Historical Events In 1990

Apr 22 Lebanon releases hostage Robert Polhill

Apr 24 US 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit

Apr 24 Security law violator Michael Milken pleads guilty to 6 felonies

Apr 26 126 die in a (6.9) earthquake in China

Apr 01 Jack Nicklaus wins first start on Senior PGA tour

Apr 09 "Twin Peaks" with Peggy Lipton premiers on ABC-TV

Apr 01 Wrestlemania VI-Ultimate Warrior beats Hulk Hogan for championship

Apr 15 Greta Garbo actress, dies at 84

Apr 12 Greyhound Bus hires new drivers to replace strikers

Apr 28 "Chorus Line" closes on Broadway after 6,137 performances (15 yrs)

Apr 07 Fire kills 110 on a ferry in Norway,

Apr 07 Michael Milken pleads innocent to security law violations

Apr 15 "In Living Color" premiers on FOX-TV

Apr 05 Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity

Apr 07 30 die when a ferry flips over in Burma

Apr 21 National League umpire is arrested for stealing baseball cards

Apr 06 Newfoundland Legislature votes to rescind support for Meech Lake accord.

Apr 16 Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week

Apr 09 Ryan White hemophiliac aids sufferer, dies at 18. The Ryan White Foundation was founded later in 1991 by Jeanne White and Phil Donahue

Apr 25 25th Academy of Country Music Awards (Clint Black & Kathy Mattea win)

Apr 04 Gloria Estefan released from the hospital after her accident

Apr 08 It becomes illeagal in Salem Oregon to be within 2' of nude dancers

Apr 25 Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle discovery

Apr 04 Security law violator Ivan Boesky is released from federal custody

Apr 08 Wrestlemania VI-Ultimate Warrior beats Hulk Hogan for championship

Apr 09 Ottawa signs final land claim agreement with 15,000 Dene-Metis of Mackenzie Valley; they are awarded surface title to 181,230 sq km land, mineral rights to 10,000 sq km and $500 million cash over 20 years

Apr 10 International Joint Commission says Canada and the US must stop dumping toxic substances into Great Lakes

Apr 27 50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held (Mich)

Apr 05 John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 years in a row

Apr 11 Harold Ballard dies at age 86; President of Maple Leaf Gardens and the Toronto Maple Leafs since 1961

Apr 19 Marla Maples appears on ABC's Prime-Time

Apr 01 It becomes illeagal in Salem Oregon to be within 2' of nude dancers

Apr 08 Jack Nicklaus wins first start on Senior PGA tour

Apr 18 Bankruptcy court forces Frank Lorenzo to give up Eastern Airlines

Apr 27 Dodger Orel Hershiser undergoes career-threatening shoulder surgery

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