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The Gulf War begins, January 1991
Aerial bombs dropping on Kuwait signal the start of the Gulf war.
Pan Am declares bankruptcy
The rise and fall of iconic American airline Pan Am.
Legal guns vs murder rates
Does legal firearm ownership increase the number of murders in America?
Vermont, snowboarders, and Nancy Cruzan
A discussion of the campaign for the right to die by the family of Nancy Cruzan.
Gender-specific terminology and Michael Milken
Is the Mayor of Los Angeles' fight to eliminate gender-specifc terminology in vain?
Black Americans in the armed forces
Why are there a disproportionate number of African Americans in the US army in 1990?
Pearl Harbour, Dick Cheney and Saddam Hussein
Does the power to take America to war belong to President Bush or the US Congress?
Margaret Thatcher and travelling during Thanksgiving
What does the American public think about British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher?
150,000 more troops to Iraq
Will an increase of troops in the Gulf have an effect on George Bush's approval ratings?
1990 mid-term elections
Analysis of the 1990 mid-term elections and the divide within the Democratic Party.
