WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1990
Find out what all happened April to December 1990

The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, the largest church in Africa, is consecrated by Pope John Paul II. (10. September 1990)

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George Bush. (26. July 1990)

North and South Yemen are unified to create the Republic of Yemen. (22. May 1990)

Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin. (22. June 1990)

The railroad between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan is completed at Dostyk, adding a sizable link to the concept of the Eurasian Land Bridge. (16. September 1990)

Russia Day – the parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty. (12. June 1990)

Periodic Great White Spot is observed on Saturn. (24. September 1990)

Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, becomes active again and erupts. (17. November 1990)

Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations. (18. September 1990)

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians. (5. September 1990)

Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals. (19. November 1990)

Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet 40 metres beneath the seabed. (1. December 1990)

The Communist People's Republic of Bulgaria is disestablished and a new republican government is instituted. (15. November 1990)

Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch. (12. November 1990)

Latvia proclaims the renewal of its independence after the Soviet occupation. (4. May 1990)

Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of trusteeship. (22. December 1990)

The Parliament of Croatia adopts the current Constitution of Croatia. (22. December 1990)

Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" exhibition opens at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. (12. April 1990)

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis launches with flight STS-38. (15. November 1990)

Demonstrations by students and workers across Albania begin, which eventually triggers the fall of communism in Albania. (11. December 1990)