WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO AUGUST 1990
Find out what all happened May to August 1990

The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 12. Petersburg, Indiana, is the hardest-hit town in the outbreak, with 6 deaths. (2. 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)

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)

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

Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province. (28. August 1990)

An earthquake with its epicenter in Afghanistan results in the greatest number of fatalities in a mountaineering accident in High Asian mountains when an avalanche kills 43 climbers in Camp I on Pik Lenina (Lenin Peak). (13. July 1990)

The Democratic Republic of Yemen and North Yemen agree to merge into the Republic of Yemen. (21. May 1990)

East Germany and West Germany merge their economies. (30. June 1990)

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

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

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

The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases. (17. May 1990)

The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway. (19. June 1990)

The Jamaat al Muslimeen attempt a coup d'état in Trinidad and Tobago, occupying the Trinidad and the studios of Trinidad and Tobago Television, holding Prime Minister A. N. R. Robinson and most of his Cabinet as well as the staff at the television station hostage for 6 days. (27. July 1990)

Gulf War: the United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. (6. August 1990)

George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as principal partner of New York Yankees for hiring Howie Spira to "get dirt" on Dave Winfield. (30. July 1990)

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

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