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What was happening in the Year 1991 when we graduated? Do you remember... The Persian GulfThe Tailhook Scandal Oakland Fires Who we said goodbye to... Top 10 Music Top 10 Movies Superbowl Champions NCAA Champions World Series Champions Stanley Cup Champions For more happenings, visit the websites In This Year...1991 or Factmonster Operation Desert Storm - The Persian Gulf War: August 2, 1990 Iraqi troops invade Kuwait. March 3, 1991 Iraq accepts cease fire. The Tailhook Scandal: U.S. Navy's biggest embarrassment since Pearl Harbor. Oakland Fires: Sunday October 20, 1991 will be remembered as the date of one of this nation's most costly fires; the worst fire involving loss of life and property since the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906. The Perfect Storm: November 4, 1991, the Andrea Gail and its six-man crew are presumed lost at sea following a seven-day Coast Guard search for the missing Gloucester fishing vessel. Who we said goodbye to: Dr. Suess (1904-1991) Miles Davis (1926-1991) Tennessee Ford (1919-1991) Fred MacMurray (1908-1991) Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991) Top 10 Music #1 (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU - Bryan Adams #2 BLACK OR WHITE - Michael Jackson #3 I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU - Londonbeat #4 JOYRIDE - Roxette #5 RUSH RUSH - Paula Abdul #6 3 AM ETERNAL - The KLF #7 THE ONE AND ONLY - Chesney Hawkes #8 GREASE MEGAMIX - Olivia Newton John & John Travolta #9 THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG - Whitney Houston #10 ICE ICE BABY - Vanilla Ice Top 10 Movies #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Grossed: \\$204,843,350 #2 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Grossed: \\$165,500,000 #3 Beauty and the Beast Grossed: \\$145,863,363 #4 The Silence of the Lambs Grossed: \\$130,727,000 #5 City Slickers Grossed: \\$124,033,791 #6 Hook Grossed: \\$119,654,900 #7 The Addams Family Grossed: \\$113,502,000 #8 Sleeping with the Enemy Grossed: \\$101,580,000 #9 Father of the Bride Grossed: \\$89,325,780 #10 The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear Grossed: \\$ 86,930,411 Superbowl Champions: Redskins NCAA Champions: Duke over Kansas 72-65 World Series Champions: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves 4-3 Stanley Cup Champions: Pittsburgh over Minnesota 4-2 |
