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January 1 5% sales tax on consumer goods and services goes into effect in U.S.S.R. January 1 Iraq rejects peace proposal from Egyptian President Hosi Mubarak January 1 Les Miserables opens at Festival Theatre, Adelaide January 2 Colorado wins its 1st AP national title poll January 3 Israel reopens consulate in U.S.S.R. after 23 years January 3 LA King Wayne Gretzky scores his 700th goal against New York Islanders January 4 AT&T workers in Newark accidentally snap a cable January 4 Fu Mingxia, 12, of China wins World Swimming Championships gold medal January 4 Iraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9th January 4 Jan Krzystof Bielecki becomes premier of Poland January 5 Edwin Jongejans of Netherlands wins 1-meter springboard diving title January 5 Kevin Bradshaw of U.S. International scores NCAA Div 1 record 72 pts January 5 "Oh, Kay!" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 77 performances January 6 "Gypsy" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 477 performances January 6 Jorge Serrano Elias elected president of Guatemala January 6 Qian Hong swims female world record 50m butterfly (27.30 sec) January 6 "Real Life With Jane Pauley" premieres on NBC-TV January 7 "Nia Peeples Party Machine" premieres on TV January 8 "Davis Rules," with Jonathan Winters and Randy Quaid premieres on ABC-TV January 8 Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins and Rod Carew elected to Hall of Fame January 8 Rod Carew is 22nd player elected to Hall of Fame on 1st try January 8 Tamas Darnyi swims world record 400m medley (4:12.36) January 9 Baker and Aziz meet in Geneva; talks fail to defuse gulf crisis January 9 Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame January 9 Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games January 10 Japan ends routine fingerprinting of all adult ethnic Koreans January 10 U.S. Congress begins debate on Persian Gulf crisis January 11 Ben Johnson 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished 2nd January 11 Congress empowers Bush to order attack on Iraq January 11 Ric Flair wins NWA/WCW wrestling title January 11 Soviets storm buildings in Vilnius to block Lithuania independence January 12 Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Womens Basketball game (11,520) January 12 Melvin Stewart swims world record 200 m butterfly (1:55.69) January 12 U.S. Congress gives George Bush authority to wage war against Iraq January 13 12th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 25 awards January 13 42 killed in exhibition soccer match in Johannesburg South Africa January 13 Phil Mickelson wins PGA Northern Telecom Golf Open January 13 President Mario Soares of Portugal re-elected January 13 Soccer stadium riot in Orkney South Africa, at least 40 die January 13 U.N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar meets with Saddam January 14 "Barbara DeAngelis Show" premieres on CBS-TV January 14 Jorge Serrano Elias sworn in as president of Guatemala January 14 Valentin Pavlov become new premier of U.S.S.R. January 15 Australia beat NZ 2-0 to win the World Series Cup January 15 UN's deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait (they don't) January 16 7th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins January 16 US and 27 allies attack Iraq for occupying Kuwait (US time) January 17 Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles on Israel January 17 Mountie Jacques Rougeau beats Hart for WWF intercontinental title January 17 Operation Desert Storm begins - U.S. led allies vs Iraq January 17 Operation Desert Storm: 1st U.S. pilot shot down (Jeffrey Zahn) January 18 Iraq launches SCUD missiles against Israel January 18 Longest tennis match at the Australian Open, Boris Becker beats Italy's Omar Camporese in 5 hours and 11 mins January 18 U.S. acknowledges CIA and U.S. Army paid Noriega $320,000 over his career January 18 WLAF's New York Knights become NY-New Jersey Knights January 19 42nd NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 11-5 at Chicago January 19 48th Golden Globes: Dances with Wolves January 19 Eastern Airlines shuts down operation January 19 Jumbo Tsuruta beats Stan Hansen to win All Japan Triple Crown title January 19 Sgt Slaughter defeats Ultimate Warrior for WWF championship belt January 20 13th UCP Telethon January 20 "Black and Blue" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 829 performances January 20 Buffalo Bills beat Los Angeles Raiders 51-3 for AFC title January 20 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic January 20 "Les Miserables," opens at Pantages Theatre, LA January 20 Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives New York Giant 15-13 Victory over defending champs San Francisco 49ers, for NFC title January 20 "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City or 45 performances January 20 "Shogun - The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 72 performances January 20 US Patriot missiles begins shooting down Iraqi missiles January 21 CBS News correspondant Bob Simon captured by Iraqis in Persian Gulf January 23 Seinfeld debuts on NBC-TV January 23 World's largest oil spill, caused by embattled Iraqi forces in Kuwait January 24 "Les Miserables," opens at Theatre St. Denis, Montreal January 25 Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 50 goals in less than 50 games (49) January 25 Manuel Noriega is given access to assets frozen by U.S. government January 25 Mark Waugh scores ton in 1st Test Cricket innings, vs. England Adelaide January 25 Soap opera "Generation's" last episode after a 2 year run January 26 65th Australian Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats J Novotna (57 63 61) January 26 Alfaro Vive guerrilla group of Ecuador gives arms to Catholic church January 26 "Few Good Men" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 497 performances January 26 Houston guard Vernon Maxwell is 4th NBAer to score 30 pts in a quarter January 26 Jan Stenerud becomes 1st pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame January 26 New York Lotto pays $90 million to nine winner (#s are 5-15-30-35-46-50) January 27 79th