Q155154: Encarta 96: Contents of the April 1996 Yearbook Update
Article: Q155154
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Last Modified: 24-MAY-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia for Windows
- Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia for Macintosh
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SUMMARY
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This article lists the features and articles that are included in the April 1996
yearbook update for the Encarta Encyclopedia.
MORE INFORMATION
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The following articles are added to the Encarta Encyclopedia when you integrate
the April 1996 yearbook update file:
Feature: China's Bumpy Ride on the Information Highway
Feature: Microbial Menace: The Rise of Infectious Diseases
Academy Awards: Mel Gibson Directs, Stars in Best Picture
Affirmative Action: Moratorium Placed on Set-Aside Programs
Africa: Thousands Succumb to Meningitis Outbreak
African Election Roundup
Anthropology: Study Indicates Modern Humans Migrated from Africa
Australian Elections: Conservative Coalition Wins Power
Bangladesh: Faced with Mass Opposition, Prime Minister Steps Down
Baseball: Veterans Committee Elects Four to Hall of Fame
Basketball: Kentucky, Tennessee Return to NCAA Pinnacle
Biography: Australian Prime Minister John Howard
Biology: Scientists Discover New Task Performed by Hemoglobin
Boxing: Mike Tyson Regains One Title Belt
Comet Hyakutake Glows in the March Night Sky
Edmund Muskie, Longtime Maine Senator, Dies at 81
Entertainer George Burns Dies at Age 100
Environment: Diversity Increases Ecosystem's Productivity
Fiber Optics: Data Transfer Speed of One Trillion Bits Per Second Attained
Figure Skating: Eldredge, Kwan Capture World Championships
Folic Acid to Fortify U.S. Food Products
French Writer and Director Marguerite Duras Dies at Age 81
Genetic Engineering: Genes Inserted in Crops May Pose Hazards
Genetics: New Cloning Technique Could Produce Countless Identical Sheep
Great Britain: Mad Cow Disease Leads to Ban on British Beef
Haitian Parliament Confirms Rosny Smarth as Prime Minister
Human Genome Project Completes First
Iditarod Sled Race Produces Controversy, Near-Record Time
Irian Jaya: Rioters Protest Mine
Mandelas of South Africa Divorce
March Disasters
Middle East: World Leaders Gather for Peace Summit
Native American Land Claim Pact Reached in British Columbia
Northern Ireland: Major Announces Plans for Special Elections
Nuclear Waste Processing Plant Opens in South Carolina
Odysseus Elytis, Nobel Prize-Winning Greek Poet, Dies at 84
Okinawa: American Soldiers Convicted of Rape
Pacific Islands: Western Nations Agree to Nuclear-Free Zone
Physicists Create Heaviest Element Yet
Pluto: Hubble Telescope Offers First, Rough Guide to Planet's Surface
Republican Presidential Primaries: Dole Ties Up Nomination
Russia: Yeltsin Declares Cease-Fire in Chechnya
Russia: Yeltsin Signs Sweeping Land Ownership Decree
Rwanda: Survey Documents Atrocities Witnessed by Children
Skiing: Norwegian, German Are Champions in World Cup
Space Exploration: Gagarin's Wobbly Flight
Space Exploration: Tethered Satellite Breaks Loose from Space Shuttle
Spain: Conservative Party Seeks Coalition in Parliament
Swedish Parliament Approves Successor to Outgoing Prime Minister
Taiwan: China's War Games Fail to Intimidate Voters
Tobacco Company Breaks Ranks, Settles Lawsuits
Train Travel: New Safety Regulations Issued
Turkey: New Government Breaks Political Deadlock
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