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Event of Interest
Mar 28 US President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal

Jesse Owens

George H. W. Bush
Golf Tournament
Mar 30 Jack Nicklaus makes his debut on the Senior PGA Tour with a 71 (-1) in the first round of The Tradition at Desert Mountain; wins the event by 4 strokes from Gary Player

Jack Nicklaus

Gary Player
Television Premiere
Mar 31 "Carol & Company" starring Carol Burnett premieres on NBC-TV

Carol Burnett
- Apr 1 "Ha!" comedy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting
- Apr 1 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Jack Nicklaus wins his first start on the Senior PGA Tour by 4 strokes from Gary Player
- Apr 1 9th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Auburn, 88-81; Cardinal point guard Jennifer Azzi MOP
- Apr 1 It becomes illegal in Salem Oregon to be within 2 feet of nude dancers
WrestleMania
Apr 1 WrestleMania VI, Skydome, Toronto, ON (67,678): Ultimate Warrior beats Hulk Hogan for WWF Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles

Hulk Hogan
Golf Major
Apr 1 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Betsy King wIns the second of her 3 DS events, 2 strokes ahead of Shirley Furlong and Kathy Postlewait

Betsy King
Event of Interest
Apr 4 Gloria Estefan released from hospital after her accident

Gloria Estefan
- Apr 4 Security law violator Ivan Boesky is released from federal custody
NBA Record
Apr 5 John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 yrs in a row

John Stockton
- Apr 5 NY Rangers beat NY Islanders 2-1 in 1st game of preliminary
Event of Interest
Apr 5 Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity

Paul Newman
- Apr 7 BPAA US Open by Ron Palombi Jr
- Apr 7 Farm Aid IV concert at Hoosier Dome (Indianapolis, Indiana features Bonnie Raitt, John Mellencamp, John Hiatt, Carl Perkins, Arlo Guthrie, Garth Brooks, Bruce Hornsby, Elton John, Lou Reed, Taj Mahal, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Willie Nelson, Iggy Pop, and others
- Apr 7 John Poindexter (US National Security Advisor) found guilty of five counts of lying to Congress and obstruction regarding the Iran-Contra scandal
- Apr 7 Michael Milken pleads innocent to security law violations
- Apr 7 NY Rangers beat NY Islanders 5-2, Rangers lead 2-0 in preliminary
- Apr 7 Fire kills 110 on a ferry in Norway, in an unrelated event, 30 die in a ferry flip over in Burma
- Apr 7 144th Grand National: Marcus Armytage aboard 16/1 bet Mr Frisk wins in race record 8m 47.8s; 2 equine fatalities during the race
- Apr 8 "Aspects of Love" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 377 performances
Television Premiere
Apr 8 "Twin Peaks" created by David Lynch and starring Kyle MacLachlan premieres on ABC-TV

David Lynch
US Masters Golf
Apr 8 54th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Nick Faldo of England goes back-to-back with a par on the 2nd sudden-death playoff hole with Raymond Floyd

Nick Faldo

Ray Floyd
Contract of Interest
Apr 9 Don Mattingly signs a $19.7 million 5-year contract with Yankees

Don Mattingly
- Apr 9 NY Islanders beat NY Rangers 4-3 in double overtime-Rangers lead 2-1
- Apr 9 World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall (NYC)
- Apr 10 CUNY/Lehman College, Bronx, opens a branch campus in Hiroshma, Japan
- Apr 10 Curtly Ambrose takes 8-45 in cricket vs England at Bridgetown
- Apr 11 MLB California Angels Mark Langston & Mike Witt, no-hit Seattle, 1-0
- Apr 11 NY Lotto pays $35 million to two winner (#s are 6-14-24-32-34-51)
- Apr 11 NY Rangers beat NY Islanders 6-1, Rangers lead 3-1 in preliminary playoffs
- Apr 11 Customs officers in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, say they have seized what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq.
- Apr 12 H. J. Heinz, Chicken of the Sea and Bumble Bee Seafood say they wouldn't buy tuna caught in nets that trap dolphins
- Apr 12 Greyhound Bus hires new drivers to replace strikers
Event of Interest
Apr 12 James Brown moves to a work-release center after serving 15 months for weapon and drug related convictions

James Brown
- Apr 12 1st meeting of East German democratically elected parliament, acknowledges responsibility for the Holocaust and asks for forgiveness
TV Show Appearance
Apr 12 Anime TV series "Moomin", based on Moomin children's books by Tove Jansson 1st appears on Tokyo TV

Tove Jansson
- Apr 13 4th largest NBA crowd (45,458) see Orlando play at Minneapolis
- Apr 13 Final episode of Pat Sajak's late night TV show on CBS
- Apr 13 NY Rangers beat NY Islanders 6-5, Rangers win preliminary, 4-1
- Apr 15 "In Living Color" premieres on FOX-TV
- Apr 15 Greenidge & Haynes make 298 opening stand (v England), combination best
Event of Interest
Apr 15 PGA Seniors' Championship Men's Golf, PGA National GC: South African Gary Player wins his third event title by 2 strokes from Chi-Chi Rodríguez

