October 1996

Wednesday 02:

Lance Armstrong is diagnosed with testicular cancer that spreads to his liver, lungs, and brain.

Monday 07:

The Fox News Channel, an American cable news network, is launched.

Monday 14:

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 40.62 to 6,010.00, closing above 6,000 for the first time ever.

Wednesday 16:

84 are killed and more than 180 injured as 47,000 soccer fans attempt to squeeze into the 36,000-seat Mateo Flores Stadium in Guatemala City.

Wednesday 23:

The civil trial of former American football player O.J. Simpson opens in Santa Monica, California.

Thursday 31:

A Brazilian TAM Fokker-100 crashes into several houses in São Paulo, Brazil killing 98 including 2 on the ground