LA Riots
Rodney King was beaten badly by police officers in L.A when resisting arrest in 1991. Unknown to the police, there was somebody filming it in the bushes. The police officers were handed a verdict of not guilty by the first review board. This caused racial riots to break out in south central L.A. and led to several days of rioting.
• Quebec votes to remain part of Canada
Quebec had been campaigning for many years to become independent, but the vote fell short of what was needed for the change to happen.
Largest shopping mall in the US is constructed
Minnesota's Mall of America, 78 acres, with the largest indoor amusement park
Hurricane Andrew hits Florida
Killing 14, it left 250,000 people homeless, and was one of the costliest hurricanes in history.
Amy Fisher pleads guilty
Amy Fisher plead guilty to shooting her lover's wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco. "The Long Island Lolita" was a 16 year old at the time, which lead to Joey Buttafuoco being convicted on statutory rape charges.
British Monarchy Divorces
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson divorced first, then Princess Anne divorced her husband. The final and most noticeable divorce was Princess Di and Prince Charles.
First Black Female Astronaut.
Dr. Mae C. Jemison becomes the first African-American woman astronaut, spending more than a week orbiting Earth in the space shuttle Endeavor.
US/UN Humanitarian Invasion of Somalia
US led invasion of Somalia to stop a country-wide famine that was caused by civil war and internal warlords. US/Un backed forces would withdraw in 1993
Entertainment News of 1992
ohnny Carson leaves the Tonight Show
Bette Midler was his his last guest, Jay Leno was his replacement. David Letterman then left for CBS and beat him in ratings for a year or so.
Metallica is on Fire...Literally
While Performing "Fade to Black" in Montreal, Metallica's guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield stepped into a twelve foot flame and was then taken to a nearby hospital. The band did not continue the performance
