WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1990
Find out what all happened February to September 1990

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

Asteroid Eureka is discovered. (20. June 1990)

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

Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations. (23. April 1990)

The "Doctor of Death", Jack Kevorkian, participates in his first assisted suicide. (16. April 1990)

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

STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery. Shuttle mission STS-31 lifts off, carrying Hubble into orbit. (24. April 1990)

East Germany and West Germany merge their economies. (30. June 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)

Microsoft releases the Windows 3.0 operating system. (22. May 1990)

Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970. (11. March 1990)

Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position. (25. April 1990)

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

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

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

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

Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule. (21. March 1990)