WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER 1990
Find out what all happened August to September 1990

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

West Germany and East Germany announce that they will reunite on October 3. (23. August 1990)

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

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

An F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield and Joliet, killing 29 people. (28. August 1990)

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

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

Construction of the Washington National Cathedral is completed. (29. September 1990)

Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province. (28. August 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)

South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia. (20. 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)

Transnistria is unilaterally proclaimed a Soviet republic; the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares the decision null and void. (2. September 1990)

More than 127 Muslims are killed in North East Sri Lanka by paramilitary troops. (10. August 1990)

The Dalai Lama unveils the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in Canada's capital city of Ottawa. (30. September 1990)

Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War. (23. August 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)

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

Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward. (8. August 1990)

The Magellan space probe reaches Venus. (10. August 1990)