31 events found for 1992
The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean
A series of gas explosions rip through the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 206
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed
Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history
The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the Wo
Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Ro
Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law
Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49
Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanentl
Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Westray Mine disaster kills 26 workers in Nova Scotia, Canada
Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China
Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok
After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosted his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia join the United Nations
Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi cl
The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests
The ethnic cleansing in Kozarac, Bosnia and Herzegovina begins when Serbian militia and police forces enter the town
Australian Aboriginal land rights are recognised in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Torres Strait Islander E
Copa Airlines Flight 201 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes into the Darién Gap in Panama, killing all 47 aboard