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Q155154: Encarta 96: Contents of the April 1996 Yearbook Update

Article: Q155154
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): WINDOWS:; :1996 edition
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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

Additional query words: 1996 multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles kbmm yearbook builder

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Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbEncartaEnCyc1996 kbEncartaEnCyc1996Mac
Version           : WINDOWS:; :1996 edition

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