1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. 1992 - Events. 1992 - January. January 1 - Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 - George H. W. Bush becomes the first President of the United States to address the Australian Parliament. January 8 - Bosnian Serbs declare their own republic within Bosnia-Herzegovina in protest to the decision by Bosnian Muslims and ...

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1992 - January. January 1 - Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 - George H. W. Bush becomes the first President of the United States to address the Australian Parliament. January 8 - Bosnian Serbs declare their own republic within Bosnia-Herzegovina in protest to the decision by Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats to seek EC recognition. January 8 - George H. W. Bush falls violently ill in the prese ...

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August 15 - In a sign of defiance against Indian Independence day, Tripurese separatists gunned down 34 Hindu cilivians. August 25 - Two powerful bomb blasts rocked Mumbai again, leaving more than 50 people dead. These attacks were carried out by Arshad Shafique Ansari, Fahimida Sayyed (37), wife of Sayyed Rahim, and their daughter Fareen Sayeed (17) (all Muslims). ...

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William T. Kirby, a founding member of the board of directors, suggested that the MacArthur Foundation create the Fellows Program. It was his doctor, Dr. George Burch of Tulane University, who first brought this idea to Mr. Kirby's attention. The complete story of how this program began can be found at http://macarthur-foundation.blogspot.com/ The MacArthur Fellowship (sometimes nicknamed the "genius grant") is an award issued by the MacArthur Foundation each year, to typically 20 to 40 citizens or residents of the USA, of any age and working in any field, who "show exceptional ...

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Results from the 1992 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 30, 1992 1992 Belgian Grand Prix - Classification. 1992 Belgian Grand Prix - Notes. Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1'53.791 Michael Schumacher's first fastest lap and first win. Categories: 1992 in sports | Formula One race reports | Belgian Grand Pri ...

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The results from the 1992 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix held at Hungaroring on August 16, 1992 are: 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix - Classification. 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix - Notes. Fastest Lap: Nigel Mansell 1'18.300 Categories: 1992 in sports | Formula One race reports | Hungarian Grand Prix ...

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* Professional club caps and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 Dec 05. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 14 Dec 05. Alan Shearer, OBE (born Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 13 August 1970) is a successful and widely-admired English professional footballer, currently in the twilight of his career at hometown club Newcastle United. Alan Shearer - Early career and England debut 1986-1992. A strong and prolific centre forward, Shearer was rej ...

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Bath Spa University is a university near Bath, England. It was previously a university college, but was upgraded to full university status in August 2005. Bath Spa University - History. The institution can trace its roots back to 1898. It was formed as Bath College of Higher Education by the merger of two colleges in 1975. In 1992, the college was granted its own degree-awarding powers and in 1999 adopted the name Bath Spa University College. In March 2005, the institution won universi ...

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Braun - Names. Alexander Braun (1805–1877), German botanist Alfred Braun (1888–1978), German radio pioneer Carol Moseley Braun (born August 16, 1947), American politician and lawyer, the first (and to date only) black woman elected to the United States Senate Dagmar Braun Celeste (born in 1942, Krems, Austria), the former first lady of Ohio, married to former Ohio governor and U.S. ambassador Richard F. Celeste. Egidius Braun (*1925), from 1992 to 2001 President of th ...

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Caroline "Tula" Cossey (born August 31, 1954, in Brooke, Norfolk, England), is a British model and actress. Born Barry Kenneth Cossey, she is one of the world's most famous transsexual people and the first to ever pose for Playboy. Since being "outed" by a British tabloid, she has fought for her right to legally marry a man and to be recognized by the law as a woman. She told her side of the story in the 1992 autobiography My Story (ISBN 0571129099). Though she was born biologically male, she ...

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Carrie-Anne Moss, born August 21, 1967 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, is an actress who achieved worldwide fame following her appearances in The Matrix trilogy. In the late 1980s she moved to Spain to pursue a career in modelling. Her first television appearance was in the drama series Dark Justice. She moved to Los Angeles, California with the series in 1992. Her big breakthrough came when she was chosen to play the leather-clad hacker Trinity in the 1999 box office success The Matrix. She reprised ...

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Dylan Thomas Sprouse and Cole Mitchell Sprouse (born August 4, 1992, in Arezzo, Italy) are twin brothers, who have acted in several movies and TV shows, including Big Daddy and Grace Under Fire. Cole starred in Friends as Ross's son, Ben. They star in the TV show The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, co-starring Brenda Song and Ashley Tisdale. In September 2005, they signed a licensing agreement with Dualstar Entertainment, the Olsen twins' company, creating a new brand called "DC Sprouse". It will include DVD movies, CDs, clothing, spo ...

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William Howard Schuman (August 4, 1910 - February 15, 1992) was an American composer. Born in the Bronx in New York City, Schuman played the violin and banjo as a child. As a young man he formed a dance band and wrote songs with his friend Frank Loesser. He went on to study at New York University's School of Commerce, but dropped out to study music instead, Roy Harris being among his teachers. Harris brought Schuman to the attention of the conductor ...

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List of MacArthur Fellows organized by terms of their awards... MacArthur Foundation - October 2005 through September 2010. Marin Alsop, symphony conductor Ted Ames, fisherman Terry Belanger, rare book preservationist Edet Belzberg, Documentary Filmmaker Majora Carter, Urban Revitalization Strategist Lu Chen, Neuroscientist Michael Cohen, pharmacist Joseph Curtin, violinmaker Aaron Dworkin, Music Educator T ...

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In British politics and economics, Black Wednesday (or 'White Wednesday' in Euro-sceptic parlance) refers to September 16, 1992 when the government was forced to withdraw the Pound from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) by currency speculators—most notably George Soros who earned over USD$1 billion in doing so. In 1997 the UK Treasury estimated the cost at £3.3 billion. "The trading losses in August and September were estimated at £800m, but the main loss to taxpayers arose because the devaluation could have made them ...

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Alexander Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 - February 10, 1992) was an African American writer (though he was also proud of his Irish and Cherokee ancestry). He is best known for his book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Alex Haley - Life. Born in Ithaca, New York, Haley grew up in the Southern U.S. Haley's father Simon was a professor of agriculture who had also served in World War I. Haley always spoke proudly of his father and the incredible obstacles of racism he had overcome. On May 24, 1939 ...

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MacArthur Foundation - 2000. Susan E. Alcock K. Christopher Beard Lucy Blake Anne Carson Peter Hayes (Nuclear Activist) David Isay Alfredo Jaar Ben Katchor Hideo Mabuchi Susan Marshall Samuel Mockbee Cecilia Muñoz Margaret Murnane Laura Otis Lucia Perillo Matthew Rabin Carl Safina Daniel Schrag Susan Sygall Gina Turrigiano Gary Urton Patricia J. Williams Deborah Wil ...

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William T. Kirby, a founding member of the board of directors and Chairman of the Board until his death, suggested that the MacArthur Foundation create the Fellows Program. It was his doctor, Dr. George Burch of Tulane University, who first brought this idea to Mr. Kirby's attention. The complete story of how this program began can be found at http://macarthur-foundation.blogspot.com/ The MacArthur Fellowship (sometimes nicknamed the "genius grant") is an award issued by the MacArthur Foundation each year, to typically 20 to 40 citize ...

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It was William T. Kirby, John MacArthur's attorney, along with Paul Doolen, Mr. MacArthur's CFO, who suggested that the MacArthurs create a foundation which was endowed by their vast fortune. The legal document, written by William T. Kirby, that created the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation was two pages long. It was written in understandable English. The first president of the foundation was Paul Doolen, who served from 1978 to 1980. Dr. John Corbally was the second president of ...

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