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25 unusual facts about 1990


Allen Kolstad

Kolstad ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in the 1990 election, losing to incumbent Democratic Senator Max Baucus.

Anita Perez Ferguson

In 1990, Ms. Perez Ferguson was the Democratic candidate for the US House of Representatives in California's 19th congressional district.

California Environmental Protection Agency

Cal/EPA was created by Governor Pete Wilson by Executive Order W-5-91 in 1991, following on a "Big Green" initiative Wilson proposed during the 1990 state gubernatorial elections, promising a cabinet-level agency to oversee state environmental regulations and research.

Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia

In 1990, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, a federation of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia and the Communist Party of Slovakia, was formed.

Dave Cowens

In 1990, Cowens, a former Democrat, ran as a Republican for Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Grafton Express

With the National Party having lost a number of North Coast seats in the 1990 Federal election in a policy reversal it was announced that Xplorer railcars would be purchased to extend the Northern Tablelands Express with an XPT to be released to operate a daily service to Grafton.

J.B. Pritzker

Her father unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 1990.

Jack Buechner

Buechner was re-elected in 1988, but in 1990 he was defeated by Democrat Joan Kelly Horn by only 54 votes.

Jon Westling

In this role he was controversial B.U. president John Silber's top aide and twice severed as acting president; first in 1987 while Silber was on sabbatical and again in 1990 while Silber was running for Governor.

Libya–Pakistan relations

In 1990, the new general elections oversaw the conservatives coming to power under Navaz Sharif, for the first time in the history through a democratic transition.

Mary Clark-Glass

The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland stood Clark-Glass as their candidate for the Northern Ireland constituency in the European Parliament election in 1994, hoping that she would emulate the success of Mary Robinson in the Irish presidential election in 1990.

Miklós Baranyai

He was elected Member of Parliament for Hatvan during the first democratic parliamentary election in 1990.

Neil Rolde

In 1990, Rolde won the Democratic Party's nomination to face incumbent Republican Senator Bill Cohen, to whom he lost.

New South Wales Xplorer

After suffering a number of losses in northern NSW electorates where services were cut during the March 1990 Federal Election, the National Party decided a policy reversal was needed.

Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1989–1990

Portrayed by Jon Lovitz, he spoke in a high-pitched nasal voice and did annoying things in front of Weekend Updates Dennis Miller, such as chewing with his mouth open, or scratching a fork across a slate chalkboard.

Revesby, New South Wales

He has held it since the 1990 elections and was last re-elected in the 2007 elections.

SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, Iraq 1973–1990

The only substantial Western arms supplier to Iraq was France, which continued to be a major supplier until 1990, when Iraq invaded Kuwait and all legal arms transfers to Iraq ended.

Sögur 1980–1990

This double CD contains 34 songs and features Icelandic rock legend Megas who sings next to Bubbi on “Fatlafól”.

Steven Pierce

Pierce sought the Republican nomination for Governor in 1990.

Unified Primary

The Frohnmayer brothers are sons of former Oregon public official Dave Frohnmayer, whose plurality loss to Governor Barbara Roberts in Oregon's 1990 gubernatorial election was blamed in part on an independent candidate in the race who siphoned off conservative votes.

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1990

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1990 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1990.

United States Senate election in Minnesota, 1990

Widely considered an underdog and outspent by a 7-to-1 margin, he was the only Democratic candidate to defeat a Republican senator in the 1990 election cycle.

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1990

The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1990 was held on 6 November 1990 as part of the nation-wide elections to the Senate.

William J. Cabaniss

He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in the 1990 elections, losing to incumbent Democratic Senator Howell Heflin.

William Louis Dickinson

In 1990, Dickinson won reelection by a thin 2.5 points over state welfare commissioner Faye Baggiano.


5332 Davidaguilar

It was discovered by Atsushi Sugie at Dynic Astronomical Observatory on February 16, 1990.

Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov

The Hunt for Red October (1990), in which Alexandrov's national anthem is sung by Sean Connery's submarine crew, led by Danish actor Sven-Ole Thorsen.

Alternate Learning

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AP Vojvodina

Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, SFR Yugoslavia (1990-1992), FR Yugoslavia (1992-2003), Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006), independent Serbia (since 2006)

Barbara Alyn Woods

In early 1990's, Woods, starred in several films such as Circuitry Man (1990), The Terror Within II (1991), Delusion (1991), The Waterdance (1992), Flesh and Bone (1993), Ghoulies IV (1994) and Frankie Starlight (1995).