Australian Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats I Lendl (16 64 64 64) January 27 Dutch PSP, Pacifist Socialistic Party, disbands January 27 Nadine Strossen is 1st female president of the ACLU January 27 Superbowl XXV: New York Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19 in Tampa Superbowl MVP: Ottis Anderson, New York Giants, RB January 28 18th American Music Award: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson January 28 "A Closer Look" with Faith Daniels premieres on NBC-TV January 28 Boon completes ninth Test century, 121 vs. England at Adelaide January 28 Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule January 29 Nelson Mandela and Mangosuthu Buthelezi meet after 28 years January 29 "Piano Lesson" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 320 performances January 31 Nugget's Michael Adams becomes shortest NBA player to get a triple-double January 31 Robert Gibson flies record 27,040 feet altitude February 1 Afghanistan and Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die February 1 Craig McDermott takes 8-97 vs. England at the WACA February 1 President F. W. de Klerk, says he would repeal all apartheid laws February 1 US Air and Skywest Fairchild jet collide at LA Airport killing 32 February 2 Aravinda De Silva scores 267 vs. NZ at Wellington February 2 NH snaps its 32-game losing streak at home beating Holy Cross, 72-56 February 2 US postage is raised from 25 cents to 29 cents February 3 Meg Mallon wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic February 3 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 23-21 February 4 Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose February 4 Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones make 467 stand vs. SL, world record February 5 All American Bowl ends after 14 years February 5 Big East Football conference forms February 5 Howard Stern kisses New York Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over bet, Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Superbowl February 5 Joni Mitchel inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame February 5 LA King Dave Taylor becomes 29th NHler to score 1000 points February 5 Michigan court bars Dr. Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides February 6 Mousey Davis becomes 1st coach of NY-New Jersey Knights February 7 Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin and Larry Fleisher elected to NBA Hall of Fame February 7 Jean-Bertrand Aristide sworn in as Haiti's 1st elected president February 8 Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract February 9 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5k (6:41:73) February 9 Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him February 9 "This Is Ponderous" by 2nu peaks at #46 February 9 U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Joseph Doherty case February 9 Wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration February 10 41st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 116-114 at Charlotte February 10 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament February 10 Johann Koss skates world record 10 km (13:43.54) February 10 "La Bete" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 24 performances February 10 Lithuania votes for independence from U.S.S.R. February 10 NBA All Star Game at Charlotte North Carolina February 11 UNPO, Unrepresented Nations and People Org forms in Hague Neth February 12 Iceland recognizes Lithuania's independence February 12 North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition February 13 Syria tells Germany they are ready to recognize Israel February 13 U.S. bombs Iraqi air raid shelter, killing 334 February 14 "Mule Bone" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City for 67 performances February 14 NL Cy Young winner Doug Drabek wins record $3 mil salary arbitration February 15 Freighter with dynamite explodes in Phang Nga Thailand, 120 die February 15 Troy State sets NCAA Div II record with 103 points in 2nd half routing DeVry Institute 187-117 February 16 Dutch PPR, Political Party Radicals, disbands February 16 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding February 17 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge February 18 Edmonton Oiler goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse and shuts out New Jersey Devils 4-0 February 20 33rd Grammy Awards: Another Day in Paradise, Mariah Carey February 20 "Taking Steps" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 78 performances February 21 "Lost in Yonkers" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 780 performances February 21 Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers," premieres in New York City February 21 U.S.S.R. announces Iraq agrees to a proposal to end Persian Gulf War U.S. calls the plan unacceptable February 22 Actor Bill Bixby (57) weds Laura Michael (32) February 22 Bush and U.S. Gulf War allies give Iraq 24 hours to begin Kuwait withdrawal February 22 Kelli McCarty, 21, (Kansas), crowned 40th Miss USA February 22 Test Cricket debut of Sanath Jayasuriya, vs NZ at Hamilton February 23 Greg Haugen scores a split decision over Hector "Macho" Camacho February 23 Military coup in Thailand, Premier Choonhaven arrested February 23 North Carolina is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games February 23 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open February 23 U.S. insists Iraq publicly announce it is leaving Kuwait by 12 PM EST February 24 End of World League of American Football's (WLAF) 1st draft February 24 "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 126 performances February 24 U.S. and allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops February 25 Andrew Jones scores twin Test Cricket tons vs. Sri Lanka (122 and 100*) February 25 Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky and John Candy buy CFL's Toronto Argonauts February 25 U.S., barracks in Dhahran Saudi Arabia, hit by scud missile, kills 28 February 26 Asanka Gurusinha scores twin Test Cricket tons vs. NZ (119 and 102) February 26 Bill Veeck and Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame February 26 Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital