Jan 31 44th Golden Globes Platoon, Marlee Matlin win

Jan 06 Astronomers at University of California observe the birth of a galaxy

Jan 09 Chinese/Vietnamese border fights, 1500 killed

Jan 19 Guy Hunt becomes Alabama's first Republican governor since 1874

Jan 17 President Reagan signed a secret order permitting the covert sale of arms to Iran.

Jan 01 Year of the Reader begins

Jan 04 Sixteen people die when a Washington-bound Amtrak train collides with Conrail locomotives in Chase, Maryland.

Jan 06 Astronomers at University of California observe the birth of a galaxy

Jan 02 Penn State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football champ

Jan 31 44th Golden Globes Platoon, Marlee Matlin win

Jan 02 Troops of Chad President Habré conquer Fada oasis

Jan 21 Archbishop's envoy Terry Waite disappears in Lebanon

Feb 05 Dow Jones average closes above 2,200 for first time

Feb 26 The first release of Beatles compact discs

Feb 04 Stars &Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup

Feb 19 Anti-smoking ad airs for first time on TV, featuring Yul Brynner

Feb 11 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Feb 16 John Demjanjuk, accused of being "Ivan the Terrible" trial begins

Feb 15 Nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater

Feb 02 Philippines adopts constitution

Feb 09 Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide

Feb 06 No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings

Feb 05 Soyuz TM-2 launches

Feb 04 President Reagan's veto of Clean Water Act is overridden by Congress

Feb 15 ABC-TV begins broadcasting "Amerika" mini-series

Feb 23 Russian Writers Union accepts Boris Pasternak posthumous as member

Feb 07 US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano

Feb 06 US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary

Feb 26 NASA launches GEOS-H

Feb 08 The West beat the East in the NBA All-Star Game. A record was set for total points scored. The West won 154-149 in overtime.

Feb 07 Dennis Conner & Stars & Stripes bring America's Cup back to US

Feb 23 Dick Howser retires from managing Kansas City Royals, due to brain tumor

Feb 01 163 day strike against Deere & Company ends, workers accept wage freeze

Feb 20 David Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years

Feb 25 US Supreme Court upholds (5-4) affirmative action

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