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A
LOOK AT THE WORLD IN 1991 |
In The News In
1991
The U.S. and its allies launch an air attack on Iraq to begin liberating Kuwait.
In a ground war that lasts just 100 hours the U.S. led attackers in Operation Desert Storm
easily defeat the Iraqi Army.
The case against Oliver North is "terminated" with all charges resulting from
the Iran-Contra affair dropped.
The U.S. Senate approves the Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas, after
investigating an allegation of sexual harassment.
Brush fire destroys over 3,000 homes and apartments in the area of Oakland, California
killing 24 and causing $1.5 billion in damage. |
Entertainment in 1991
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Nadine Gordimer - South Africa
* Best Selling Fiction - Scarlett:The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind,
Alexandra Ripley
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - Me: Stories of My Life, Katharine Hepburn
* Best Picture - The Silence of the Lambs, Orion
* Best Director - Jonathan Demme, The Silence of the Lambs
* Best Actress - Jodie Foster, The Silence of the Lambs
* Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs |
Sport champions in 1991
* MLB - Minnesota Twins
* NFL - New York Giants
* NBA - Chicago Bulls
* NHL - Pittsburgh Penguins
* NCAA-Basketball - Duke
* KY Derby - Strike the Gold
* U.S. Open Golf - Payne Stewart
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Stefan Edberg
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Monica Seles |
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