Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Date: May 9, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first "fast-food murder" in Canada. Date: May 7, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On…
Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49. Date: May 7, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise. Date: May 7, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day…
Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed. Date: April 29, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this…
The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Date: April 27, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history. Date: April 27, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed. Date: April 27, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
A series of gas explosions rip through the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 206. Date: April 22, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean. Date: April 17, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)