George H.W. Bush becomes president of the US
The largest oil spill in US history occurs after the Exxon Valdez strikes Blight Reef in Alaska’s Prince William sound
In Liverpool, England a soccer stadium barrier collapses killing 94 people
Hurricane Hugo causes 71 deaths and $4.2 billion in damage
A massave earthquake hits the San Francisco Bay area minutes before the World Series between the Giants and A’s
The Berlin Wall comes down, symbolically ending the Cold War
Serial killer Ted Bundy is executed in Florida’s electric chair
Ayatollah Khomeini places a three-million-US dollar bounty for the death of author Salman Rushdie
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is arrested in Beverly Hills, California after slapping a motorcycle police officer
Nintendo released its popular handheld video game player, Game Boy
Oakland Athletics win the World Series
San Francisco 49ers win Superbowl XXIII
Calgary Flames win the Stanley Cup
Batman is the top grossing film
“Look Away” by Chicago spends the most time at the top of the US charts
Talk show host, Geraldo Rivera’s nose is broken during a taping of his show, when a fight erupts on the set between guests
The Arsenio Hall Show and The Simpsons premiere
Dragonball Z premieres on Japanese television |
