Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
Jack Ruby's gun, which was used to kill Lee Harvey Oswald, sold for $220,000 in an auction.
Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from his position as Prime Minister of the Soviet Union.
A Palestinian couple was convicted of first-degree murder for the honor killing on their daughter.
The Commonwealth of Independent States was formed by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
Ukraine elected its first President since the nation gained its independence from the Soviet Union.
Muslim Shi'ites release last US hostage Terry Anderson (held 6½ years).
Pan American World Airways ceased operations.
STS 44 Atlantis 10 was launched into space.
Turkmenistan declared independence from the Soviet Union.
American independent adventure movie 'My Own Private Idaho,' starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, was released.
American rock band 'Nirvana' released their second album called Nevermind.
Linus Torvalds released the first version of the Linux operating system kernel for free on the Internet.
Nirvana released their lead single, 'Smells like Teen Spirit,' which is often dubbed the 'anthem for apathetic kids' of Generation X.
Tajikistan declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
The United States announced its recognition of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania's independence as individual countries after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
Moldova declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
Belarus declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
Ukraine separated from the Soviet Union, marking this day as Ukraine’s Independence Day.
Estonia claimed its independence from USSR.
North Carolina, US, was hit by hurricane Bob.
The Warsaw Radio Mast in Poland malfunctioned and collapsed.
Greek-owned cruise ship 'Oceanos' sank off the coast of South Africa due to uncontrollable flooding.
Metallica released their single 'Enter Sandman.'
American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer admitted to murdering 17 people.
Court TV was launched on American cable television.
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake dubbed the 'Sierra Madre Earthquake' occurred in South California and caused around $40 million in damages.
Sonic the Hedgehog was released for the Sega Genesis in North America.
Drug lord Pablo Escobar handed himself into the police.
The second-largest volcano eruption of the 20th Century happened in the Philippines.
The last episode of David Lynch's original Twin Peaks aired.
NASA's STS-40 became the first spaceflight with three women to be launched into space.
Northern Somalia declared its independence, becoming the unrecognized de facto Republic of Somaliland.
Apple released its Macintosh System 7.0.
The Republic of Georgia declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
A referendum in the Republic of Georgia took place to vote on the country's independence.
The first computers were affected by the Michelangelo virus, which activated annually on March 6.
Los Angeles police brutally beat an unarmed Rodney King with batons up to 60 times.
President H. W. Bush gave Iraq the ultimatum that they had 24 hours to get their forces out of Kuwait or face war.
US Congress gave George H. W. Bush the authority to declare war on Iraq.
