Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
The Fog Bowl, a heavy, dense fog rolled over Soldier Field in Chicago during the second quarter of the Bears vs. Eagles NFC Divisional Playoff Game.
Two robbers who wore police uniforms robbed an armored truck of $3 million in New Jersey.
Antonov An-255 Mriya, the largest airplane in the world, flew for the first time.
Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, premiered in New York.
A 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, killed 25,000-50,000 people and left up to 500,000 homeless.
The first-ever World AIDS day started in effort to raise awareness of the AIDS global epidemic.
The Soviet Union's uncrewed Buran space shuttle completed its first and only space flight.
George H. W. Bush was elected as the 41st President of the United States of America.
The Morris Worm, the first computer virus made to be caught over the internet, disabled 6,000 computers in 24 hours.
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil was ratified.
Bon Jovi's album 'New Jersey' was released.
Israel launched its first satellite, Ofek-1, from the Palmachim Air Base.
An extreme category 5 hurricane called Gilbert hit Jamaica, with the eye of the storm being 15 miles wide.
Yellowstone National Park closed for the first time in US history due to ongoing fires.
Australia began selling its first platinum coin, featuring a Koala.
The Iran-Iraq war ended in a stalemate after nearly eight years of conflict.
American action film 'Die Hard' was released in the US.
Donald Trump became Mike Tyson's advisor.
The Island Express train derailed on the Peruman Bridge in India.
Haitian coup d'état started, and President Henri Namphy overthrew President Leslie Manigat.
The movie 'Big' starring Tom Hanks, premiered in the US.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson got married.
Flight attendant Clarabelle 'C.B.' Lansing was blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243.
The Soviet Union agreed to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
Toni Morrison won a Pulitzer Prize Award for her novel 'Beloved.'
Svend Robinson became the first Canadian MP to come out of the closet publicly.
The Comic Relief charity created ''Red Nose Day" in the United Kingdom, and raised £15 million ($19 million).
Doug Williams became the first African-American quarterback to play in the Super Bowl.