February 26 New York - New Jersey Knights (WLAF) players 1st come together February 27 6 week Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreated and Kuwait is liberated February 27 Ben Elton's "Silly Cow," premieres in London February 27 Noureddine Morcelli set 1500m mark at 3:34:16 February 27 Singer James Brown is released from prison February 28 Don Mattingly named 10th New York Yankee Captain February 28 "Les Miserables" opens at Theatre Carre, Amsterdam February 28 Noureddine Morceli runs world record 1500m indoor (3:34:16) February 28 "Speed of Darkness" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 36 performances February 28 U.S. and allied forces grant Iraq a cease fire March 1 U.S. Embassy in Kuwait officially reopens March 2 "Aspects of Love" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 377 performances March 2 Deb Richard wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open March 2 Del Ballard, Jr. throws most famous gutter ball in PBA Tour history March 2 "La Bete" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 24 performances March 2 North Carolina State Chris Corchiani becomes 1st NCAAer to get 1,000 assists March 2 U.N. votes in favor of U.S. resolutions for cease fire with Iraq March 3 25 die as United Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in Colorado Springs March 3 "Big Love" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 41 performances March 3 Boon completes 10th Test Cricket century, 109* vs. WI at Kingston March 3 Four Los Angeles Police severly beat Rodney King, captured on amateur video March 3 Iraqi generals and Gen Schwarzkopf meet to discuss cease fire March 3 Latvia and Estonia vote to become independent of the U.S.S.R. March 3 Merlene Ottey runs world record 200m indoor (22.24 sec) March 3 Miguel Trovoada installed as president of Sao Tome e Principal March 3 Switzerland votes on lowering voting age from 20 to 18 March 3 United Airlines crashes near Colorado Springs, kills 25 March 4 Bank of Credit and Commerce International divests itself of 1st American Bank March 4 Iraq releases 6 U.S., 3 British and 1 Italian POW March 5 Iraq repealed its annexation of Kuwait March 5 Reggie Miller (Indiana) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games March 6 Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated. The war is over" March 7 Iraq continues to explode oil fields in Kuwait March 8 17th People's Choice Awards: Julia Roberts, Bill Cosby, Pretty Woman March 8 Harry Hamlin and Nicollette Sheridan wed March 8 Planeloads of U.S. troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf, Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists and 2 American soldiers it captured March 8 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 9 5th American Comedy Award: Dennis Wolfberg March 9 Joe Dumaars (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 62 games March 9 "Les Miserables," opens at Lyric Theatre, Brisbane March 9 U.S. 70th manned space mission STS 39 (Discovery 12) launches into orbit March 10 Eddie Sutton is 1st NCAA coach to lead 4 schools into playoffs March 10 Laura Davies wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic March 10 Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg clinches his 4th slalom World Cup March 10 Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 m indoor (22.24 sec) March 10 Rico Lieder/Jens Carlowitz/Karsten Just/Thomas Schonlebe walk 4x400m indoor world record (3:03.05) March 11 Janet Jackson signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin records March 11 John Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award March 11 Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked first March 12 5th Soul Train Music Awards March 13 Exxon pays $1-billion dollars in fines and cleanup of Valdez oil spill March 14 British Court of Appeal frees "Birmingham 6" who had been unjustly sentenced in August 1975 to life imprisonment March 14 Emir of Kuwait returns to Kuwait City, after the Iraqis leave March 14 Ice Dance Championship at Munich won by Isabel and Phil Duchesnay (FRA) March 14 Ice Pairs Championship at Munich won by N Mishkutenok and A Dmitriev March 14 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kurt Browning (CAN) March 15 4 LA police are charged with beating Rodney King March 15 Sergei Bubka pole vaults record 20' March 15 Territories of Amapa and Roraima become states in Brazil March 16 7 of Reba McEntire band members are killed in a plane crash March 16 Members of Irish Gay and Lesbian Organization march in New York City parade March 16 New Jersey Net coach Bill Fitch is 4th coach to win 800 NBA games March 16 New York Lotto pays $33.3 million to one winner, with the numbers 18-21-32-33-35-38 March 16 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Munich won by Kristi Yamaguchi March 17 9 of 15 Soviet reps officially approve new union treaty March 17 Irish Lesbians and Gays march in St. Patrick Day parade March 17 John Robin Baitz' "Substance of Fire," premieres in New York City March 17 New Jersey raises turnpike tolls 70% March 17 Penny Hammel wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International March 18 Apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell March 18 Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round March 18 Philadelphia '76ers retires Wilt Chamberlain's #13 jersey March 18 Reggie Miller (Indiana) ends NBA free throw streak of 52 games March 19 Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers March 19 NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day March 19 Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses March 19 St. Louis Blue Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season March 20 Court awards Peggy Lee $3 million in suit against Disney March 20 Michael Jackson signs $65M 6 album deal with Sony records March 20 Supreme Court rules unanimously employers can't exclude women from jobs where exposure to toxic chemicals could potentially damage fetus March 20 U.S. forgives $2 billion in loans to Poland March 21 27 lost at sea when 2 U.S. Navy anti-submarine planes collide March 21 Largest wrestling crowd in Japan (64,500) at Tokyo Dome March 21 Tatsumi