Modell's team was named the " Baltimore Ravens " after a fan contest and began play in the 1996 season.

In 1996 – 1997, Campbell was a recurring guest star on the show Ellen as Ed Billik, who becomes Ellen's boss when she sells her bookstore in season four.

In 1996, the ten-year-old Brisbane Bears had enjoyed their best season to date, losing a preliminary final to the eventual premiers, North Melbourne.

By the start of the 1996 season, Fitzroy was almost at the end of its financial tether.

After the Panthers ' success in 1996, Capers led the Panthers through two disappointing seasons: a 7 – 9 season in 1997, and a 4 – 12 season in 1998 which resulted in Capers being fired after four seasons with the team.

These field markings remained unchanged until the 1996 season.

As in 1996, though, the team's pitchers struggled and had a 5. 25 ERA, and the Rockies could not improve upon their finish from the previous season.

Under his sole leadership Charlton made an appearance in the playoffs in 1996 but were eliminated by Crystal Palace in the semi-finals and the following season brought a disappointing 15th place finish.

In the 2000 season, Earnhardt had a resurgence, which some attributed to neck surgery he underwent to correct a lingering injury from his 1996 Talladega crash.

Star receiver Michael Irvin was suspended by the league for the first five games of 1996 following a drug-related arrest ; he came back after the Cowboys started the season 2-3 ; they finished 10-6 and won the NFC East title, but were eliminated in the divisional round of the playoffs 26-17 by the second-year Carolina Panthers.

The Cowboys defeated the Eagles for the first Cowboys ' post-season win since the 1996 season, ending a streak of six consecutive NFL post-season losses.

* Livan Hernandez ( 1996 – 1998 ) — Hernandez's rookie season coincided with the 1997 World Series.

Watson would leave the Astros after the 1995 season to become general manager of the New York Yankees and helped to lead the Yankees to a World Championship in 1996.

Marchibroda retired following the 1995 season and was replaced by Lindy Infante in 1996.

Jacksonville's 1996 season was a marked success as they won six of their last seven games of the season and finished with a record of 9 – 7.

In 1996, Dunst had a recurring role in the third season of NBC's medical drama ER.

Exceptions include a green-and-gold halved shirt worn between 1992 and 1994, a blue-and-white striped shirt worn during the 1994 – 95 and 1995 – 96 seasons and once in 1996 – 97, an all-black kit worn during the Treble-winning 1998 – 99 season, and white shirts with black-and-red horizontal pinstripes worn between 2003 and 2005.

After a winning season in 1992, the Twins fell into a years-long stretch of mediocrity, posting a losing record each year for the next eight years: 71 – 91 in 1993, 50 – 63 in 1994, 56 – 88 in 1995, 78 – 84 in 1996, 68 – 94 in 1997, 70 – 92 in 1998, 63 – 97 in 1999 and 69 – 93 in 2000.

Mora coached the Saints until the middle of the 1996 season, when he stepped down halfway through a 3 – 13 season.

After the end of the 1996 season, ironically as Diliberto had suggested before Mora's resignation, former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka was hired to replace Mora.

Notable games include Carolina's 19-7 home victory in 1996 that sparked Saints head coach Jim Mora's infamous " Diddley Poo " rant and resignation from the team, Carolina's 10-6 win in the 2002 season finale at the Superdome to knock the Saints out of the playoffs, and the emotional 2005 season opener at Carolina where the Saints won 23-20 in the face of Hurricane Katrina and an eventual 3-13 season.

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.

* 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.

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 %.

The 1996 Atlanta Olympics saw the introduction of synthetic surfaces supported by steel frames.

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 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 ".