Gary Player
- Apr 16 August Wilson's play "The Piano Lesson", starring Charles S. Dutton, opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 320 performances
- Apr 16 94th Boston Marathon: Gelindo Bordin is first Italian event winner in race record 2:08:19; Portugal's Rosa Mota wins her 3rd woman's title in 2:25:24
- Apr 16 Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week
- Apr 16 Supreme Court rejects appeal from retarded man, Dalton Prejean, condemned to death for murdering a Louisiana state trooper in 1977
- Apr 17 Gas explosion on passenger train in Kumrahar India, 80 die
- Apr 18 Bankruptcy court forces Frank Lorenzo to give up Eastern Airlines
- Apr 18 Birmingham Fire issued an original franchise in WLAF
- Apr 18 Supreme Court rules states could make it a crime to possess or look at child pornography, even in one's home
- Apr 19 Contra guerrillas, leftist Sandinistas & incoming government agree to truce n Nicaragua's civil war
Event of Interest
Apr 19 Marla Maples appears on ABC's Prime-Time

Marla Maples
- Apr 19 Pistons & 76'ers get into a fight accruing $162,500 fines (NBA record)
- Apr 20 8 2/3 inning perfect game pitched by Brian Holman of Oakland A's is spoiled by a home run hit by Ken Philips
- Apr 21 "Cartoon All Stars to Rescue" shown on all 4 TV networks
- Apr 21 National League umpire is arrested for stealing baseball cards
- Apr 21 Reds win running their record to 9-0, best start in club history
- Apr 22 "Truly Blessed" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 33 performances
- Apr 22 Lebanon release US hostage Robert Polhill after 39 months
- Apr 22 NFL Draft: University of Illinois quarterback Jeff George first pick by Indianapolis Colts
- Apr 24 Brian Friel's play "Dancing at Lughnasa" premieres in Dublin (Tony Award Best Play)
- Apr 24 Security law violator Michael Milken pleads guilty to 6 felonies
- Apr 24 STS-31 launches, the 35th mission of the US Space Shuttle program, carrying the Hubble space telescope
- Apr 24 West & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies on July 1st
- Apr 24 Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
Music Awards
Apr 25 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: George Strait, Clint Black, and Kathy Mattea win

Clint Black
- Apr 25 Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by space shuttle Discovery
- Apr 25 Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a 6-year term as Nicaragua's president
- Apr 25 Hong Kong actress Carina Lau is abducted by Triad members
- Apr 26 "Accomplice" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 52 performances
- Apr 26 126 die in a (6.9) earthquake in China
- Apr 26 Danny Wood of New Kids, steps on a stuffed animal & twists his ankle
- Apr 26 NY court of appeals ends 2½ year legal battle over 1988 America's Cup by refusing jurisdiction of case
Event of Interest
Apr 26 Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller's record of pitching 12 1-hitters

Nolan Ryan
- Apr 27 50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held (Mich)
Event of Interest
Apr 27 Dodger Orel Hershiser undergoes career-threatening shoulder surgery

Orel Hershiser
- Apr 27 Villanova's women set a 6,000 m relay world record of 17:18:10
- Apr 28 "Chorus Line" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 6,137 performances
- Apr 28 Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat NY Knicks 157-128
- Apr 28 Professional Bowlers Association Tournament of Champions: Dave Ferraro beats Tony Westlake, 226–203
- Apr 28 Last issue of Dutch communist daily De Waarheid (The Truth)
- Apr 29 "Change in the Heir" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 16 performances
- Apr 29 Dan Quisenberry (all-time AL save king, 238) announces his retirement
- Apr 29 Wrecking cranes began tearing down the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate
- Apr 29 US 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) returns from space
- Apr 30 As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base, 2 Braves score
- Apr 30 Seattle's Brian Holman's perfect game broken up with 2 outs in 9th
- Apr 30 US hostage Frank Reed freed after 4 years in hands of pro-Iranians
- May 1 "Prelude to a Kiss" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC
- May 2 "Some Americans Abroad" opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 62 performances
- May 2 South Africa & African National Congress open talks to end apartheid
Event of Interest
May 4 Angela Bowie reveals that ex-husband David slept with Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger
- May 4 Latvia's parliament votes 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence
- May 4 Oriole Gregg Olson sets relief pitcher rec of 41 cons scoreless inns
- May 4 Pakistan beat Australia by 36 runs to win Austral-Asia Cup, Sharjah
- May 5 116th Kentucky Derby: Craig Perret aboard Unbridled wins in 2:02
- May 5 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Chris Warren
- May 5 35th Eurovision Song Contest: Toto Cutugno for Italy wins singing "Insieme: 1992" in Zagreb
Event of Interest
May 6 Former president P. W. Botha quits South Africa's ruling National Party

