A 1996 history of which substance includes sections on Bakelite, polyethylene and cellophane?

A 1995 Newsweek article jokingly advised which Russian president to check into the "Betski Ford Clinic"? A 1995 peace accord divided which two-named country into a Muslim-Croat federation and a Serb republic? A 1995 review said whose prose had improved since the "baroque excesses" of "Interview with the Vampire"? A 1996 episode of which series was titled "Dick Is from Mars, Sally Is from Venus"? A 1996 Oakland school board decision made many aware of which term for African American English? A 1996 plane crash in Croatia claimed the life of which U.S. commerce secretary? A 1996 production of "Buried Child" was which playwright's first Broadway show after three decades in theater? Complete the title of the 1996 Best Picture winner: "The ___ Patient".