1992

1992 In Review

Some information about what was happening in the world and with us in 1992.

Our Favorites

BEVERAGE:	FOOD:	RESTAURANT:
Mountain Dew	Pizza	Taco Bell
CAR:	HANGOUT:	FAD:
Mustang GT	Mall	Rolling Up Pant Legs

TV SHOW:	MUSIC GROUP:	FEMALE VOCALIST:
Saturday Night Live	Boyz II Men	Mariah Carey
MALE VOCALIST/SONG:	VIDEO:	MOVIE:
Bryan Adams - So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday	Thunder Rolls	Wayne's World
ACTOR:	ACTRESS:
Kevin Costner	Julia Roberts

Hit Songs

Tears In Heaven	Eric Clapton
Baby-Baby-Baby	TLC
End of the Road	Boyz II Men
Jump	Kris Kross
My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)	En Vogue Baby
Got Back	Sir Mix-a-Lot
Under the Bridge	Red Hot Chili Peppers
All 4 Love	Color Me Badd
Save the Best for Last	Vanessa Williams
Just Another Day	Jon Secada

Academy Awards

Best Picture:	Unforgiven Directed By Clint Eastwood
Best Actor:	Al Pacino in Scent Of A Woman
Best Actress:	Emma Thompson in Howards End

Top Movies

Unforgiven

The Crying Game

Howards End

Glengarry Glen Ross

The Player

Top TV

Northern Exposure

The Simpsons

Home Improvement

Mad About You

Picket Fences

Seinfeld

Beverly Hills 90210

Twin Peaks

Fresh Prince of Bel Air

Law & Order

Sports

Super Bowl	Washington d. Buffalo (37-24)
World Series	Toronto d. Atlanta Braves (4-2)
NBA Championship	Chicago d. Portland (4-2)
Stanley Cup	Pittsburgh d. Chicago (4-0)
NCAA Basketball Championship	Duke d. Michigan (71-51)
NCAA Football Champions	Alabama (13-0-0)

World Events

Yugoslav Federation broken up (Jan. 15). US recognizes three former Yugoslav republics (April 7). UN expels Serbian-dominated Yugoslavia (Sept. 22).
Bush and Yeltsin proclaim a formal end to the Cold War (Feb. 1).
US lifts trade sanctions against China (Feb. 21).
General Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, convicted in US court (April 9) and sentenced to 40 years on drug charges (July 10).
Russian Parliament approves START treaty (Nov. 4).
US forces leave Philippines, ending nearly a century of American military presence (Nov. 24).
Czechoslovak Parliament approves separation into two nations (Nov. 25). Background: Czech Republic and Slovakia
UN approves US-led force to guard food for Somalia (Dec. 3).
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed (Dec. 17).

U.S. Events

Four officers acquitted in Los Angeles beating of Rodney King; violence erupts in Los Angeles (April 29 et seq.).
Caspar W. Weinberger indicted in Iran-Contra affair (June 16).
US Supreme Court reaffirms right to abortion (June 29).
Democratic convention nominates Bill Clinton and Al Gore (July 1).
Court clears Exxon Valdez skipper (July 10). Background: Oil Spills
Four police officers indicted in Rodney King beating (Aug. 5).
Republicans renominate Bush and Quayle (Aug. 20).
Senate ratifies second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (Oct. 1).
Bill Clinton elected President, Al Gore Vice President; Democrats keep control of Congress (Nov. 3).
Bush pardons former Reagan Administration officials involved in Iran-Contra affair (Dec. 24).

Politics

George Bush, President

J. Danforth Quayle, Vice President

Prices