June 18, 1996
A Big Mac cost $2.36 that summer of 1996, and the Dow Jones sat at 6,448 — the Senate was debating campaign finance reform and Hong Kong was months away from its handover to China as American daily life hummed along at a steady pace. At the multiplex, "Independence Day" was pulling crowds in record numbers, while on the radio, 2Pac's "How Do U Want It/California Love" held the top spot on the charts. That same summer, Atlanta hosted the Summer Olympics, where American athletes closed out the Games with 44 gold, 32 silver, and 25 bronze medals, finishing with 101 total and topping the overall medal standings on home soil.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — June 18, 1996
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 18, 1996
Gulf War Illness May Be Linked To Gas Exposure, Pentagon Says
Politics: State Conventions;Dole Forces Lose Texas Delegates Over Abortion, But A Senator Wins
Arab Lands Warn Israel Of Danger To Improved Ties
World Events — June 1996
Time Person of the Year — 1996
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 18, 1996
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1995–96 Season
Emmy Winners — 1996
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 18, 1996
Ebert 4-Star Films — June 18, 1996
On the field
Sports Champions — June 18, 1996
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