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THE YEAR IN REVIEW
WORLD NEWS
JANUARY
-G.S.T. goes into effect
-Gulf War begins
-Canadian ships and planes go to Persian Gulf in support of U.N. FEBRUARY
-South African President F.W. de Klerk announces plans to scrap ap- artheid laws
-Bush announces "Kuwait has been liberated"
-Lithuanians vote for independence from U.S.S.R.
-Iraq signs ceasefire agreement MARCH
-Estonia and Latavia vote for inde- pendence from U.S.S.R.
APRIL
-Cyclone strikes Bangladesh-death toll estimated at 127,500
-Joe Clark named Constitutional Af- fairs Minister
MAY
-Croatia votes for sovereignty -Former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Ghandhi killed by bomb blast at age 46
JUNE
-Boris Yeltsin becomes first elected Chief Executive in Soviet History -Slovenia and ~roatia declare independer:lce-fghting erupts
JUL Y
- I r q e~eals secret
nuclear vreapoRs to U.N.
-Bush an Gor achev si
Arms Re(iuction
ting nuclear weapons
AUGUSTi
-Russian coup
-Gorbachev qui s as
munist Party-forms new
-All Communist Party ..,,..i·i,'Iit'i,,,,., pended
SEPTEM ER
-African olacksget right to vote -Leningrad cha ges name back to St. Peter~burg
OCTOBER
-Anita Hilt acc ses Supreme Court nominee Judge Clarence Thomas sexual arrass · ent-Thomas
firmed to Supreme Court 52-48 vote NOVEMBER
-Skydome goes up for sale- $110,000,000 plus $270,000,000 in long term debentures
DECEMBER
-Germany formally recognizes Croa- tia and Slovenia as independent na- tions
-Gorbachev resigns at the President of the Soviet Union on Christmas day
LATE GREATS -Lee Remick, 55, actress
-Miles Davis, 65, musician -Theodore Geisel, 87, Dr. Seuss -Brad Davis, 41 , actor
-Gene Rodenberry, 70, Star Trek creator
-Redd Foxx, 68, actor
-Marie Rossi, 32, first woman com- mander to die in combat
-Colleen Dewhurst, 67, actress -Michael Landon, 54, actor
-Danny Thomas, 79, entertainer -Fred MaCMurray, 83, dad on My 3 Sons
SPORTS EVENTS WORLD SERIES-Minnesota Twins
STANLEY CUP-Pittsburg Penguins
GREY CUP-Toronto Argonauts ......1··1":-1-'111.1'11 S-M-Boris Becker
1991 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS Musical or Comedy Movies
Best Actress - Bette Midler - For The Boys
Best Actor - Robin Williams - Fisher King
Best Movie - Beauty and the Beast Best Supporting Actress - Mercedes Ruehl - Fisher King
Best Supporting Actor - Jack Palance - City Slickers Dramatic Movies
Best Actress - Jodie Foster - Silence of the Lambs
Best Actor - Nick Nolte - Prince of Tides
Best Movie - Bugsy
Best Screenplay - Thelma and Louise
T.V. Series'
Best Actress - Candice Bergen -Murphy Brown
Best Actor - Burt Reynolds - Eve- ning Shade
Best Comedy Series - Brooklyn Bridge
Best Drama Series - Northern Expo- sure
WHAT'S HOT -Raiders and Bulls jackets
-red jeans
-baggy Bufalo's jeans off the hips -Rapper clothes
-Birkenstocks
boots
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