Fujinami beats Ric Flair for NWA wrestling championship March 21 U.N. Security Council panel decided to lift the food embargo on Iraq March 22 Law enforcement officers raid fraternities at University of Virginia seizing drugs March 22 New York Daily News begins using motto "Forward with NY" March 22 Pamela Smart (HS teacher) found guilty in NH of manipulating her student-lover to kill her husband March 23 1st World League of American Football games, London beats Frankfurt 24-11, Sacramento beats Raleigh-Dur 9-3 and Mont beats Birmingham 20-5 March 23 20 Tornadoes kill 5 in Tennessee March 23 Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.12m) March 24 11th Golden Raspberry Awards: Ford Fairlane and Ghosts Can't Do It wins March 24 Barcelona Dragons beat NY/New Jersey Knights 19-7 in their 1st WLAF game March 24 Danielle Ammaccapane wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament March 24 In liberated Kuwait, banks reopen] March 24 "Les Miserables," opens at Auditorium Theatre, Chicago March 24 New York Yankees beat New York Mets, 9-3 March 24 Wrestlemania VII in LA, Hulk Hogan pins Sgt Slaughter March 25 63rd Academy Awards - "Dance with Wolves," Kathy Bates and J Irons win March 25 Allan Border takes 5-68 vs. WI at Bourda (!), Georgetown March 26 Fuel pipe explodes under 58th street and Lexington Ave, New York City March 26 Marc Camoletti's "Don't Dress for Dinner," premieres in London March 26 Orlando Thunder beats San Antonio Riders in their 1st WLAF game 35-34 March 26 Victoria beat NSW by 7 wickets to win Sheffield Shield Final March 27 NCAA bans University of Minnesota football team from postseason play in 1992 March 27 New Kid Donnie Wahlberg, arrested on arson charges in Kentucky March 27 Scotty Bowman and Neil Armstrong elected to NHL Hall of Fame March 28 Mike Tyson admits paternity to Kimberly Scarborough's son March 30 1st exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (Yanks-Orioles) March 30 Last issue of Dutch Newspaper "Vr˜e Folk" (Free People) March 30 Northern Michigan wins its 1st NCAA hockey title March 30 PBA National Championship Won by Mike Miller March 30 "Speed of Darkness" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 36 performances March 31 10th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Tennessee beats Virginia 70-67 March 31 20th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott March 31 Albania offers 1st multi-party election in 50 years March 31 Danny Bonaduce attacks a transvestite prostitute in Phoenix Az March 31 Georgian SSR votes on whether to remain in the Soviet Union March 31 Musical "Will Rogers Follies," premieres in New York City March 31 Soviet Republic of Georgia endorsed independence, Warsaw Pact dissolves March 31 St. Louis Blues Brett Hull scores his 86th goal April 1 53rd NCAA Mens Basketball Champion: Duke Bluedevils beats Kansas 72-65 April 1 Dwight Goodin signs $5.15 million 3 year contract with New York Mets April 1 Iran releases British hostage Roger Cooper after 5 years April 1 Supreme Court rules jurors can't be barred from serving due to race April 1 U.S. minimum wage goes from $3.80 to $4.25 per hour April 1 Warsaw Pact officially dissolves April 2 Rotterdam Daily Newspaper begins publishing April 3 12th Emmy Sports Award presentation April 3 Bo Jackson signs 1-year contract with Chicago White Sox April 3 "Penn and Teller - Refrigerator Tour" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City April 3 Thomas Bos skates world record 3 km (3:65.16) April 3 U.N. Security Council adopts Gulf War truce resolution April 4 "Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 28 performances April 5 Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games April 5 Kitty Kelly publishes a book knocking Nancy Reagan April 5 Southeast Airlines Embracer 120 crashes in Georgia, killing 23 April 5 Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) launched April 5 U.S. begins air drops to Kurd refugees in Northern Iraq April 6 Argentine soocer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 month by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use April 6 Former child actor Adam Rich arrested for breaking into a pharmacy April 6 New York - New Jersey Knights 1st home game (Giant Stadium) lose to Frankfurt 27-17 April 6 Subhana, becomes 1st Australian woman to become a Zen teacher April 7 3rd Seniors Golf Tradition: Jack Nicklaus April 7 "Big Love" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 41 performances April 7 Chris Johnson wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship April 7 Compton Gamma Ray Observatory orbits Earth April 7 George Washington Bridge raises toll from $3.00 to $4.00 April 7 "Shadowlands" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 169 performances April 7 Wrestlemania VII scheduled in LA, actually performed 03/24 April 8 "I Hate Hamlet" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 88 performances April 8 Jockey, Bill Shoemaker, paralyzed in a car accident April 8 Major league umpires and baseball reach a 4-year agreement April 8 Michael Landon announces he has inoperable cancer of pancreas April 8 Oakland A's stadium becomes 1st outdoor arena to ban smoking April 9 Date of Microsoft MS DOS 5.0 April 9 Georgia SSR votes to secede from U.S.S.R. April 10 Boat rams a tanker in Livorno Italy fog, killing about 138 April 10 Last automat (coin operated cafeteria) closes (3rd and 42nd St, New York City) April 10 Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal April 10 Martin Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:52.51) April 11 "Miss Saigon," opens at Broadway Theater New York City April 11 New York City's Museum of Broadcasting becomes "Museum of Radio and Television" April 11 Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) lands April 11 U.N. Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq declaration April 12 2,500th episode of Entertainment Tonight airs April 12 Nepalese Congress party wins general elections April 12 U.S. announces closing of 31 major U.S. military bases April 13 BPAA U.S. Open by Pete Weber April 14 55th Golf Masters Championship: Ian Woosnam wins, shooting a 277 April 14 Chicago Blackhawks becomes 1st NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in 1st round of the playoffs (To Minnesota North Stars) April 14 "Mule Bone" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City after 67 performances April 14 "Oh, Kay!