WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO NOVEMBER 1992
Find out what all happened May to November 1992

Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China. (13. May 1992)

The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests. (11. November 1992)

An Antonov An-124 operated by Antonov Airlines registered CCCP-82002, crashes near Kiev, Ukraine killing 8. (13. October 1992)

The London Ambulance Service is thrown into chaos after the implementation of a new CAD, or Computer Aided Dispatch, system which failed. (26. October 1992)

The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the USA for trial, without approval from those other countries. (15. June 1992)

Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States. (22. July 1992)

Cartoon Network begins broadcasting. (1. October 1992)

386BSD is released by Lynne Jolitz and William Jolitz beginning the Open Source Operating System Revolution. Linus Torvalds releases his Linux soon afterwards. (14. July 1992)

Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (12. August 1992)

China General Aviation Flight 7552 from Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport crashes after taking off, killing 108 of the 116 people on board. (31. July 1992)

The first World Ocean Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (8. June 1992)

Hurricane Andrew makes landfall just south of Miami as a Category 5 hurricane. (24. August 1992)

Hunters discover the emaciated body of Christopher Johnson McCandless at his camp 20 miles (32 km) west of the town of Healy, Alaska. (6. September 1992)

The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declares the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal. (14. September 1992)

An earthquake in Nicaragua kills at least 116 people. (2. September 1992)

The Charlottetown Accord fails to win majority support in a Canada wide referendum. (26. October 1992)

Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu. (11. September 1992)

A major tornado strikes the Houston, Texas area during the afternoon. Over the next two days the largest tornado outbreak ever to occur in the US during November spawns over 100 tornadoes before ending on the 23rd. (21. November 1992)

The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk. (16. November 1992)

Abkhazia declares independence from Georgia. (23. July 1992)

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