A 20-Year Memory: The World Continued to Shift
October 3 – Cold War: East Germany and West Germany reunify into a single Germany.
Showing posts with label 1990. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1990. Show all posts
Sunday, October 03, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
A 20-Year Memory: Un-earthly Pictures to Come
April 24 – The Space Shuttle Discovery places the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.
Friday, March 26, 2010
A 20-Year Memory: Telling Great Stories
March 26 - Academy Awards
Best Picture: Driving Miss Daisy
Best Actor- Male: Daniel Day-Lewis (My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown)
Best Actor- Female: Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy)
Thursday, February 11, 2010
A 20-Year Memory: Nelson Mandela
One of the amazing moments in world history was the release of Nelson Mandela from prison in 1990. What made it so amazing was what followed- a new and integrated South Africa, led by Mandela after his election, with no rancor or hatred.
See Invictus for a view of one of the ways he did it.
He is a world hero!
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
A 20-Year Memory: A BIG Move
February 2 – Apartheid: In South Africa, President F.W. de Klerk allows the African National Congress to legally function again and promises to free Nelson Mandela.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
A 20-Year Memory: And the Champion is...
January 28- Super Bowl XXIV at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The San Francisco 49ers led by Joe Montana crushed the Denver Broncos 55-10.The 49ers' 55 points were the most ever scored by one team, and their 45-point margin of victory was the largest ever. The 49ers are the only team in a Super Bowl to score at least two touchdowns in each quarter. They are also the only team to score 8 touchdowns in a Super Bowl.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
A 20-Year Memory: Another Barrier Broken
January 13 – Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia.
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