1996 in the United States

Events from the year 1996 in the United States. == Incumbents == === Federal government === President: Bill Clinton (D–Arkansas) Vice President: Al Gore (D–Tennessee) Chief Justice: William Rehnquist (Virginia) Speaker of the House of Representatives: Newt Gingrich (R–Georgia) Senate Majority Leader: Bob Dole (R–Kansas) (until June 12) Trent Lott (R–Mississippi) (starting June 12) Congress: 104th ==== State governments ==== == Events == === January === January 2 – Philadelphia police officer Lauretha Vaird is shot and later pronounced dead during a botched armed bank robbery by rapper Cool C. She becomes Philadelphia's first female police officer killed in the line of duty.

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