What Happened on December 26, 1996

• Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey is found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado
• Start of the largest strike in South Korean history.
• The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification goes into force

Holidays: Boxing Day (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom)

• #1 Song: Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton
• #1 Song: 2 Become 1 - Spice Girls