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City April 15 20th Boston Women's Marathon won by Wanda Panfil of Poland in 2:24:18 April 15 95th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:11:06 April 15 East-Europe Bank forms in London April 15 Europe foreign ministers lift most remaining sanctions against South Africa April 15 Former child actor Adam Rich charged with burglary April 15 Magic Johnson sets NBA record for career assistswith 9,898 April 15 Maximum New York State unemployment benefits raised to $280 per week April 15 Sacramento Kings set NBA record, losing 35th consecutive game on road April 15 "Secret Garden" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 706 performances April 15 Ton Sijbrands improves world record blind checker games (15 wins) April 16 M Leander and E Seago's musical "Matador," premieres in London April 16 St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7 April 17 Dow Jones closes above 3,000 for 1st time (3,004.46) April 17 Railroad workers go on strike in U.S. April 18 Census Bureau said it failed to count up to 63 million in 1990 census April 18 Congress ends railroad worker 1 day strike April 18 John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136 April 19 Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavywgt boxing title April 19 Greyhound Bus posts $195 million loss for 1990 April 20 1st non stop flight Schiphol-Flamingo airport Bonaire April 20 "Les Miserables," opens at Odense Teater, Odense April 20 Mark Lenzi is 1st diver to score 100 pts on a dive (101.85) April 20 Raghib "Rocket" Ismael signs with Toronto Argonauts for $26.2 million April 21 52nd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Jack Nicklaus April 21 Greatest extra-inning comeback, Pitts scores 6 in bottom of 11th erasing 5 run Cub lead, Pirates also trailed 7-2 in bottom of 9th April 21 Jakov Tolstikov wins 4th World Cup marathon (2:09:17) April 21 Rosa Mota wins 4th World Cup female marathon (2:26:14) April 22 Earthquake strikes Costa Rica and Panama, kills 95 April 22 Frank Thomas is 1st White Sox to homer at new Comiskey Park April 22 Intel releases 486SX chip April 22 Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from Tonight Show April 22 Shalom America (Jewish cable network) is launched in Brooklyn and Queens April 23 Bjorn Borg loses 6-2, 6-3 to Jordi Arrese after 8 year lay off April 23 Gordon Greenidge scores 223 vs. Aus, his last Test Cricket knock at home April 23 U.S.S.R. grants republics right to secede under certain conditions April 24 26th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks April 25 Designer Mary McFadden (52) announces divorce of Kohie Yohannan (23) April 25 "Grand Hotel" closes at Beck Theater New York City after 1018 performances April 25 Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL New England Patriots for sexual harassment April 25 Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman's musical premieres in New York City April 26 23 killed in Kansas and Oklahoma by tornadoes April 26 "Dinosaurs" premieres on ABC-TV April 26 Soccer star Diego Maradona, suspended for using cocaine, arrested in Argentina for possession and distribution of illegal narcotics April 27 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio April 27 "Lucifer's Child" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 28 performances April 28 "Gypsy" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 105 performances April 28 Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) launched April 28 "Taking Steps" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 78 performances April 29 Croatia declares independence April 29 Cyclone strikes Bangladesh, 139,000 die/10 million homeless April 29 Earthquake in Georgia, kills 100 April 29 "Our Country's Good" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 48 performances April 30 In Bangladesh a cyclone killed over 131,000 and left 9 million homeless May 1 A's Rickey Henderson steals an all time record 939th base vs Yanks May 1 Actor Robert Duvall weds Sharon Brophy May 1 Angola's civil war ends May 1 Last day of Test cricket for Gordon Greenidge May 1 Milwaukee Brewers beat Chicago Cubs, 10-9, in 19 innings May 1 Nolan Ryan pitches his 7th no-hitter, beating Toronto May 1 Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brocks record with his 939th steal May 1 Texas Ranger Nolan Ryan pitches record 7th no hitter (beats Toronto 3-0) May 1 "Will Rogers Follies" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 983 performances May 2 Pope John Paul II's encyclical on Centesimus annus May 3 356th and final episode of CBS 2nd longest running series Dallas, 2nd only to Gunsmoke May 3 Andy Williams weds Debbie Hass May 4 117th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley aboard Strike the Gold wins in 2:03 May 4 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Doug Kent May 4 Actress Sharon Gless and producer Barney Rosenzeig wed May 4 Indians' Chris James sets club record for most RBIs in a game (9) May 4 Morris K. Udall, (Rep-D-Ariz), resigns due to Parkinson disease May 4 New York Mets M Sasser and Mark Carreon are 8th to hit consecutive pinch HRs May 4 President Bush is hospitalized for erratic heartbeat May 5 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic May 6 Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into 2 trees May 6 Seppo Raty of Finland sets javelin record to 301' 9" May 6 Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) lands May 7 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island May 7 Haryana beat Bombay in the Ranji Cricket Trophy final by 2 runs May 8 CIA director William H. Webster resigns May 9 Italian actress Laura Antonelli found guilty of cocaine possession May 9 Michael Landon appears on Tonight Show to talk about his cancer May 10 Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving Madonna's apt May 12 A new cancer drug is announced, which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest May 12 