Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 45 events. Showing 31 - 45.
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- The fast food restaurant chain Popeyes is founded in Arabi, Louisiana.
- David Berkowitz, the “Son of Sam” killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings.
- Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross.
- The Central African Republic’s former Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule.
- Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
- Russia Day: The parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty.
- Russians elect Boris Yeltsin as the president of the republic.
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- 1991 Kokkadichcholai massacre: The Sri Lankan Army massacres 152 minority Tamil civilians in the village Kokkadichcholai near the eastern province town of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
- An election takes place in Nigeria which and is later annulled by the military Government led by Ibrahim Babangida.
- Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside her home in Los Angeles, California. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings, but is held liable in wrongful death civil suit.
- The Boeing 777, the world’s largest twinjet, makes its first flight.
- In Philadelphia, a panel of federal judges blocks a law against indecency on the internet.
- Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
- Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force (KFor) enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide ranging protests in Iran and around the world.
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