[Another =
Monday batch of trivia, this time from the 1990’s, so most of us =
will remember.]
1. 1990 =
– Iraqi troops invade __________, leading to the Persian Gulf =
War.
2. 1991 =
– The old Soviet Union breaks apart after President =
Gorbachev’s resignation, with the constituent republics forming =
the ______________________________.
3. 1992 =
– Four police =
officers were acquitted in Los Angeles beating of ________________ =
leading to rioting, looting and =
destruction.
4. 1993 =
– After repeal of the _______________ 18 months earlier, South =
Africa adopts a majority rule constitution.
5. 1994 =
– _______________ genocide of Tutsis by Hutus, with =
estimated 800,000 slaughtered in 100 days.
6. 1995 =
– By only a narrow margin, ____________ rejects independence from =
Canada.
7. 1996 =
– Theodore Kaczynski, also known as the infamous ______________, =
was arrested at a cabin in Montana.
8. 1997 =
– Long a part of the British Commonwealth, _________________ is =
returned to Chinese rule.
9. 1998 =
– A landmark peace settlement, the =
“_______________________”, is reach in Northern =
Ireland.
10. 1999 =
– Two Colorado students at ______________ High School kill 15 and =
wound 23 in a shooting spree.
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Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"