, which fused pop and electronica with bossa nova and other South American forms, and 1996, which featured a number of previously released pieces arranged for solo piano, accompanied with violin and cello.

As for employment, a longtime weakness of the Spanish economy, after having completed large improvements over the second half of the 1990s and during the 2000s ( decade ), which put a few regions on the brink of full employment, Spain suffered a severe setback from October 2008, when it saw its unemployment rate surging to 1996 levels.

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.

The mid-1990s saw annual rates of 50-60 % ( 1993 to 1997 ) with an exceptional peak in 1996 at 99. 88 %.

David Benson's 1996 Edinburgh Fringe show, Think No Evil of Us: My Life with Kenneth Williams, saw Benson playing Williams ; after touring, the show ran in London's West End.

December 1996 saw the release of The Realm Online, a massively multiplayer online game.

1996 also saw the release of Space Jam and its soundtrack, on which White had a duet with Chris Rock, called " Basketball Jones ," a remake of Cheech & Chong's " Basketball Jones " from 1974.

1996 also saw the debut album Elemental from Cobalt 60, which De Meyer formed with Dominique Lallement and Frederic Sebastien of Reims, France, members of Kriegbereit.

The 1996 season saw McLaren improve ; Mercedes-Benz were in their second season of supplying engines to the team and Häkkinen managed to return to the podium, although his first win still eluded him.

The bitterly fought race saw Sanchez charge that Dornan was out of touch with his constituency, especially after a distracting run for the 1996 Republican Presidential nomination.

The year 1996 also saw the debut album of the " one-man black metal project of multi-instrumentalist Vratyas Vakyas " from Germany known as Falkenbach.

Domestic and international observers saw the 1996 election as transparent and fair.

The next year saw him participate in official meetings in Japan associated with the Earth Summit in Rio, Brazil, and in 1996 he returned to Africa, sowing seeds in desert areas of Tanzania, observing Baobab trees and jungle country.

1996 saw the release of this LP on double vinyl, with the original recordings of the EPs added on side four, but without the booklet.

1996 saw her return to television, starring on the ABC sitcom Townies.

The period also saw 12 participation in the group stage of Champions League and reaching the quarter-finals in 1996 – 97.

In addition, three finals over four years between 1993 and 1997 saw the holder reach the final only to lose ( Parma 1993 and 1994, Arsenal 1994 and 1995, and Paris Saint-Germain 1996 and 1997 ).

In the 1996 film The Craft, which some critics saw as a major influence on the series Charmed, the Book of Shadows was referred to as an object in which a witch keeps her " power thoughts ".