WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 1990
Find out what all happened January to February 1990

Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia. (13. January 1990)

Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States. (24. January 1990)

Humanitas publishing house is founded in Bucharest, shortly after the Romanian Revolution, by the philosopher Gabriel Liiceanu. (1. February 1990)

German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany. (13. February 1990)

The interior of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public for safety reasons. (7. January 1990)

On Black Saturday, the Red Army kills Azerbaijani civilians in Baku. (20. January 1990)

Buster Douglas, a 40-1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in ten rounds at Tokyo to win boxing's world Heavyweight title and cause one of the largest upsets in sports history. (11. February 1990)

Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power. (7. February 1990)

Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. (3. January 1990)

Apartheid: F. W. de Klerk announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela. (2. February 1990)

David Dinkins is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor. (1. January 1990)

Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner. (11. February 1990)

In Pakistan's deadliest train accident an overloaded passenger train collides with an empty freight train, resulting in 307 deaths and 700 injuries. (4. January 1990)

Robert Tappan Morris, Jr. is convicted of releasing the 1988 Internet Computer worm. (22. January 1990)

Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications. (10. January 1990)

The first McDonald's in the Soviet Union opens in Moscow. (31. January 1990)

Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting. (18. January 1990)

Ninety-two people are killed aboard Indian Airlines Flight 605 at Bangalore, India. (14. February 1990)

Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia. (12. February 1990)