WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO NOVEMBER 1990
Find out what all happened May to November 1990

Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel. (5. November 1990)

1990 Batticaloa massacre, massacre of 184 minority Tamil civilians by Sri Lankan Army in the eastern Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka. (9. September 1990)

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

The Russian parliament elects Boris Yeltsin as president of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. (29. May 1990)

The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR. (16. July 1990)

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

Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War. (2. August 1990)

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

The Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian Soviet Republic declares independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union. Until 1996 the day is celebrated as the Independence Day of Belarus; after a referendum held that year the celebration of independence is moved to June 3. (27. July 1990)

George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production. (1. June 1990)

Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union. (23. August 1990)

The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic holds the first multiparty legislature election in the country's history. (28. October 1990)

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

France announces it will send 4,000 troops to the Persian Gulf. (15. September 1990)

The Dalai Lama unveils the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in Canada's capital city of Ottawa. (30. September 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)

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

Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton found to date, was discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota. (12. August 1990)

Tim Berners-Lee opens the WWW - World Wide Web to new users. (23. August 1990)