April 29, 1992 — The Rodney King trial verdict results in widespread rioting in LA
It’s hard not to think that something may have gone wrong with the American justice system at times. For example,...
June 9, 2014
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October 21, 1992 — Madonna releases her book “Sex”
Sex is a coffee table book written by Madonna, with copious photography shot by Siung Fat Tjia and Fabien Baron,...
June 4, 2014
December 10, 1992 — Paul Keating makes the “Redfern” speech
Written either by Don Watson (Keating’s chief speechwriter) or Keating himself – the two disagree on this point – there...
May 29, 2014
December 21, 1992 — Albert King dies
One of the three “Kings of the Blues” (along with B.B. King and Freddie King, none of whom were related...
May 24, 2014
January 5, 1993 — The MV Braer runs aground in the Shetlands
The oil tanker MV Braer was en route from Bergen, Norway to Quebec, Canada when it ran aground. Two days...
May 19, 2014
March 22, 1993 — Intel releases the first Pentium chips
Intel’s first Pentium microprocessor was the Pentium P5. Released on March 22, 1993, it was an x86 compatible chip that...
May 14, 2014
June 23, 1993 — Lorena Bobbit hacks off her husband John’s penis
The Bobbits – Lorena and John Wayne Bobbit – had been married for a little over five years of not...
May 9, 2014
June 24, 1993 — Dr David Gelertner is injured by the Unabomber’s mail bomb
Gelertner was a professor of computer science at Yale University who made important contributions to his discipline in the seventies...
May 4, 2014
August 18, 1993 — Michael Jackson is investigated for child abuse, but never charged
The Los Angeles Police Department began an investigation into the allegations of child abuse made against Michael Jackson on August...
April 29, 2014
November 24, 1993 — Albert Collins dies
Albert Collins was one of the truly great bluesmen. From the early days of his career, in 1952, through to...
April 24, 2014
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