President George H. W. Bush is the first US president to address the Australian Parliament.

Europe breaks down trade barriers.

The New York Yankees sign free agent Danny Tartabul.

The President of Georgia, Zviad Gamskahurdia, flees the country due to a military coup.

AT&T releases video-telephone, retailing for $1499.

Kristi Yamaguchi wins the US female Figure Skating championship.

Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer, pleads guilty but insane.

IBM announces a nearly $5 billion loss for the year.

Space Shuttle STS-42 (Discovery 15) launches into space.

The Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XXVI after defeating the Buffalo Bills 37-24.

Mike Tyson goes on trial for rape and is found guilty.

Inventor Ray Kurzweil publishes The Age of Intelligent Machines.

Barry Bonds signs the highest single year contract in MLB history, totaling $4.7 million with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Danny Everett runs the 400m world record indoors with a time of 45.02 seconds.

Speed skater Bonnie Blair wins first gold medal for the US in the 1992 Olympics.

Mike Tyson is convicted of raping Desiree Washington in Indiana.

Jeffrey Dahmer is found sane and determined guilty of killing 15 boys.

Muddy Waters wins the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards.

Moldova joins the United Nations

263 are killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in Zonguldak, Turkey.

After promising not to, President George H. W. Bush apologizes for raising taxes.

The computer virus, Michelangelo, begins to take effect.

Mauritius becomes a republic, whilst remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

In Erzincan, Eastern Turkey, an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale kills over 500.

The United Nations officially starts its largest peacekeeping operation.

Kevin Costner and Julia Roberts win Best Dramatic Motion Picture at the 18th People’s Choice Awards.

In Buenos Aires, Argentina, 28 people are killed in a truck bombing of the Israeli embassy.

The Duke and Duchess of York announce their separation.

A US Air NY flight to Cleveland crashes on take off at LaGuardia, killing 27 people.

Atlantis 11, or Space Shuttle STS-45, launches into space.

Mike Tyson, Heavyweight Boxing Champion, is sentenced to 10 years in prison for the rape of Desiree Washington.

Bruce Springsteen releases albums Human Touch and Lucky Town on the same day.

The Silence of the Lambs wins Best Picture, while Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins win Best Actor and Best Actress at the 64th Academy Awards.

The sixth president of Jamaica, P J Patterson, resigns.

The 5th largest wrestling crowd is recorded at Toronto Skydome with a total of 64,287 people in the audience.

NHL players begin the first strike in the league’s 75 year history.

Billy Idol is fined $2,000 for hitting a woman.

John Gotti, famed New York Mafia boss, is found guilty of 5 murders as well as conspiracy to murder, illegal gambling, bribery and tax evasion.

Atlantis 11 lands.

Serbian troops start sieging the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo. This would go on to become the longest siege in modern warfare.

In Washington, D.C, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators march for abortion rights.

Hulk Hogan wins against Sid Justice and Randy Savage beats Ric Flair for the WWF Heavyweight title in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Voting opens for a choice of Elvis postage stamps.

In Sri Lanka, 25 are killed in a bus bombing.

The NHL strike ends, after 10 days.

3 are killed after the Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb London’s financial district.

Disneyland Paris opens in Marne-la-Vallee, France.

Apple’s lawsuit against Microsoft is thrown out of court.

200 are killed after gas explodes in a sewer in Guadalajara, Mexico.

McDonald’s opens its first restaurant in China.

Voting for the Elvis stamp ends.

Eric Houston kills 4 people in a California High School, where he failed history 4 years before.

Endeavour, or Space Shuttle STS-49 is launched. This marks the maiden voyage of Endeavour.

3 astronauts walk in space at the same time, for the first time.

Some Gave All is released by Billy Ray Cyrus. It later becomes the Billboard Album of the Year, in 1993.

George H. W. Bush orders the Coast Guard to intercept boats carrying Haitian refugees.

Jay Leno becomes the permanent host of the Tonight Show.

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the world’s largest environmental summit to date opens.

The US Postal Service announces that an image of young Elvis Presley beat an image of an older Elvis for the stamp.

Batman Begins is released. Michael Keaton stars as Batman and the Penguin is played by Danny DeVito.

Hicksville High School gives Billy Joel an honorary diploma at aged 43.

John Gotti, Mafia boss, begins his life sentence in jail for 5 counts of murder and other crimes.

Two earthquakes hit California. One of the earthquakes measures 7.4 on the Richter scale, the 3rd strongest in America.

Nelson Mandela, South African President, meets with UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali at Dakar.

Fox begins broadcasting on Wednesday nights.

Czech tennis star, Ivan Lendl, becomes a US citizen after undergoing the traditional five-year waiting procedure.

Pope John Paul II is in hospital for 3 weeks after having a tumor removed.

The Security Council of the UN examines the levels of violence within South Africa.

Pablo Escobar escapes from prison.

The 25th Olympic Games open in Barcelona, Spain.

A Thai Airbus crashes into the mountains at Kathmandu, killing 113.

Carl Lewis wins gold in the long jump, with fellow American’s Mike Powell and Joe Greene winning silver and bronze respectively.

Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida, working its way towards Elliott Key and Homestead, killing 44 people. $25 billion is recorded in damage.

Hurricane Andrew hits Louisiana as a Category 3 storm after causing severe damage in Florida.

500 are killed after a dynamite explosion near a Philippines mine.

118 are killed in Nicaragua after earthquakes and floods hit the country.

Hurricane Iniki hits Kauai Hawaii, killing 3 and injuring 8,000.

Mae Jemison becomes the first African American woman to go into space, on board Endeavour STS-47.

Theodore Weiss wins the democratic primary for NYC congressional seat, even though he died 3 days before.

Nigerian Air Force plane Hercules C-130 crashes three minutes after take off, killing 163 people.

Roseanne Barr Arnold, comedian and actress, receives a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

The Cartoon Network premieres.

Singer-songwriter, Sinead O’Connor, rips up a photo of Pope John Paul II live on Saturday Night Live.

The first three-way presidential debate takes place between George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot.

At least 510 are killed when a 5.8 earthquake hits Cairo, Egypt.

The book Sex by Madonna goes on sale.

Bill Clinton is elected the 42 President of the United States, defeating President George H. W. Bush.

Whitney Houston’s cover of I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton is released. It will become the Billboard Song of the Year 1993.

Erling Kagge begins his successful exploration of the South Pole.

Malcolm X directed by Spike Lee and stars Denzel Washington is released in the US.

10,000,000 mobile phones are sold.

141 are killed after a Boeing 734 crashes into a mountain in China.

President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 troops to Somalia.

The Galileo spacecraft passes the North Pole of the Moon, called the Peary Crater.

Galileo’s nearest approach to Jupiter at a distance of 303km.

US Marines land in Somalia as part of Operation Restore Hope.

Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year.

Singer Harry Connick Jr is caught with a gun in New York’s JFK airport.