1st » The Communications Decency Act is passed by the Congress of the United States or U.S. Congress.
4th » Major snowstorm paralyzes Midwestern United States, Milwaukee e.g Milwaukee, Wisconsin and ties all-time record low temperature at −26 °F (−32.2 °C)
6th » Willamette Valley Flood of 1996: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
6th » Birgenair Flight 301 crashed off the coast of the Dominican Republic, and all 189 people inside the airplane are killed. This is the worst accident/incident involving a Boeing 757.
8th » The Congress of the United States known as U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
8th » The massive Internet collaboration "24 Hours in Cyberspace" takes place.
10th » The IBM supercomputer IBM Deep Blue named Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
15th » At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.
17th » In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the IBM Deep Blue called Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
24th » The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church.
29th » Faucett Flight 251 crashes in the Andes, all 123 passengers and crew died.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1996
6th » Justina Mikulskytė, Lithuanian tennis player
7th » David Castro (actor) or David Castro, American actor
7th » Mai Hagiwara, Japanese singer (Cute (Japanese band) called Cute, Petitmoni, and Kira Pika)