P. W. Botha
Event of Interest
May 6 Tom Cruise is ticketed for careless operation of a vehicle in South Carolina

Tom Cruise
- May 8 Cuyahoga County voters approve sin tax to build Cleveland Gateway
- May 8 Reindependence Day of Estonia
- May 9 NY Newsday reporter Jimmy Breslin suspended for a racial slur
- May 9 Sampdoria of Italy win 30th European Cup Winner's Cup against Anderlecht of Belgium 2-0 in Gothenburg
- May 9 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals, 4 games to 0
- May 10 "Zoya's Apartment" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 45 performances
- May 10 French TGV-train hits record speed of 510.6 kph
Event of Interest
May 10 Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella

Howard Stern
- May 11 NY Yankees trade Dave Winfield to Angels for Mike Witt
- May 12 Comic Relief USA '90 (4th one) raises $4.7 million
Event of Interest
May 12 Nora Dunn and Sinead O'Connor boycott "Saturday Night Live" to protest Andrew Dice Clay's hosting which was perceived as sexist; the show uses a time delay for the third time in its history
Event of Interest
May 14 46th time opposing pitchers hit HR, Fernando Valenzuela (Dodgers)/Gross (Expos)

Fernando Valenzuela
Event of Interest
May 15 "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" by Vincent van Gogh sells for $82.5 million

Vincent van Gogh
Mikhail Kalashnikov Meets Eugene Stoner
May 16 Eugene Stoner and Mikhail Kalashnikov, the creators of the M16 rifle and the AK-47 rifle respectively, meet in Washington, D.C.
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- May 16 Dominican Republic President Joaquín Ricardo Balaguer re-elected
Event of Interest
May 17 "Cheers" star Kelsey Grammer sentenced to jail for 30 days for DWI

Kelsey Grammer
Event of Interest
May 18 Edmonton right wing Jari Kurri sets record for scoring in a Stanley Cup Finals game with 3 goals and 2 assists in 7-2 win at Boston Garden

Jari Kurri
Event of Interest
May 19 "Elvis" TV Drama about early life of Elvis Presley last airs on ABC

Elvis Presley
Event of Interest
May 21 43rd Cannes Film Festival: "Wild at Heart" directed by David Lynch starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern wins the Palme d'Or
Baseball Record
May 22 Andre Dawson receives a record 5 intentional walks in a game

Andre Dawson
Event of Interest
May 22 Deion Sanders becomes involved in a dispute with Chicago White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk, one of the most infamous incidents of Sanders' baseball career

Deion Sanders
- May 23 Cost of rescuing savings & loan failures is put at up to $130 billion
- May 23 Dow Jones average hits a record 2,856.26
- May 23 NY Yankees hit 6 home runs to beat Minnesota Twins 12-0
- May 23 34th European Cup: Milan beats Benfica 1-0 at Vienna
- May 24 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 4-1 for a 4-1 series win; Oilers' 5th Cup win in 7 years
- May 24 A car carrying American Earth First! activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney explodes in Oakland, California, critically injuring both
- May 26 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC
Event of Interest
May 26 Philadelphia Phillies retire future Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt's uniform #20

Mike Schmidt
- May 27 74th Indianapolis 500 runs
- May 27 Caesar Gaviria Trujillo chosen President of Colombia
- May 27 Radical Democratic Party holds 1st political meetings in Moscow
- May 28 Cesar Gaviria Trujillo installed as president of Colombia
- May 28 "Dave Thomas Comedy Show" debuts on CBS-TV
- May 28 Eugenia Charles' Dominican Freedom Party wins election in Dominica
- May 28 Longest wheelie (David Robilliard with 5h12m33s (Channel Islands)
- May 29 An earthquake hits Peru, killing over 200
Election of Interest
May 29 Boris Yeltsin is elected President of the Russian Republic

Boris Yeltsin
Baseball Record
May 29 Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb's record

Rickey Henderson

Ty Cobb
- May 30 Dow Jones average hits a record 2,878.56
- May 31 63rd National Spelling Bee: Amy Marie Dimak wins spelling fibranne
- May 31 BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Dana Miller-Mackie
- May 31 NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 3rd victim, Joseph Ponce
- Jun 1 "Cemetery Club" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC after 56 performances
- Jun 1 Cowboy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting
- Jun 1 Dow Jones Avg hits a record high of 2,900.97
- Jun 2 "Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme hits #13
- Jun 2 Seattle's Randy Johnson, no-hits Tigers, 2-0
- Jun 3 3rd Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $894,560
- Jun 3 44th Tony Awards: "Grapes of Wrath" and "City of Angels" win
- Jun 4 24th Music City News Country Awards: R Van Shelton & Patty Loveless
- Jun 4 Greyhound Bus files bankruptcy
- Jun 4 LA Dodger Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves
- Jun 4 NY Telephone company announces that it wants Bronx area code 917
Event of Interest
Jun 4 Dr Jack Kevorkian assists an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die

Jack Kevorkian
Event of Interest
Jun 5 South African troops plunder Nelson Mandela's home

Nelson Mandela
Event of Interest
Jun 7 Michael Jackson hospitalized for chest pains

Michael Jackson
Event of Interest
Jun 7 South African President F. W. de Klerk lifts 4 year state of emergency

F. W. de Klerk