Brazzaville Zoo

His first documentation came when Jane Goodall visited the zoo in 1990, and saw that Gregoire was suffering from dire malnutrition and severe skin infections.

Bsharri

During the Lebanese civil war (1975–1990), Bsharri was a bastion of Christian resistance against first the Palestinians and the Syrians.

Charles Woodward

Charles N. "Chunky" Woodward - (1924 - 1990), Canadian merchant and rancher, grandson of Charles A. Woodward

Cheap at Half the Price

Step Across the Border (1990), a film on Frith, and its accompanying soundtrack, featured three such songs, "Same Old Me", "Evolution" and "Too Much Too Little".

Cherd Songsri

Among his other works are Puen Pang (1987), about two sisters in love with the same man; Muen and Rid (1994), a true story from Rama IV-era Siam about a woman who petitioned King Mongkut to make equal rights for women; and Tawipob (1990), the first film adaptation of a novel by Thommayanti, about a modern-day socialite who time travels back to Rama V-era Siam and becomes involved in the political and diplomatic intrigue of the day.

Chinnaponnu

In 1990 Chinnaponnu was married to composer and percussionist Selva Kumar (who generally performs under the name Kumar) at Thanjavur Mariamman Temple.

Clisura Dunării

Miodrag Belodedici (born 1964), Romanian retired footballer, won the European cup with Steaua Bucureşti and Red Star Belgrade (1985, 1990).

Courtnie Bull

Courtnie Bull (born November 8, 1990) is an American actress who appeared as a supporting actress in roles such as Murder at 75 Birch, Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder portraying Grace Ingalls, and a small role in the film Friends & Lovers.

Dodge Spirit

It was assembled at Newark Assembly in Newark, Delaware as well as Toluca Car Assembly in Toluca, Mexico, and shared its basic design with the 1990 to 1994 Chrysler LeBaron sedan, the 1989 to 1995 Plymouth Acclaim, and the export-only 1989 to 1995 Chrysler Saratoga.

Donna Cheatham

Her 1989 squad was ranked 13th nationwide by USA Today, and her 1990 team was ranked 10th in the country by Street & Smith.

Douglas Wiseman

He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative from 1971 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Bill Davis.

FC Inter Turku

FC Inter was founded in 1990 by Stefan Håkans, the managing director of the towage and salvage company Alfons Håkans, allegedly after his 11-year-old son couldn't fit into any of the other youth teams in Turku.

Finless porpoise

In 1990, five Yangtze porpoises were relocated to the Tian-e-Zhou Oxbow Nature Reserve, and now a population of 28 inhabits the lake.

Gabriel Paulista

Gabriel Armando de Abreu (born 26 November 1990), better known as Gabriel Paulista or simply Gabriel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a centre back.

Hamilton Lamb

His son, Tony Lamb, would also go into politics, representing the federal seats of La Trobe (1972–1975) and Streeton (1984–1990) for the Australian Labor Party.

Horst Berger

In 1990 Horst Berger was asked to create a tensile fabric roof for the Denver International Airport.

House of Castries

Christian de Castries (1902–1990), general, who commanded the reduced camp at Diên Biên Phu.

Inventel

Inventel was founded in 1990 by two researchers from ESPCI ParisTech, Jacques Lewiner and Eric Carreel, who later co-founded Withings.

Ira Reiner

In 1990 Reiner was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for California Attorney General, losing to Arlo Smith, who in turn was defeated by Republican Dan Lungren.

James David Santini

In 1990, Santini and his family appeared as contestants on the nighttime version of Family Feud.

Jean-Paul Paloméros

He led the 2/12 Picardy Squadron in Cambrai for the 1987 Epervier operational deployment in Chad and in 1990 the 30th Fighter Wing in Reims.

Johan Schmidt

He won the Maria Callas Competition in Athens, and was prized at the Queen Elisabeth (1987, 4th prize plus Audience prize), Tchaikovsky (1990, 3rd prize - ex-aequo with Kevin Kenner and Anton Mordasov) and Van Cliburn (1993, 4th prize) competitions.

