1991 - January. January 2 - Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first black woman to lead a city of that size and importance. January 4 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to condemn Israel's treatment of Palestinians. January 10 - SA State Govt forced to bail out State Bank. January 11 - The Soviets storm Vilnius to stop Lithuanian independence. January 12 - Gulf War: The U.S. Congress passes a resolution authorizing ...

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1991 in aviation - January. January 16 - Eastern Airlines is dissolved after 64 years of operation. Many of its remaining assets are parceled out to American and Continental. January 17 - US-led forces attack Iraq in a massive air assault after a United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from occupied Kuwait passes unheeded. 1991 in aviation - February. February 28 - The US calls a ceasefire in Iraq, with airpower having neutralized practically all o ...

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1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1991 - Events. 1991 - January. January 2 - Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first black woman to lead a city of that size and importance. January 4 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to condemn Israel's treatment of Palestinians. January 10 - SA State Govt forced to bail out State Bank. January 11 - The S ...

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1991 in baseball - January-June. January 8 - Rod Carew, Gaylord Perry and Ferguson Jenkins are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, with Carew becoming the 22nd player to be named in his first year of eligibility. February 4 - The 12 members of the board of directors of the Hall of Fame vote unanimously to bar Pete Rose from the ballot. He will become eligible again only if the commissioner reinstates him by December 2005. Februa ...

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This is a list of television-related events in 1991. 1990 in film 1991 in film 1992 in film 1990 in home video 1991 in home video 1992 in home video 1990 in television 1991 in television 1992 in television For the United States network television schedule, see 1991-92 United States network television schedule. 1991 in television - Events.

1991 in rail transport - June events. June - The Tōhoku Shinkansen in Japan is extended from Ueno Station to Tokyo Station. 1991 in rail transport - July events. July 16 - Indian Railways inaugurates the Lifeline Express (Jeevan Rekha) hospital train.[1] 1991 in rail transport - September events. September 18 - The last train out of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia ...

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1991 in South Africa - January. 9 January - Black children are admitted to schools previously reserved for Whites only 12 January - 45 mourners are killed during an attack on a funeral vigil for an African National Congress member in Sebokeng 1991 in South Africa - March. 12 March - The government tables a white paper to end racial discrimination in landownership and occupation 1991 in South Africa - April. 30 April ...

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See also: 1990 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1991 in music - Events. 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. Nirvana's Nevermind, led by the surprise hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", became the most popular U.S. album of the year. Followed immediately by other grunge bands like Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, grunge dominated the U.S. charts for the next few years. Its success effectively ende ...

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This is a list of film-related events in 1991. 1990 in film 1991 in film 1992 in film 1990 in home video 1991 in home video 1992 in home video 1990 in television 1991 in television 1992 in television 1991 in film - Events. April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael Noonan O'Keefe in New York Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation< ...

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1991 throughout the world.   2000s 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000 1990s 1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995 1994 • 1993 • 1992 • Including:

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William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe, III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. Clinton served five terms as the Governor of Arkansas. His wife, former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, is currently the junior U.S. Senator from New York. Generally regarded as a moderate populist, and a member of the moderate New Democrat wing of the Democratic Party, he headed the centrist Democratic Leadership Council in 1990 and 1991. During his tenure as ...

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This is a list of film-related events in 1992. 1991 in film 1992 in film 1993 in film 1991 in home video 1992 in home video 1993 in home video 1991 in television 1992 in television 1993 in television 1992 in film - Events. January 12 - HAL 9000 is activated, the computer in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (fictional event: date taken from the fi ...

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Hook may mean: Captain Hook, a fictional villain from J. M. Barrie's book Peter Pan Hook (movie) (1991), starring Dustin Hoffman Hook (video game) Hook (music), a catchy musical passage Hook (boxing), a type of punch Hooking, in programming, a techinque used in event handling Hook (diacritic), a mark in Vietnamese Hook, a Constructicon from the Transformers Universe ...

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See also: 1989 in literature, other events of 1990, 1991 in literature, list of years in literature. 1990 in literature - Events. J. K. Rowling gets the idea for Harry Potter while on a train ride from Manchester to London. She says "I was staring out the window, and the idea for Harry just came. He appeared in my mind's eye, very fully formed. The basic idea was for a boy who didn't know what he was." It would be seven more years before the world was introduced to Harry. ...

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See also: 1991 in music, other events of 1992, 1993 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1992 in music - Events. 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. Perhaps the most notable event was the release of The Chronic by Dr. Dre. Though other artists (including Dr. Dre as a member of N.W.A., and Public Enemy, LL Cool J and Kurtis Blow) had achieved some mainstream success, The Chronic was perhaps the first real blockbuster hip hop album. It presaged the future ma ...

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Wushu, also known as modern wushu or contemporary wushu, is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport based on a reinterpretations of traditional Chinese martial arts. Created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, Wushu has spread globally through the International Wushu Federation (IWUF), which holds the World Championships of Wushu every two years; the first World Championships were held in 1991 in Beijing. Wushu is composed of two disciplines: taolu (套路, forms) and sanda (散打, sparring)< ...

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(3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC) 20th century BC - Events. 2064 – 1986 BC -- Twin Dynasty wars in Egypt. 1991 BC -- Egypt: Pharaoh Mentuhotep IV died. End of Eleventh Dynasty. Pharaoh Amenemhat I started to rule. Start of Twelfth Dynasty. 1932 BC -- Amorite conquest of Ur. 1913 – 1903 BC -- Egyptian-Nubian war. 1900 BC -- Achaean invasions of Greece. around 1900 BC -- Fall of last Sumerian dynasty. < ...

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Men's Golf Major championship results: May - The Masters golf tournament - Ian Woosnam June - US Open - Payne Stewart July - British Open - Ian Baker-Finch August - PGA Championship - John Daly PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Corey Pavin - $979,430 Champions Tour leading money winner: Mike Hill - $1,065,657 Ryder Cup: United States team won 14 1/2 - 13 ½ over the European team in world golf. Tiger Woods, at age 15, won his first USGA ...

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1991 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3); Jack Morris, MVP American League Championship Series: Minnesota Twins (West) over Toronto Blue Jays (East) (4-1); Kirby Puckett, MVP National League Championship Series: Atlanta Braves (West) over Pittsburgh Pirates (East) (4-3); Steve Avery, MVP All-Star Game, July 9 at SkyDome: Ame ...

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