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  • Mar 20, 1996
    Shania Twain's "The Woman In Me" is certified by the RIAA for shipments of 6 million copies, momentarily tying Patsy Cline's "Greatest Hits" as the best-selling album by a female country artist
    Apr 4, 1996
    The Timmons Daily Press in Ontario runs a front-page story portraying Shania Twain's Native American claims as fraudulent. Her adopted father, Jerry Twain, is Native American, though her biological father is not
    Apr 6, 1996
    In The Tennessean, Shania Twain refutes a Canadian story questioning her Native American ancestry: "Being raised by a full-blooded Indian and being a part of his family and their culture from such a young age is all I've ever known"
    Apr 24, 1996
    Shania Twain joins Brooks & Dunn as the only double-winners at the 31st annual Academy Of Country Music awards, shown by NBC from Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre. She takes Top New Female Vocalist and Album of the Year, for "The Woman In Me"
    May 4, 1996
    Shania Twain races into the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart with "You Win My Love"
    May 7, 1996
    Warner Bros. releases the "Twister" soundtrack, featuring Shania Twain's "No One Needs To Know," plus music from Alison Krauss + Union Station, Mark Knopfler, k.d. lang, Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham and Goo Goo Dolls, among others
    May 10, 1996
    The movie "Twister" opens in theaters, with a soundtrack featuring Shania Twain's "No One Needs To Know," plus Alison Krauss + Union Station, Lisa Loeb, k.d. lang, Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham, Mark Knopfler and Van Halen, among others
    May 23, 1996
    Shania Twain's "The Woman In Me" becomes the first album by a female country artist certified for shipments of 7 million copies by the RIAA
    Jul 12, 1996
    The "Twister" soundtrack is certified gold by the RIAA. It includes Shania Twain's "No One Needs To Know," plus music from Alison Krauss + Union Station, Mark Knopfler, k.d. lang, Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham and Goo Goo Dolls, among others
    Jul 13, 1996
    Shania Twain owns the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with "No One Needs To Know"

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