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| 1st African American Governor Wilder, Douglas |  |
| 13th Jan Virginia 1st elected African-American Governor in the United States |
| 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 of Pitney 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 USAbacked coalition defeats Ortega's Sandanista government |
| Election Wilder, Douglas | |
| 13th Jan Virginia 1st elected African-American Governor in the United States |
| 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 USAforces to SaudiArabia to prevent an Iraqi invasion |
| Mayor Dinkins, David | |
| 1st Jan New York Appointed Mayor of New York, 1st black NYC Mayor |
| Publication of Nixon Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| Publication of, "Defeat & Renewal" |
| Publication of Sagan Sagan, Carl Edward | |
| Publicatio of, "A Path Where No Man Thought" |
| Tour de France LeMond, Greg | |
| Winner of the Tour de France, 3rd win |
| Trial of North North, Oliver | |
| 7th July Declares in front of the Iran-Contra hearings his actions were sanctioned by superiors |