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Crestar-Fresh Farm Golf Classic May 13 Apple releases Macintosh System 7.0 May 13 "Michael Jackson: Magic and Madness" goes on sale May 13 South African activist Winnie Mandela convicted of abducting 4 blacks May 13 Yankee Stadium fans sing "Like a Virgin" to Jose Canseco May 14 42 die in a train collision is Japan May 14 Robert M. Gates becomes head of CIA May 14 Winnie Mandela sentenced to 6 years for complicity in kidnapping and beating of four youths, one of whom died, She is freed pending appeal May 14 World's Largest Burrito created at 1,126 lbs May 15 Defense releases docs claiming Noriega is "CIA's man in Panama" May 15 Edith Cresson becomes France's 1st female premier May 15 Manchester United wins 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam May 15 Nepal premier Bhattarai resigns May 15 President Bush takes Queen Elizabeth to Oakland A's-Baltimore Oriole game May 15 Red Sox and White Sox play then slowest 9 inning game (4:11) May 16 Daily Planet fires cub reporter Jimmy Olson (Superman character) May 16 Queen Elizabeth becomes 1st British monarch to address U.S. congress May 17 Lupita Jones, 23, of Mexico, crowned 40th Miss Universe May 18 117th Preakness: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 1:54 May 18 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island May 18 U.S.S.R. launches 2 cosmonauts to MIR space station May 19 "Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story" closes at Shubert New York City after 225 performances May 19 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Centel Golf Classic May 19 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Centel Senior Golf Challenge May 19 Willy T. Ribbs becomes 1st black driver to make Indianapolis 500 May 20 Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA's MVP May 20 Jeff Reardon gains his 300th career save May 20 Soviet parliament approves law allowing citizens to travel abroad May 21 Ethiopia's Marxist president (Mengistu Haile Mariam) resigns May 22 Inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome May 22 NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994 May 22 Roh Jai Bong resigns as premier of South Korea May 23 Last Cubans troops leave Angola May 23 Phillie Tommy Greene no-hits Mont Expos, 2-0 May 23 San Diego Sockers win 4th consecutive Major Soccer League championship May 23 U.S. Supreme Court bars subsidized clinics from discussing abortion May 25 Israel evacuates 14,000 Ethiopian Jews May 25 "People Are Still Having Sex," by LaTour hits #35 May 25 Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Star, 4 games to 2 May 26 Betsy King wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic May 27 Austrian Boeing 767-300 explodes at Bangkok, 223 die May 28 Ethiopian rebels seize Addis Ababa May 29 Crevena Zvezda wins 36th Europe Cup I May 29 "Les Miserables," opens at ACTEA Theatre, Auckland NZ May 30 64th National Spelling Bee: Joanne Lagatta wins spelling antipyretic May 30 Arturo Barrios runs world record one-hour distance (21,096 km) May 30 Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police and can be held accountable May 31 Oldest bride - Minnie Munro, 102, weds Dudley Reid, 83, in Australia May 31 Sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16 year civil war June 1 Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) erupts for 1st time in 600 years June 1 Roseanne Arnold and Tom Arnold wed again, they divorced later June 2 45th Tony Awards: Lost in Yonkers and Will Rogers Follies win June 2 4th Children's Miracle Network Telethon June 2 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rochester Golf International June 2 Seppo Raty of Finland improves his world javelin record to 318' 1" June 2 Three Andrettis finished 1-2-3 in the Miller 200 at Wisconsin June 3 Mount Unzen erupts in Japan, worst eruption in Japanese history June 3 New York Yankees selected 19-year-old Brien Taylor, #1 in amateur draft June 3 Thomas Hearns captures WBA light-heavyweight title June 4 1st post WW II non-communist government in Albania June 4 Lesbian priest Elizabeth Carl is ordained in Episcopal Church June 4 Pope John Paul II compares abortion with nazi murders June 4 Robert Strauss becomes U.S. ambassador to Soviet Union June 5 Lesbian priest Elizabeth Carl ordained in Episcopal Church June 5 Mikhail Gorbachev receives his 1990 Nobel Peace Prize June 5 Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) launched June 6 Albert Belle is shipped to minors for not running out a ground ball June 6 Dana Plato receives 6 yr suspended sentence for robbing a video store June 6 NBC announces Jay Leno will replace Johnny Carson on May 25, 1992 June 6 Test Cricket debut of Graeme Hick, vs. West Indies at Headingley June 7 Singer Jimmy Osmond weds Michelle Larson June 8 123rd Belmont: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 2:28 June 8 61st French Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats A S Vicario (63 64) June 8 College World Series: Louisiana State defeats Wichita State 6-3 June 8 Former New York Jet Mark Gastineau wins 1st pro boxing fight in 12 seconds June 8 "Our Country's Good" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 48 performances June 8 Victory parade held in Washington D.C., Persian Gulf War June 8 Warren Schutte, is 1st non American to win NCAA Div 1 golf title June 9 61st French Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats A Agassi (36 64 26 61 64) June 9 9th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Jim Albus June 9 Bruce Springsteen weds his backup singer Patty Scialfa June 9 Jack La Lanne, 76, arrested for suspicion of DWI June 9 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Atlantic City Golf Classic June 9 WLAF 1st world bowl London Monarchs defeat Barlecona Dragons 21-0 June 10 25th Music City News Country Awards: Ricky Van Shelton June 10 Mother of All Parades - New York City welcomes desert storm troops June 10 South Florida and Denver picked for 1993 NL franchises June 10 "Twin Peaks" airs on ABC-TV June 11 Microsoft releases MS DOS 5.0 June 12 45th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1 June 12 Boris Yelstin elected president of Russian Federation June 12 