page_title: 1996 in the United States
section_title: September
hierarchical_section_title: 1996 in the United States / Events / September
caption_attribution_description: One of eight Tomahawk cruise missiles launches from the bow of the USS Laboon (DDG-58) Arleigh Burke class destroyer to attack selected air defense targets in Iraq on Sept. 3, 1996. The U.S. Navy Arliegh Burke class destroyer launched the missiles at 7: 15 a.m. local time as it operated in the Persian Gulf.
context_page_description: Events from the year 1996 in the United States.
context_section_description: September 3
  Iraq disarmament crisis: As Iraq continues to refuse inspectors access to a number of sites, the U.S. fails in its attempt to build support for military action against Iraq in the UN Security Council.
  The U.S. launches Operation Desert Strike against Iraq in reaction to the attack on Arbil in Iraqi Kurdistan.
  September 5 – Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 115 mph, just weeks prior to the landfall of Hurricane Bertha near the same location. It caused $3.2 billion in damages and claimed a total of 27 lives.
  September 13 – Tupac Shakur dies after being shot on September 7 after attending the Mike Tyson – Bruce Seldon boxing match at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada.
  September 14 – USA wins the inaugural 1996 World Cup of Hockey by defeating Canada.
  September 24 – U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
  September 26 – Nintendo releases the Nintendo 64 in North America.
caption: September 3: Operation Desert Strike
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