Sec24Row7
02-10-2008, 12:34 PM
What was happening in the world when Shaq came into the league in 1992?
January
* January 8 - George H. W. Bush is televised falling violently ill at a state dinner in Japan, vomiting into the lap of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and fainting.
* January 13 - Jeffrey Dahmer pleads guilty but insane to the murders of 15 young men and boys.
* January 15 - The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia begins to break up. Slovenia and Croatia gain independence and international recognition in some Western countries.
* January 26 - Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.
February
* February 7 - The Maastricht Treaty is signed, founding the European Union.
* February 10 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, boxer Mike Tyson is convicted of raping Desiree Washington.
March
* March 18 - Windows 3.1 released.
April
* April 2 - In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of the murder of mob boss Paul Castellano and racketeering, and is later sentenced to life in prison.
* April 26 - In Simi Valley, California, the LAPD police officers accused of excessive force in their severe beating of Rodney King, are found "not guilty". The verdict results in several days of riots in L.A. and smaller riots around the country.
* April 29 - A jury acquitted four police officers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King, causing the 1992 Los Angeles riots and leading to 53 deaths and $1 billion in damage.
May
* May 19 - In Massapequa, New York, Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco.
* May 19 - In San Francisco, U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle gives his famous Murphy Brown speech.
* May 23 - A Mafia bomb kills Italian anti-Mafia judge Giovanni Falcone.
* May 25 - Jay Leno becomes the new host of NBC's Tonight Show, following the retirement of Johnny Carson.
June
* June 1 - Terrorist Carlos (the Jackal) is sentenced to life imprisonment.
* June 14 - The Chicago Bulls win their 2nd NBA championship by defeating the Portland Trailblazers in the best-of-7 series 4 games to 2.
* June 15 - During a spelling bee at a Trenton, New Jersey elementary school, U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle erroneously corrects a student's spelling of the word potato, by indicating it should have an e at the end.
* June 28 - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes Landers, California, followed by a magnitude 6.4 aftershock 8km south-east of Big Bear Lake, California.
July
* July 10 - In Miami, Florida, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.
* July 16 - Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton is nominated for U.S. President and Tennessee Senator Al Gore for Vice President, at the Democratic National Convention in New York City.
* July 22 - Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison, fearing extradition to the United States.
* July 25-August 9 - The 1992 Summer Olympics are held in Barcelona, Spain.
August
* August 11 - The largest shopping mall in the US, Minnesota's Mall of America is constructed spanning 78 acres (316,000 m˛)
* August 17 - U.S. Marshalls start the siege of Ruby Ridge.
* August 24-August 28 - Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida and dissipates over the Tennessee valley when it merges with a storm system; 23 are killed.
* August 30 - Michael Schumacher wins his first Grand Prix in Belgium at Spa-Francorchamps in a Benetton-Ford.
October
* October 15 - In Russia, Andrei Chikatilo is found guilty of 52 serial murders.
* October 20 - Erotica is released. Its "overly sexual" themes loses Madonna a lot of religious fans and even gets her concerts banned from Vatican City. The cover, which seems to depict Madonna enjoying sexual intercourse, the inner artwork, the lyrics, and the music videos make Erotica the most controversial album of all time.
* October 31 - Pope John Paul II issues an apology, and lifts the edict of the Inquisition against Galileo Galilei.
November
* November 3 - U.S. presidential election, 1992: Bill Clinton defeats incumbent U.S. President George H.W. Bush and businessman H. Ross Perot.
December
* December 4 - U.S. military forces land in Somalia.
Popular Films
* Aladdin
* Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
* Batman Returns
* Lethal Weapon 3
* A Few Good Men
* Sister Act
* The Bodyguard
* Wayne's World
* Basic Instinct
* Unforgiven
* Honey, I Blew Up The Kid
* Reservoir Dogs
Popular Musicians
* Pearl Jam
* Color Me Badd with all for love
* Toad the Wet Sprocket
* Vanessa Paradis
* Nirvana
* Peter Gabriel
* Primal Scream
* R.E.M.
* Boyz II Men with End of The Road
* Madonna with This Used to be my Playground
* U2
* The Cure
* Kiss
* Genesis
* Mariah Carey with Ill Be There
* House of Pain
* Bon Jovi
* Eric Clapton
* Def Leppard
* Manic Street Preachers
* Metallica
* Michael Jackson
Popular Television
* Law & Order
* America's Funniest Home Videos
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
* Home Improvement
* Rugrats
* The Jerry Springer Show
* The Ren & Stimpy Show
* L.A. Law
* Matlock
* The Oprah Winfrey Show
* The X-Files (first season)
* Inspector Morse
* Married... with Children
* Star Trek: The Next Generation
January
* January 8 - George H. W. Bush is televised falling violently ill at a state dinner in Japan, vomiting into the lap of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and fainting.
