OTD 1996: Just before midnight: Dumbledore and Harry visit Slughorn

Where a split second before there had been an armchair, there now crouched an enormously fat, bald, old man... (HBP4)
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🇨🇦 July 5th, 1996: is certified 💿PLATINUM by CRIA for shipping 100,000 units to retail within Canada

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June 24, 1996: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: In this deliciously black comedy moment, Terryl Whitlatch envisaged scavenger spectators who would feast upon the remains of unsuccessful pod racers. I love that the creature at right is even licking its lips in anticipation.

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18 June 1996: Harry was about to hand the prophecy to Mr Malfoy, when members of the Order of the Phoenix arrived, and the battle resumed.

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17 June 1996: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Luna, Neville and Ginny fly to the Ministry of Magic by Thestral. Art by Andrew Williamson

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1996: My School Planner
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Present: My Virtual Sketchbook

I really like blue hedgehogs, okay?

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Full of darkness, shifting lights & sly humour, Leon Garfield died 1996: "One does not write for children, one writes so that children can understand …clearly, vividly & truthfully as possible. Adults might put up with occasional lapses; children are far less tolerant."

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🇨🇦 April 24th, 1996: perform a headline show in Toronto, and are presented with a CRIA Gold disc 📀for shipping 50,000 units of their debut album in Canada. (The album will eventually ship double-platinum)

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April 19, 1996: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: When George Lucas asked for a powerful villain to serve Darth Sidious, Iain McCaig suggested a female Sith, which became the basis for Mother Talzin, of the Nightsisters on Dathomir, in “Nightsisters,” The Clones Wars (Jan 7, 2011).

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Hot and minty X-Titles that were for sale at your comic book shop or newstand 24 years ago, back in September 1996:

💥 Adventures of the X-Men
💥 Deadpool
💥 X-Force
💥 X-Men Unlimited

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These near-mint X-Titles were for sale at your local comic book shop 25 years ago, back in January 1996:

👉 Adventures of the X-Men
👉 Cable
👉 Uncanny X-Men
👉 Wolverine

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1996: Famous Fred. 9/10
Un encantador e imaginativo especial televisivo, de los que da gusto aconsejar para la infancia.

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This is the rarest of the Carl Barks porcelain sculptures, c. 1996: an impressive 60" x 14" produced by Connoisseur of Malvern in tandem with Another Rainbow Publishing—inspired by a panel from Barks' "Trail of the Unicorn" in Dell Four Color (1950) with Uncle Scrooge added!

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August 1996: the debut of The Incredible Hulk show! Always loved this one, definitely my first real introduction to characters like She Hulk and The Leader. Remember the network UPN?!

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January 6th, 1996: A nor’easter paralyzed the East Coast from the 6th to the 8th. In Washington D.C., this storm is also known as the “Great Furlough Storm." There were 154 fatalities and $3 billion in damages. Event overview from : https://t.co/HCo4IdnyGS

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🇬🇧 January 1st, 1996: The band's debut album, Garbage, is certified SILVER 💿 by the BPI for shipping 60,000 copies https://t.co/xzSk9SX5q6

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Sometimes you've just got to sit down, have a cup of tea, then form a rock band using card battles to win over new members in PC-98 game from 1996:

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Youtube si existiera en 1996:

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Me in 1996: Some day the in-game character graphics will be this good!

Me in 2020: Still waiting for the in-game character graphics to be this good!

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18 June 1996: Harry was about to hand the prophecy to Mr Malfoy, when members of the Order of the Phoenix arrived, and the battle resumed.

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