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The Baltimore Orioles set baseball's season home run record with five against Detroit, it gave the Orioles 243, three more than the 1961 New York Yankees.

Orioles DH Eddie Murray became the third player in MLB history to have 500 home runs and 3,000 hits, he slammed the 500th homer against the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards.

Mike Greenwell set a MLB record by driving in all nine of Boston's runs, the last in the 10th-inning to give the Red Sox a 9-8 victory over Seattle.

The NFL returned to Baltimore as the Ravens coached by Ted Marchibroda took the field at Memorial Stadium and defeated the Oakland Raiders.

At the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta two people died as a result of a bombing, and more than 100 others were injured.

Wayne Gretzky signs a two year deal for less money than he's worth to rejoin former teammate Mark Messier for the NY Rangers.

The 83rd Tour de France was won by Bjarne Riis from Herning, Denmark.

Gladys Knight sang "Georgia on My Mind", Georgia's official state song, at the opening ceremony for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

The Olympic cauldron was lit by former boxing champion Muhammad Ali to open the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga.

The Islanders versus the Bruins open the Fleet Center (which will become TD Garden) in Boston the NHL game ended in a 2-2 tie.