"Old times there are not forgotten"
The Census Bureau set the population of the United States at 248,718,301. Manuel Noriega of Panama surrendered to American forces. Douglas Wilder, grandson of slaves became the first elected black-American governor in the United States when he was sworn in as governor of Virginia. The Central Committee of the Soviet Union gave up its monopoly of political power over its separate republics. The Russian Federation declared its sovereignty. Argentina and the United Kingdom restored diplomatic relations following the 1982 Faulkland Islands invasion. Lithuania and Latvia declared independence from the Soviet Union. The Hubbel Space Telescope was launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush. Poster teen Ryan White of Indiana died of AIDS. A Vincent van Gogh painting Portrait of Doctor Gachet sold for $82.5 million. The World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of diseases. The first Anglican women priests were ordained in the United Kingdom. Iraq invaded Kuwait deriving out of an unpaid debt. Leonard Bernstein conducted his last concert, performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Soviet Union Premier Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for reducing Cold War tensions. Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The first post-communist presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Romania.
New book titles: The Plains of Passage, Four Past Midnight, The Burden of Proof, Memories of Midnight, Message From Nam, The Bourne Ultimatum, Lady Boss, The Witching Hour and A Life on the Road.
At the movies: Home Alone, Ghost, Dances With Wolves, Pretty Woman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Hunt For Red October, Total Recall, Die Hard, Dick Tracy and Kindergarten Cop.
On stage: The Grapes of Wrath, City of Angels, Gypsy, Tru, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lettice and Lovage and Grand Hotel, the Musical.
Emmy Awards: Peter Falk for Columbo, Patricia Wettig for thirtysomething, Jimmy Smits for L.A. Law, Marg Helgenberger for China Beach and L.A. Law for best drama series.
February 11
Nelson Mandella was released from Victor Verster Prison, near Cape Town, South Africa following 26 years political incarceration.
March 24
Woodrow Wilson High School won the Class AAA state basketball championship by defeating Martinsburg High School in Charleston. It was the tenth state basketball championship for Woodrow Wilson.
August 10
Classmate Ann Wallen married Tommy Rayner, originally from Smithville, Texas. Ann was a widow engaged in farming and Tommy was a truck driver at the time of the marriage.
October 3
East Germany and West Germany reunited into a single Germany following its division by Allied Powers in 1945.
November 13
The first known World Wide Web page was written.