Back in ’92…

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

Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year.

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

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

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

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

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

10,000,000 mobile phones are sold.

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

Erling Kagge begins his successful exploration of the South Pole.

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.

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

The book Sex by Madonna goes on sale.

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

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

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

The Cartoon Network premieres.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The 25th Olympic Games open in Barcelona, Spain.

Pablo Escobar escapes from prison.

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

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

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

Fox begins broadcasting on Wednesday nights.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jay Leno becomes the permanent host of the Tonight Show.

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

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

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

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

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

Voting for the Elvis stamp ends.

McDonald’s opens its first restaurant in China.

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

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

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

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

The NHL strike ends, after 10 days.

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

Voting opens for a choice of Elvis postage stamps.

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

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

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

Atlantis 11 lands.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

The Duke and Duchess of York announce their separation.

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

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

The United Nations officially starts its largest peacekeeping operation.

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

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

The computer virus, Michelangelo, begins to take effect.

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

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

Moldova joins the United Nations

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

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

Mike Tyson is convicted of raping Desiree Washington in Indiana.

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

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

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

Inventor Ray Kurzweil publishes The Age of Intelligent Machines.

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

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

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

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

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

Kristi Yamaguchi wins the US female Figure Skating championship.

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

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

The New York Yankees sign free agent Danny Tartabul.

Europe breaks down trade barriers.

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