Kelly Holcomb

Holcomb attended Lincoln County High School in Fayetteville, Tennessee, and was a student and a lettered in football as a quarterback, baseball as a shortstop, and basketball and led his football team to the 1990 Tennessee State Championship.

Lower Light protest statues

The statues were made by local resident and farmer, Stephen Jones, as a protest against the establishment of a dump in the late 1990's by the Olsen government, as part of a plan to replace the Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre.

Lúčina Slovak Folklore Ensemble

Over the years, Lúčina has sponsored the Cleveland area performance of several Slovak Fok Ensemble including Terchovska Muzika in 1987, Oravan in 1991, and Šarišan in 1990, 1992, and again in 1995.

Michel Fourniret

He was named as a suspect in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Englishwoman Joanna Parrish, whose body was found in an Auxerre river on 17 May 1990.

Mindy Duncan

Two other Miss Oregon Teen USA titleholders, Bridgette Wilson (1990) and Tami Farrell (2003), have since also won the Miss Teen USA crown.

Monument to Freedom and Unity

The Monument to Freedom and Unity (Freiheits- und Einheitsdenkmal) is a planned national German monument in Berlin commemorating the country's peaceful reunification in 1990 and earlier 18th, 19th and 20th century unification movements.

Moore Theatre

Alice in Chains' Live Facelift home video release was filmed at the Moore Theatre in 1990.

Nobutaka Tsutsui

A native of Nakakubiki District, Niigata and graduate of Waseda University he was elected for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party after an unsuccessful run in 1986.

Ontario Hockey Association

Only three teams from Ontario ever won the Hardy Cup (that ran from 1968–1990), two from the OHA: Georgetown Raiders in 1982 and Dundas Real McCoys in 1986.

Panther Kallista

The Kallista was produced from 1982 through 1990 until SsangYong Motor Company released a badge engineered version in 1992 called the SsangYong Kallista.

Richard Gilliam

He devised the Movie Links online game in 1990, and it was played extensively on GEnie four years before the quite similar Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game was promoted in 1994.

RK Celje

In 1990, the sponsor became Pivovarna Laško (Laško Brewery), which hugely contributed to the prosperity of the club.

Rudolf Virchow Award

1990 - John O'Neil - The Politics of Patient Dissatisfaction in Cross-Cultural Clinical Encounters: A Canadian Inuit example, Medical Anthropology 3 (4): 325-344.

Singapore Cable Car

It played hosts to the contestants of the Miss World Pageant when it was held in Singapore in 1989, as well as the sportsmen and officials who were there for the Southeast Asian Games in 1990.

Skoota Warner

Since 1990, Skoota has played with such established artists as Santana, The B-52's, Arto Lindsay, Lionel Richie, Cyndi Lauper, Matisyahu, and Mary J. Blige.

Theo Colborn

From there she joined the Conservation Foundation in 1987 to provide scientific guidance for the 1990 book, Great Lakes, Great Legacy?

Thommie Walsh

He co-wrote a book with Baayork Lee, another Chorus Line cast member, about the musical's origins and evolution, entitled On the Line, which was published by William Morrow in 1990.

Tramaine Hawkins

She was also honored with a request to sing at the funeral of Sammy Davis, Jr. when the beloved entertainment legend died in May 1990.

United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda

The first plans for mass murder of Tutsi were also developed toward the end of 1990, mostly in a series of secret meetings in Gisenyi prefecture of the Akazu, a network of associates based around Agathe Habyarimana, the First Lady.

Victor Jackovich

As a career officer in the U.S. Foreign Service, he held assignments in Kiev (1979–1980), where he helped to start the first U.S. government office in Ukraine; Bucharest (1980–1983); Nairobi (1983–1986); Moscow (1988–1990); and Sofia, Bulgaria (1991).

White and Black Blues

It debuted at number 47 on 26 May 1990 and reached number two seven weeks later, but was unable to top the chart ("Zouk Machine", Ursull's former band, was then number one with "Maldòn").

ZenGems

Former LucasArts game designer Hal Barwood known for several Star Wars and Indiana Jones titles of the early to mid 1990's designed several of the levels of ZenGems.

Zouk Machine

Joëlle Ursull left the group and proceeded to a solo career, culminating in second place in the 1990 Eurovision performing "White and Black Blues", composed by Serge Gainsbourg and Sylvain Augier.