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| 1st African American Governor Wilder, Douglas |  |
| 13th Jan Virginia 1st elected African-American Governor in the USA |
| 1st Black NYC Mayor Dinkins, David | |
| 1st Jan New York Appointed Mayor of New York, 1st black NYC Mayor |
| Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Zimmerman, Robert Allen | |
| Dylan is made a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by French Minister of Culture Jack Lang |
| Composition Pitney, Gene | |
Re-records "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" with Marc Almond, reaches no 1 in Britain  |
| Congressional Gold Medal Owens, James Cleveland "Jesse" | |
| 28th Mar Awarded the Congress ional Gold Medal by George HW Bush |
| Election Bush, George Walker | |
| 25th Feb The USA backed coalition defeats Ortega's Sandanista government |
| Election Wilder, Douglas | |
| 13th Jan Virginia 1st elected African-American Governor in the USA |
| Governor Richards, Ann | |
| Texas Appointed Governor of Texas |
| Honours Owens, James Cleveland "Jesse" | |
| 28th Mar Awarded the Congress ional Gold Medal by George HW Bush |
| Invasion of Saudi Arabia Bush, George Herbert Walker | |
7th Aug Sends USA forces to Saudi Arabia to prevent an Iraq  i invasion |
| Mayor Dinkins, David | |
| 1st Jan New York Appointed Mayor of New York, 1st black NYC Mayor |
| National Sprint Triathlon Champion Armstrong, Lance | |
| USA National Sprint Triathlon Champion |
| Publication Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| Publication of, "Defeat & Renewal" |
| Publication Sagan, Carl Edward | |
| Publicatio of, "A Path Where No Man Thought" |
| Tour de France Armstrong, Lance | |
Lance Armstrong meets former elite cyclist Chris Carmichael and works with him as his coach through all of his years at the Tour De France  competitions |
| Tour de France Carmichael, Chris | |
| Lance Armstrong meets former elite cyclist Chris Carmichael and works with him as his coach through all of his years at the Tour De France competitions |
| Tour de France LeMond, Greg | |
| Winner of the Tour de France , 3rd win |
| Trial North, Oliver | |
7th July Declares in front of the Iran  -Contra hearings his actions were sanctioned by superiors |