Mount Pinatubo volcano on Philippines erupts June 13 A spectator is killed by lightning at U.S. Open Golf tournament June 13 NHL owners present contract to players, leads to Apr 1, 1992 strike June 13 The National, 1st all-sports daily newspaper, ceases publication June 14 Leroy Burrell of USA sets 100m record (9.90) in New York City June 14 "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" opens June 14 Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) lands June 15 Carolyn Tanny and Bob Trischel wed June 15 Philippines volcano Mount Pinatubo erupts June 16 91st U.S. Golf Open: Payne Stewart shoots a 282 at Hazeline National GC Minn June 16 Boris Yeltsin elected president of Russian SSR June 16 Colleen Walker wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open June 16 "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 241 performances June 16 Minnesota Twins win a team record 15 games in a row June 16 New York City Mayor Dinkins declares "Joseph Doherty Week" June 16 Otis Nixon steals NL record 6 bases in 1 day June 16 With 3 runs in 9th, Balt ends Twins 15 game win streak 6-5 June 17 President Zachary Taylors body is exhumed to test how he died June 17 South Africa abolishes last of its apartheid laws June 18 Boris Yeltsin, president of Russia, arrives in U.S. June 18 Mud storm in Antofagasta Chile, kills 80 June 18 San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated June 18 Yankee pitchers pick-off 3 Toronto Blue Jays June 19 2 of Mia Farrow's daughters arrested for shoplifting lingerie June 19 Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar surrenders to police June 19 New York Yankee Steve Howe records his 1st major league save since 1987 June 21 Islanders Denis Potvan and Michael Bossy inducted into NHL Hall of Fame June 21 Jorg Haider resigns as premier of Karinthia June 21 New York Islanders Denis Potvin and Mike Bossy, elected to Hockey Hall of Fame June 22 "I Hate Hamlet" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 88 performances June 22 Quebec Nordiques pick Eric Lindros #1 at NHL entry draft June 22 Underwater volcano, Mount Didicas, erupts in Philippines June 23 Beth Daniel wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship June 23 Mazda becomes 1st Japanese car to capture Le Mans 24 hour race June 23 "Odd Couple" opens and closes at Belasco Theater New York City June 23 "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Babalu Music" June 24 NHL adopts instant-replay and tenth of second clock in final minute June 25 Martina Navratilova wins record 100th singles match at Wimbledon June 25 Slovenia and Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia June 26 Amy Elizabeth Goodman, of California, crowned America's Junior Miss June 26 ANC leader Nelson Mandela addresses congress June 26 Charlotte Hornets make Larry Johnson of UNLV, NBA's #1 draft pick June 26 "Getting Married" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 70 performances June 27 Emmy 18th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 12th time June 29 6.0 earthquake hits southern California June 29 Britain's Nick Brown, 591st rank beats 10th-seeded Goran Ivanisevic 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in 2nd round at Wimbledon June 29 "Jackie Mason - Brand New" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 216 performances June 30 37th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Meg Mallon July 2 Riot at Guns N' Roses concert in St. Louis July 3 Donald Trump gives Marla Maples a 7.45 karat diamond ring July 3 Gateway Board of Trustees approve a 20-year lease with Cleveland Indians July 5 Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins given final approval by owners July 5 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island July 5 Lillian Cucuzza wins name Florida baseball team contest (Marlins) July 6 98th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats G Sabatini (64 36 86) July 7 105th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Michael Stich beats B Becker (64 76 64) July 7 Alice Miller wins LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic July 7 Nolan Ryan possible 8th no-hitter ends in the 8th inning July 8 Major league umpire Steve Palermo and former NFL defensive lineman Terence Mann were shot trying to help 2 waitresses from being robbed July 8 Pittsburgh Pirate President Carl Barger becomes 1st President of Florida Marlins July 9 62nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-2 at SkyDome, Toronto July 9 All star MVP: Cal Ripken, Jr. for the Baltimore Orioles July 9 "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 7 performances July 9 South Africa readmitted to Olympics July 10 Boris Yeltsin sworn in as 1st elected president of Russian Rep July 10 L'Express Airlines Beechcraft C-99 crashes in Alabama, killing 13 July 11 Calumet Farm, home to 8 Kentucky Derby winners, files bankruptcy July 11 Nigerian DC-8 crashes near Saudi-Arabia, 261 die July 11 Total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii July 13 Bob Milacki and 3 other Baltimore Oriole pitchers no-hit A's 2-0 July 14 46th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Meg Mallon July 14 Failed military coup in Mali July 15 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island July 15 Sandhi Ortiz-DelValle is 1st woman to officiate a men's pro basketball (USBL) game, game between New Haven Skyhawks and Philadelphia Spirit July 15 U.S. troops leave northern Iraq July 18 Florida Marlins' logo unveiled July 18 Mike Tyson meets Miss Black America contestants July 19 Cal Ripken plays in his 1,500th consecutive game July 19 With New York Yankee victory, 10 of 14 AL teams are at .500 or better July 20 Kirk Cameron marries Growing Pains co-star Chelsea Noble in upstate New York July 20 Mike Tyson is accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant July 21 120th British Golf Open: Ian Baker-Finch shoots 272 at Royal Birkdale July 21 Betsy King wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic July 21 Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, and Bill Veeck are elected into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York July 21 Sharmell Sullivan (Gary, Indiana), 20, crowned 23rd Miss Black