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LOOK AT THE WORLD IN 1990 |
In The News In
1990
Operation Desert Shield forces leave for Saudi Arabia to defend that country following the
invasion of its neighbor Kuwait by Iraq.
President Bush vetoes a bill that civil rights organizations contended would strengthen
antidiscrimination laws on hiring and promoting.
Congress passes the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Nelson Mandela is released from a South African Prison.
East and West Germany are reunified. |
Entertainment in 1990
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Octavio Paz - Mexico
* Best Selling Fiction - The Plains of Passage, Jean M. Auel
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - A Life on the Road, Charles Kuralt
* Best Picture - Dances With Wolves, Orion
* Best Director - Kevin Costner, Dances With Wolves
* Best Actress - Kathy Bates, Misery
* Best Actor - Jeremy Irons, Reversal of Fortune |
Sport champions in 1990
* MLB - Cincinnati Reds
* NFL - San Francisco 49ers
* NBA - Detroit Pistons
* NHL - Edmonton Oilers
* NCAA-Basketball - UNLV
* KY Derby - Unbridled
* U.S. Open Golf - Hale Irwin
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Pete Sampras
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Gabriela Sabatini |
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