Historical Events
You're Makin' Me High
"You're Makin' Me High" single released by Toni Braxton (Grammy Award - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, 1997)
- Blackout in many areas of Queens, NY
Baseball Record
Ken Griffey Jr, 26, is 8th youngest to hits 200 home runs
- The Trappist Martyrs of Atlas are executed.
Famous Deaths
- Alfred "Lash" LaRue, American actor (Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp), dies of emphysema at 78
- Bobby Tulloch, ornithologist, dies at 67
- Laurence Dowdall, Scottish lawyer, dies at 91
- Mary Perot Nichols, American journalist, dies at 79
- Peter Fletcher, British orchestral and choral conductor, music educator and author (Roll Over Rock), dies at 60
1996 Highlights
About May 21, 1996
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 27 years, 10 months and 26 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Gemini
Music Charts
#1 Song: Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
#1 Song: Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit - Gina G
