December 11, 1989 — The Communist Party of Bulgaria relinquishes power
Like the Communist Parties of all the Eastern European states, the Bulgarian Communist Party found its power and authority undermined...
August 24, 2014
Politics & War
December 25, 1989 — Nicolae Ceauşescu is executed by revolutionaries
Merry Christmas Romania! Have a free democratic state, a dictator’s corpse and a happy new year! One of the most...
August 19, 2014
January 15, 1991 — The deadline for Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait expires
In response to Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, the government of the USA – with full United Nations approval...
July 19, 2014
March 3, 1991 — Rodney King is beaten by four LAPD officers
After a high speed chase, Rodney King was pulled over by a husband and wife team of California Highway Patrol...
July 9, 2014
February 27, 1992 — S.I. Hayakawa dies
A noted populariser of the ideas of Alfred Korzybski, especially general semantics, Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa was a Japanese-American academic. He...
June 14, 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
January 1, 1998 — V performs “This Vicious Cabaret”
Heralding the second act of his campaign, V plays a song of his own composition, neatly summarising the action and...
November 29, 2013
October 3, 1998 — Julie Bishop first enters the House of Representatives
After a somewhat difficult election – the previous incumbent had left the Liberal Party to run as an independent, but...
November 19, 2013
December 12, 1998 — The Neutrality Arch statue is formally dedicated in Ashgabat
Saparmurat Niyazov was the first President of the independent republic of Turkmensistan following the break up of the Soviet Union...
November 14, 2013
September 11, 2000 — The S11 protests take place in Melbourne, Australia
In September 2000, the World Economic Forum met at the Crown Casino complex in Melbourne, Australia. Over three days, they...
October 14, 2013
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