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The process of adding sugar to wine prompted 900,000 people to protest in the French Languedoc, culminating in riots that killed five people. 
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| Tekno Team 2000, a "futuristic" professional wrestling tag team, was said to have the goal of bringing the World Wrestling Federation "into the 21st century". |
| The Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel lost an estimated $2.4 to $7 million because the owner donated $125,000 to help California Proposition 8. |
| The Chichester to Silchester Way was discovered when the boundary banks of a mansio were seen by Ordnance Survey archaeologists on an aerial photograph. |
| Walter O. Bigby, who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives during the 1970s, was called the "Dean of the House" because of his reputation for integrity, fairness, and hard work. |
| The Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park in Mexico includes one of the largest cave systems in the world, with some openings wide enough to be used as concert halls. |
| Czech children's writer Ondřej Sekora was also one of the first propagators of rugby in Czechoslovakia. |
| Congregation B'nai Israel is the oldest synagogue in Bridgeport, and the third oldest in the U.S. state of Connecticut. |
| molded parts with an undercut can still be molded with the use of a side action (animated). |
| bottlenose dolphin Moko rescued two pygmy sperm whales from possible death. |
| Felix Hathaway helped construct the first American-built ship in what is now the state of Oregon. |
| Of the 13 named storms in the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season, 6 were major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale). |
| pocket neighborhood developments have included smaller homes around a landscaped common area to promote neighborly contact while keeping parking out of view. |
| Mayors elected in the 1900 Cuban local elections had to swear an oath of allegiance to the U.S. Military Government before taking office. |
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