What Happened on January 2, 1996

• 25th Fiesta Bowl: #1 Nebraska beats #2 Florida, 62-24
• The US deploys troops in Northern Bosnia with the intention of maintaining order and peace between Bosnian Serbs and Muslims

• Karl Targownik, Hungarian psychiatrist & Holocaust survivor, dies at 80
• Thornton Page, American astrophysicist, dies at 82

Holidays: Day after New Year's Day (New Zealand), New Year Holiday (United Kingdom)

• #1 Song: One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
• #1 Song: Earth Song - Michael Jackson