America July 22 Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to killing 17 males in 1978 July 23 James Farentino of Dynasty arrested in Canada for cocaine possession July 23 Rob Dibble back from 3-game suspension, is ejected for throwing at and hitting Cubs baserunner Doug Dascenzo Cubs win, 8-5 July 24 Ottawa Rough Riders Board of Directors resign July 24 University of Manchester scientist announce finding a planet outside of solar system July 25 Howard Stern adds a 4th radio market (KLSX FM-97.1 Los Angeles) July 25 Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long treated for an apparent suicide attempt after he learned he tested positive for steroid use July 25 Seattle Jay Buhner hits a 479' HR in Yankee Stadium July 26 CFL assumes ownership of Ottawa Rough Riders July 26 Expo's Mark Gardner no hits Dodgers for 9 innings, but loses in 10th July 27 Rocker Jani Lane, Warrant-Cherry Pie, marries model Bobbie Brown July 27 TV Guide publishes it's 2000th edition July 28 12th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus July 28 29th Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Nottingham England (2-1) July 28 Buffalo Bills beat Philadelphia Eagles, 17-13 in American Bowl in Wembley July 28 Dennis Martinez pitches the 15th perfect game in baseball history July 28 "Gypsy" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 105 performances July 28 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Bay State Golf Classic July 28 Miguel Indurain of Spain wins Tour de France bicycle race July 29 1st Sunday Night game at Shea Stadium, Mets beat Cubs 6-0 July 29 Donald Trump gives Marla Maples a 7 caret engagement ring July 29 Yankee Stadium fans throw cups and blowup dolls at Jose Canseco July 30 MTV announces it will split into 3 channels in 1993 July 30 Red Sox Carlos Quintana is 11th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (3rd) July 31 Russia and U.S. sign long range nuclear weapons reduction pact July 31 Senate votes to allow women to fly combat aircraft August 1 Actress Hedy Lamarr, 77, arrested for shoplifting in Florida August 1 Italian/Argentine Soccer star Diego Maradona retires August 2 Funk singer Rick James, arrested on sexual torture charges August 2 Hedy Lamaar is arrested for shoplifting in Los Angeles August 2 Mike Jeffcoat is 1st AL pitcher to get an RBI since 1972 August 2 Space shuttle STS 43 (Atlantis 9) launched August 3 Giant Victory, driven by Jack Moiseyev, wins Hambletonian August 3 Pan Am games open in Havana August 4 1st time Seattle Mariners are 9 games over .500 August 4 Deb Richard wins LPGA Phar-Mor in Youngstown Golf Tournament August 5 Sergeo Bubka of U.S.S.R. sets pole vault record (20'") in Malmo Sweden August 6 Debbie Doom (U.S.) pitches 2nd consecutive perfect game in women's softball at the Pan American Games, beats Nicaragua, 8-0 August 7 Charles Austin breaks U.S. high jump record at 7'10 " August 7 Court rules Manuel Noriega, may access some secret U.S. documents August 7 Darrin Lewis hits his 1st major league HR August 7 Manhattan Cable final day of amnesty to return illegal cable boxes August 7 U.S. sets 400m relay record at 37.67 seconds August 8 Billy Preston charged with exhibiting porno to a minor August 8 Carlos Santana pleads no contest to marijuana possession charge August 8 Shite Moslems release British hostage John McCarthy August 8 With two months left, White Sox set new home attendance (2,150,951) August 10 "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 7 performances August 10 NFL sportscaster Paul Maquire suffers a heart attack at 53 August 11 400,000 demonstrate for democracy in Madagascar, 31 killed August 11 73rd PGA Championship: John Daly shoots a 276 at Crooked Stick Ind August 11 Melissa Mcnamara wins Stratton Mountain LPGA Golf Classic August 11 Shite Moslems release U.S. hostage Edward Tracy August 11 Space shuttle STS 43 (Atlantis 9) lands August 11 Wilson Alvarez hurls a no-hitter in his 1st big league start August 12 Creditors vote to support Greyhound Bus reorganization plan August 12 Last day in Test Cricket for Viv Richards, Dujon and Marshall August 13 Michael Ray Barrowman swims world record 200m breaststroke (2:10.60) August 13 Test Cricket debut of Mike Whitney versus England at Old Trafford August 14 Comedian Jackie Mason marries his manager Jyll Rosenfeld (37) August 14 Twins Dave Winfield is 23rd to hit 400 HR August 15 750,000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park August 15 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 16 Belgium census is 10,000,963 inhabitants August 16 President Bush declares recession is near an end August 17 Royals Warren Cromartie's 1st major league HR since 1983 August 18 Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Northgate Computer Golf Classic August 18 Hurricane Bob hits North Carolina with 115 MPH wind August 18 Pan Am games closes in Havana August 19 Hurricane Bob hits U.S. August 19 Janajev and KGB coup in Russia deposes Mikhail Gorbachev August 19 Janel Bishop, 17, of New Hampshire, crowned 9th Miss Teen USA August 20 Dolphin Dan Marino surpasses Joe Montana as the highest paid NFL player with a 5-year extension for $25 million August 20 Estonia declares it's independence from U.S.S.R. itself independent August 20 Norbert Rosza swims world record 100m breast stroke (1:01.29) August 21 Communist coup is crushed in U.S.S.R. in 2 days August 21 Latvia declares it's independence from U.S.S.R. August 22 Krizstina Egerszegi swims world record 100 m backstroke (1:00.31) August 24 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation August 24 Gorbachev resigns as head of U.S.S.R. Communist Party August 24 Silky Stallone, wins the Cane Pace at Yonkers Raceway August 24 Taiwan captures its 15th Little League World Series, 11-0 August 24 Ukraine declares independence from U.S.S.R. August 25 43rd Emmy Awards: LA Law, Cheers, Kirstie Alley and Patricia Wettig August 25 91st U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Mitch Voges August 25 Carl Lewis rus 100m in 9.86 seconds August 25 Cubs Doug Dascenzo commits his 1st career error after 242 games August 25 "Getting Married" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 70 performances August 25 |