Historical Events for December 1992

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Events 1 - 55 of 55

1st - 2 C-141B Starlifters collide in Montana & crash, 13 die
1st - Amy Fisher sentenced 5-15 yrs for shooting Mary Jo Buttafuoco
2nd - WQEW-AM radio replaces WQXR on 1560 in NYC
3rd - UN Security Council votes unanimous for US led forces to enter Somalia
3rd - The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching La Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo.
4th - Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 US troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa.
6th - 300,000 hindus destroy mosque of Babri India, 4 die
6th - 81st Davis Cup: USA beats Switzerland in Fort Worth (3-1)
6th - Dottie Mochrie/Dan Forsmann wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
6th - SF 49er Jerry Rice catches NFL record 101st touchdown
6th - SF Giants renig on $43 million pact with Barry Bonds
7th - Galileo spacecraft passes North Pole of Moon (Peary Crater)
8th - Galileo's nearest approach to Jupiter (303 km)
8th - NBC announces that "Cheers" will go off the air in May, 1993
9th - 3rd Billboard Music Awards
9th - Cin Red owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks
9th - Operation Restore Hope - US Marines land in Somalia
9th - Sri Lanka's third-ever Test Cricket victory (v NZ by 9 wkts)
9th - NJ Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, & white for the 1992-93 season
US President George H. W. Bush 10th - "My Favorite Year" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC for 37 perfs
10th - NHL awards franchises to Mimai & Anaheim (for 1994-95)
10th - NY Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key
10th - Orlanda Magic scores 14 3-pointers (2 shy of record)
11th - Nor'easter storm hits NY, doing $ Billion worth of damage
11th - WNEW AM radio on 1130 in NYC ends transmitting after 58 years
12th - 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, Miami-Fla (QB)
12th - 6.8-7.5 earthquake strikes Flores Island (tsunami kills 3,000)
12th - Japanese crown prince Naruhito announces engagement to Masaka Owada
12th - Julia Kurotchkina, 18, of Russia, crowned 42nd Miss World
12th - NY Giants lose 19-0 to Phoenix Cardinals
13th - "Show Off" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances
13th - Dawn Coe-Jone wins Pizza-La LPGA Match Play Golf Championship
13th - FCC fines Infinity Broadcasting $600,000
14th - Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him
Heavyweight Boxing Champ Lennox Lewis 15th - Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportman of Year
15th - WNew AM (1130) NYC resigns air, replaced by WBBR
17th - "Christmas Carol" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 22 performances
17th - Gen Suwa finds tooth of 4.4 million year old Australopithecus ramidus
18th - FCC vote 4-1 to allow Infinity to purchase Cook Inlet stations
20th - Northwest & KLM introduce a new joint logo "Worldwide Reliability"
20th - Slobodan Milosevic re-elected president of Serbia
21st - Dutch DC-10 in fire at landing on Faro Portugal, 56 die
22nd - Libyan MIG-23UB attacks Boeing 727 at Souk al-Sabt, 158 die
24th - Pres Bush pardons Caspar Weinberger of Iran-contra affair
26th - NY Jet announcer Marty Glickman retires at 75
27th - "3 From Brooklyn" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 45 perfs
27th - "Les Miserables" opens at Ostregaswerks, Copenhagen
27th - "Tommy Tune Tonite! Song & Dance Act" opens at Gershwin NYC for 10 per
27th - 13th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000
Singer Harry Connick Jr 27th - Harry Connick Jr is caught with 9mm gun in NY's JFK airport
27th - Nancy Sheehan wins LPGA Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament
29th - Gov Cuomo grants Jean Harris (Scarsdale Diet Dr killer) clemency
30th - Last day of Test Cricket for Michael Whitney
30th - Shane Warne takes 7-52 to lead Australian MCG win v West Indies
31st - Target date for Europe's single market