Historical Events for March 1990
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Months in 1990: January February April May June July August September October November December
Results 1 - 64 of 64
1st - Benin nullifies its constitution
1st - Luis Alberto Lacelle sworn in as president of Uruguay
1st - Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
2nd - Greyhound Bus goes on strike
2nd - Mark Tewsksbury swims world record 50m backstroke (25.06 sec)
3rd - Carole Gist, 20, (Michigan 1st black), crowned 39th Miss USA
4th - 20th Easter Seal Telethon
4th - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open
4th - US 65th manned space mission STS 36 (Atlantis 6) returns from space
6th - SR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1:08:17
7th - 3 passengers killed & 162 injured as subway train derails (Phila)
7th - H Wayne Huizenga buys ½ of Joe Robbie Stadium and 15% of Dolphins for $30m
8th - NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 1st victim, Mario Orosco
9th - Dr Antonia Novello sworn-in as 1st hispanic/female US surgeon general
10th - 4th American Comedy Award: When Harry Met Sally
10th - Ice Dance Championship at Halifax won by Klimova & Ponomarenko (URS)
10th - Ice Pairs Championship at Halifax won by Gordeeva & Grinkov (URS)
10th - Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Halifax won by Jill Trenary (USA)
10th - Lt Gen Avril resigns as pres of Haiti
10th - Mens Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Kurt Browning (CAN)
10th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
11th - 16th People's Choice Awards
11th - Lithuania declares it's Independence
11th - Maggie Will wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International
12th - LA Raiders announce they were returning to Oakland
13th - Nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada
14th - 4th Soul Train Music Awards: Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson
14th - Mikhail S Gorbachev becomes president of the Soviet Congress
15th - Fernando Collor de Mello sworn in as pres of Brazil
17th - PBA National Championship Won by Jim Pencak
18th - 1st free elections in East Germany, Conservatives beat Communists
18th - 32-day lockout by baseball owners ends
18th - A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch
18th - Biggest US art robbery, $100's millions at Gardner Museum, Boston
18th - Colleen Walker wins Circle K Tucson LPGA Golf Open
19th - 1st world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa)
20th - LA Lakers retires Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's #33
20th - Singer Gloria Estefan breaks her collarbone in a bus accident
21st - "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens at Eugene O'Neill NYC for 149 perfs
21st - "Normal Life" starring Moon Unit & Dweezil Zappa premieres on CBS-TV
21st - "Sydney" starring Valerie Bertinelli premieres on CBS-TV
21st - Namibia becomes independent of S Africa, Sam Nujoma becomes president
22nd - "Grapes of Wrath" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 188 performances
22nd - "Les Miserables," opens at Shunert Theatre, Boston
22nd - Anchorage jury finds Capt Hazelwood innocent of Valdez oil spill
22nd - The ML umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games
23rd - Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound & pay $50,000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill
24th - Indian troops leave Sri Lanka
24th - Tom Hunter swims world record 50m freestyle (21.81 sec)
25th - "Lettice & Lovage" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 284 performances
25th - 10th Golden Raspberry Awards: Star Trek V wins
25th - Fire in illegal NYC social club, kills 87
25th - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic
26th - 62nd Academy Awards - "Driving Miss Daisy," D Day-Lewis, J Tandy win
27th - Bus accidentally touches high voltage wire in Karagpur India; 21 die
27th - NSW beat Queensland by 345 runs to win Sheffield Shield Final
27th - The United States begins broadcasting TV Martí to Cuba in an effort to bridge the information blackout imposed by the Castro regime.
28th - Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient
28th - Michael Jordan scores 69 points, 4th time he scores 60 pts in a game
28th - President Bush awards Jesse Owen the Congressional Gold Medal
30th - Jack Nicklaus made his debut in the "Seniors" golf tournament
31st - "Carol & Company" starring Carol Burnette premieres on NBC-TV
31st - Dionisio Castro cycles world record 20km (57:18.4)
31st - Riots began in London over the new poll tax laws
