What was 1992 like

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Fact-forward news for readers like you who want to know more. Subscribe today. The maiden voyage of the Space Shuttle Endeavour began when the spacecraft was successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 7th. The mission, also referred to as STS, carried 7 astronauts on board who were tasked with recovering and repairing the Intelsat VI satellite.

STS set several records during the mission, including the first time three astronauts conducted a simultaneous space walk. The Danish people vote against signing the Maastricht Treaty on June 2nd. It was a close vote with about The Maastricht Treaty aimed to integrate Europe and create the legal framework for the establishment of the European Union. After the referendum failed, Denmark began negotiating with the EU members and was granted four exceptions to the Maastricht Treaty in what was called the Edinburgh Agreement.

The next year Denmark held a new referendum and it passed with Mafia boss John Gotti is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering. Mob boss John Gotti, known for his flamboyant style and large personality, was found guilty of murder and other crimes on April 2, Gotti had been known as the "Teflon Don" after being acquitted in 3 trials during the s, but the FBI was able to make the charges stick after a high-ranking member of his crime family agreed to cooperate with the authorities.

Gotti was later sentenced to life in prison on June 23 of that year. He died in prison at the age of 61 during June of after being diagnosed with throat cancer.

Following the installation of new pilings for the Kinzie Street Bridge which ruptured a tunnel which was part of the defunct Chicago Tunnel Company tunnels under the Chicago Loop. Over a period of time the mud from the river pushed through and eventually on April 13th the river poured into the tunnel and filled the other connecting tunnels under the Chicago Loop flooding basements of many Loop office buildings, retail stores and an underground shopping district, Electrical power and natural gas were shut off as a precaution in much of the area including the financial district closing down the financial district by mid morning.

Only later did it come out that the city had been warned by a telecommunications worker while inspecting a cable who had seen and videoed mud in the tunnels, the city had decided it was not a priority and had put begun a bidding process for repairing the tunnels.

The concept was created by Betty Cohen who served as the President of Cartoon Network from to The first round of programming that aired on the network consisted of old Warner Bros.

The largest shopping mall in the United States, the Mall of America, opened its doors to shoppers during August. The mall originally covered over 78 acres and has since expanded to more than 96 acres.

It is located in Bloomington, Minnesota just south of Minneapolis and was built on the former site of Metropolitan Stadium. There are over stores in the Mall which employ over 11, people. The Mall of America receives over 40 million visitors annually making it the largest tourist attraction in the Midwest.

Ross Perot announces he will run as an independent in the upcoming presidential race against Bill Clinton and President Bush. Bosnia Herzegovina declares independence. Signing of the Maastricht treaty on 7th February , which founded the European Union. Turkey , an earthquake registering 6.

Gas that has leaked into sewer explodes in Guadalajara , Mexico on April 22nd - dead, injured. Lethal Weapon 3 5.

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