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| U.S. Fighters Shoot Down
Two Libyan Jets Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, Dies, Succeeded by Crown Prince Akihito The Last Soviet Troops Leave Afghanistan F.W. de Klerk Becomes President of South Africa Tiananmen Square Massacre U.S. Invades Panama and Ousts Manuel Noriega Oliver North Found Guilty of Crimes Involving Iran-Contra Scandal David Dinkins is Elected New York's First Black Mayor Exxon Valdez Spills 11 Million Gallons off the Coast of Alaska Salmon Rushdie: "Satanic Verses", E.L. Doctrow: "Billy Bathgate", Gore Vidal: "Hollywood" Aaron Sorkin's Play: "A Few Good Men" Laurence Olivier Dies, Mel Blanc (voice of Looney Tunes) Dies, Salvador Dali Dies Nobel Peace Prize: the Dalai Lama Popular Films: Batman, Dead Poets Society, Driving Miss Daisy, Field of Dreams Miss Saigon Debuts San Francisco Earthquake Delays World Series |
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