Cal State Fullerton - Titan Yearbook (Fullerton, CA)

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KD Wean Jrasii tallngttl i California ' s T Monterey Bay Aquarium opens a new wing in March 1996 The million-gallon indoor ocean showcases Che marine life of the outer reaches of Monterey Bay. 5 to 60 miles offshore - The Hubble Space Telescope captures new images of quasars, the universe ' s most powerful and baffling phenomena. Previously thought only to exist in colliding galaxies, new pictures indicate quasars can also exist in undisturbed galaxies — causing astronomers to revisit their theories. 1996 Monlerev Bav Aquaiium, Pliologfapliy by Randy WildeJ [tie Mare 1jvbp ' Ti »| iDtoani !W() f,ai edsfBcecraft Jinteamliff BT.aterc. ' : fPAVideWorlo nMars. % Steam and ash ' from Iceland ' s Lokl volcano blast 33,000 feet In the air on October 9. Molten ly; rock from the volcano ' s : 5-mlle-wide fissure melts through more than 2,000 feet of glacial Ice, threatening the island with widespread flooding. Id ' s largest flower, the um, also known as the corpse flower, blooms in London ' s Kew Gardens for the first time 1963. The flower is nicknamed its strong stench when in blooi ' earch gests that hon. can keep middle-aged men stronger and more youthful. A testosterone- releasing s called Androderm is; prescribed by many doctors to supplement natural hon ¥ - An oxygen bar in Toronto, Canada allows patrons to pay $1 6 to spend 20 minutes breathing pure oxygen. The owners of the Oj Spa Bar claim the treatment is a healthy way to reinvigorate the body and offer fruit flavors to liven up the experience. Paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey, shown with husband Louis Leakey in a 1 959 photograph, dies in December Discoveries by the Leakeys throughout their careers are some of the most important in paleoanthropological history Her greatest discovery was a trail of 3.7-million-year- old footprints, which proved that hominids walked upright far earlier than previously believed The Smithsonian Institution celebrates the 1 5Qth anniversary of its founding with a nationwide tour of prize exhibits. including this stovepipe hat worn by Abraham Lincoln. UPl ' Corbis-Betlmann SCIENCa

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g8HBm 1 SCIENCE flash A 9,300-year-old skeleton discovered in July near Richland, Washington is the oldest and most intact set of human bones ever discovered in North America. Research is suspended, however, as the tribes from the Native American grounds vuhere it is found claim the skeleton as an ancestor and vuant the bones buried. American T astronaut Shannon Lucid (right) spends 1 88 days in space, breaking American space endurance records after |oining the crew of the Russian space station Mir. Trauma Seal, a new medical adhesive that is applied like a lip-balm stick, is in clinical trials at 10 hospitals and health care institutions nationwide. The biodegradable adhesive could eliminate stitches and return visits. New York Police Department canines begin wearing three- pound, infrared cameras, scouting out potentially dangerous areas before police officers enter the scene. Handlers are developing bullet-proof vests for the dogs to wear. A new category of animal is discovered in the form of bacteria that live on the lips of lobsters. Symbion pandora, which lives on food scraps from lobster lips, is called the zoological highlight of the decade. Videogame giant Nintendo T releases its long-awaited Nintendo 64, a new hardware system that draws players into the game and moves three times faster than any existing system. A An expedition to raise the t Titanic, the legendary unsinkable ocean liner that sank on Its maiden voyage in 1912. from its North Atlantic grave more than two miles deep, ends in failure in August due to rough seas. ■ ' . ' ■• .- ' ■:„ - I .Wa • ' h ' .- - ' 4 I The Mars - - Surveyor Trolley named Sojourner is carried on-board Mars Pathfinder, an unmanned spacecraft launched in December Sojourner a free-roving probe the size of a child ' s wagon, will photograph the Martian surface and determine the composition of rocks on Mars. X In August, scientists T ' discover evidence of bacteria-like life on a meteorite found in 1 984 and believed to be part of the crust of Mars 4.5 billion years ago. It is the first possible proof that life is not unique to Earth. Satellite dishes become one of the year ' s hottest-selling electronic consumer products. Owners find the savings of not paying for cable services cover the cost within a few months. EchosWf Communications Coip

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FACES Former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle dies on December 6. Rozelle is credited with transforming professional football into America ' s top spectator sport, and with inventing the Super Bowl. Basketball megastar Michael Jordan launches his own cologne: Michael Jordan Cologne. Demand for the fragrance is so high that manufacturer Bijan Fragrances limits sales to 1 2 bottles per customer The ever-present Cindy Crawford releases a book on applying make-up. Basic Face enjoys a long run on the best-seller lists. The National Women ' s Hall of Fame opens in Seneca Falls, New York, inducting 11 women, including author Louisa May Alcott, and Oveta Culp Hobby, the nation ' s first female colonel. Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin dies of pancreatic cancer in November Bernardin was known for being a reconciler in churches torn between tradition and modern culture, as well as for speaking out against physician- assisted suicide.