* January 13 - Jeffrey Dahmer pleads guilty but insane to the murders of 15 young men and boys.
* January 15 - The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia begins to break up. Slovenia and Croatia gain independence and international recognition in some Western countries.
* January 26 - Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.
February
* February 7 - The Maastricht Treaty is signed, founding the European Union.
* February 10 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, boxer Mike Tyson is convicted of raping Desiree Washington.
March
* March 18 - Windows 3.1 released.
April
* April 2 - In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of the murder of mob boss Paul Castellano and racketeering, and is later sentenced to life in prison.
* April 26 - In Simi Valley, California, the LAPD police officers accused of excessive force in their severe beating of Rodney King, are found "not guilty". The verdict results in several days of riots in L.A. and smaller riots around the country.
* April 29 - A jury acquitted four police officers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King, causing the 1992 Los Angeles riots and leading to 53 deaths and $1 billion in damage.
May
* May 19 - In Massapequa, New York, Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco.
* May 19 - In San Francisco, U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle gives his famous Murphy Brown speech.
* May 23 - A Mafia bomb kills Italian anti-Mafia judge Giovanni Falcone.
* May 25 - Jay Leno becomes the new host of NBC's Tonight Show, following the retirement of Johnny Carson.
June
* June 1 - Terrorist Carlos (the Jackal) is sentenced to life imprisonment.
* June 14 - The Chicago Bulls win their 2nd NBA championship by defeating the Portland Trailblazers in the best-of-7 series 4 games to 2.
* June 15 - During a spelling bee at a Trenton, New Jersey elementary school, U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle erroneously corrects a student's spelling of the word potato, by indicating it should have an e at the end.
* June 28 - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes Landers, California, followed by a magnitude 6.4 aftershock 8km south-east of Big Bear Lake, California.
July
* July 10 - In Miami, Florida, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.
* July 16 - Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton is nominated for U.S. President and Tennessee Senator Al Gore for Vice President, at the Democratic National Convention in New York City.
* July 22 - Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison, fearing extradition to the United States.
* July 25-August 9 - The 1992 Summer Olympics are held in Barcelona, Spain.
August
* August 11 - The largest shopping mall in the US, Minnesota's Mall of America is constructed spanning 78 acres (316,000 m˛)
* August 17 - U.S. Marshalls start the siege of Ruby Ridge.
* August 24-August 28 - Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida and dissipates over the Tennessee valley when it merges with a storm system; 23 are killed.
* August 30 - Michael Schumacher wins his first Grand Prix in Belgium at Spa-Francorchamps in a Benetton-Ford.
October
* October 15 - In Russia, Andrei Chikatilo is found guilty of 52 serial murders.
* October 20 - Erotica is released. Its "overly sexual" themes loses Madonna a lot of religious fans and even gets her concerts banned from Vatican City. The cover, which seems to depict Madonna enjoying sexual intercourse, the inner artwork, the lyrics, and the music videos make Erotica the most controversial album of all time.
* October 31 - Pope John Paul II issues an apology, and lifts the edict of the Inquisition against Galileo Galilei.
November
* November 3 - U.S. presidential election, 1992: Bill Clinton defeats incumbent U.S. President George H.W. Bush and businessman H. Ross Perot.
December
* December 4 - U.S. military forces land in Somalia.
Popular Films
* Aladdin
* Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
* Batman Returns
* Lethal Weapon 3
* A Few Good Men
* Sister Act
* The Bodyguard
* Wayne's World
* Basic Instinct
* Unforgiven
* Honey, I Blew Up The Kid
* Reservoir Dogs
Popular Musicians
* Pearl Jam
* Color Me Badd with all for love
* Toad the Wet Sprocket
* Vanessa Paradis
* Nirvana
* Peter Gabriel
* Primal Scream
* R.E.M.
* Boyz II Men with End of The Road
* Madonna with This Used to be my Playground
* U2
* The Cure
* Kiss
* Genesis
* Mariah Carey with Ill Be There
* House of Pain
* Bon Jovi
* Eric Clapton
* Def Leppard
* Manic Street Preachers
* Metallica
* Michael Jackson
Popular Television
* Law & Order
* America's Funniest Home Videos
* The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
* Home Improvement
* Rugrats
* The Jerry Springer Show
* The Ren & Stimpy Show
* L.A. Law
* Matlock
* The Oprah Winfrey Show
* The X-Files (first season)
* Inspector Morse
* Married... with Children
* Star Trek: The Next Generation