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Events from the year 1992 in the United States.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: George H. W. Bush (R-Texas)
- Vice President: Dan Quayle (R-Indiana)
- Chief Justice: William Rehnquist (Wisconsin)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tom Foley (D-Washington)
- Senate Majority Leader: George J. Mitchell (D-Maine)
- Congress: 102nd
Events
January
- January 1 – George H. W. Bush becomes the first U.S. President to address the Australian Parliament.
- January 8 – George H. W. Bush is televised falling violently ill at a state dinner in Japan, vomiting into the lap of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and fainting.
- January 11 – Twelve year old Shanda Sharer is tortured and burned to death by four teenage girls in Madison, Indiana. The crime attracts international attention due to its brutality and the young age of the perpetrators.[1]
- January 26
- Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.
- Super Bowl XXVI: The Washington Redskins defeat the Buffalo Bills 37–24 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
February
- February 10
- Tom Harkin wins the Iowa Democratic Caucus.
- In Indianapolis, Indiana, boxer Mike Tyson is convicted of raping Desiree Washington.
- February 17 – A court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sentences serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to life in prison.
- February 18 – In New Hampshire, U.S. President George H. W. Bush defeats Pat Buchanan in the Republican primary; Paul Tsongas leads the Democratic candidates.
March
- March 10 – On 'Super Tuesday', U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton win most of the primaries held.
- March 18 – On CNN's Larry King Live, Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot announces that he will run for U.S. President as an independent, if volunteers put him on the ballot in all 50 states.
- March 30 – The 64th Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, with The Silence of the Lambs winning Best Picture.
- March 31 – USS Missouri (BB-63), the last active U.S. Navy battleship, is decommissioned at Long Beach, California.
April
- April 2 – In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of the murder of mob boss Paul Castellano and of racketeering, and is later sentenced to life in prison.
- April 6 – Microsoft releases Windows 3.1.
- April 8 – Former tennis player Arthur Ashe, 48, announces that he is suffering from the AIDS virus, which he is believed to have contracted from a blood transfusion during heart surgery in 1983. He was diagnosed with HIV more than three years ago.[2]
- April 9 – A Miami, Florida jury convicts former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega of assisting Colombia's cocaine cartel.
- April 13 – The Chicago Flood occurs.
- April 25 – The 7.2 Mw Cape Mendocino earthquake shook the north coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing $48.3–75 million in losses and 98–356 injuries. This was the first instrumentally recorded event that showed shallow angle thrust movement on the southern Cascadia Subduction Zone. Two triggered strike-slip events caused additional destruction the following day.
- April 29–May 4 – In Simi Valley, California, a jury acquits four LAPD police officers accused of excessive force in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King, causing the 1992 Los Angeles riots and leading to 53 deaths and $1 billion in damage.
May
- May 1 – Eric Houston of Yuba County kills 4, injures 9, and holds many others hostage at Lindhurst High School, Olivehurst, California.
- May 5 – Alabama ratifies a 202-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a midterm or retroactive pay raise.
- May 16 – STS-49: Space Shuttle Endeavour lands safely after a successful maiden voyage.
- May 19
- In San Francisco, U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle gives his famous Murphy Brown speech.
- In Massapequa, New York, Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco, wife of Joey Buttafuoco.
- May 22 – After 30 years, Johnny Carson retires as host of NBC's The Tonight Show.
- May 25 – Jay Leno becomes the new host of NBC's The Tonight Show, following the retirement of Johnny Carson.
June
June 24: Franco-American Flag
- June – As a result of the early 1990s recession and subsequently sluggish job creation, unemployment peaks at 7.8%, a level not seen since March 1984. This would later contribute to President George H. W. Bush's defeat to Bill Clinton in the election later that year.[3]
- June 1 – Kentucky celebrates its bicentennial statehood.
- June 15 – During a spelling bee at a Trenton, New Jersey elementary school, U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle erroneously corrects a student's spelling of the word potato, indicating it should have an e at the end.
- June 17 – A 'Joint Understanding' agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this is later codified in START II).
- June 23 – Mafia boss John Gotti is sentenced to life in prison, after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering on April 2.
- June 24 – The Franco-American Flag was officially raised for the first time in Manchester, New Hampshire. This flag was presented by singer Édith Butler as part of a tour.
- June 28
- The 7.3 Mw Landers earthquake shook the Mojave Desert region of Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing $92 million in losses, three deaths and 400+ injuries.
- The 6.5 Mw Big Bear earthquake shook the San Bernardino Mountains region of Southern California about three hours later. This triggered event had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing moderate damage and some injuries.
July
- July 10 – In Miami, Florida, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.
- July 16 – Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton is nominated for U.S. President and Tennessee Senator Al Gore for Vice President at the Democratic National Convention in New York City.
August
August 24–28: Hurricane Andrew
- August 11 – The largest shopping mall in the US, Minnesota's Mall of America, is constructed on 78 acres (316,000 m²).
- August 20 – The Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas renominates U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle. Pat Buchanan, one of Bush's opponents in the primaries, delivers a controversial convention speech, in which he refers to a "religious war" in the country.
- August 21–22 – Events at Ruby Ridge, Idaho are sparked by a Federal Marshal surveillance team, resulting in the death of a Marshal, Sam Weaver, and his dog, and the next day the wounding of Randy Weaver, the death of his wife Vicki, and the wounding of Kevin Harris.
- August 24–28 – Hurricane Andrew hits south Florida and dissipates over the Tennessee valley, killing 65 and causing US$26.5 billion in damage.
September
- September 11 – Hurricane Iniki hits the Hawaiian Islands, Kauai and Oahu.
- September 12 – STS-47: Dr. Mae Jemison becomes the first African American woman to travel into space, aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
- September 24 – The Kentucky Supreme Court, in Kentucky v. Wasson, holds that laws criminalizing same-sex sodomy are unconstitutional, and accurately predicts that other states and the nation will eventually rule the same way.
October
- October 2 – Pittsburgh International Airport's new facility opens in Findlay Township, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The new terminal is built as an expansion for USAir and an upgrade from the older Pittsburgh International Airport facility.
- October 3 – After performing a song protesting alleged child abuse by the Catholic Church, Sinéad O'Connor rips up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live, causing huge controversy, leading the switchboards at NBC to ring off the hook.
- October 8 – The video game Mortal Kombat is released.[4]
- October 9
- The Chief of Naval Operations adopts the US Navy's core values: Honor, Courage and Commitment.
- A 13-kilogram (29-pound) meteorite lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in Peekskill, New York, destroying the family's Chevrolet Malibu. It becomes known as the Peekskill Meteorite.
- October 17 – Yoshihiro Hattori, a 16-year-old Japanese exchange student, mistakes the address of a party and is shot dead after knocking on the wrong door in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The shooter, Rodney Peairs, is later acquitted, sparking outrage in Japan.
- October 26 – Dry Tortugas National Park is established.
- October 29 – The Food and Drug Administration approves Depo-Provera for use as a contraceptive in the United States.
November
November 3: Bill Clinton elected U.S. president
- November 3 – Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeats incumbent President George H. W. Bush and businessman H. Ross Perot in the US presidential election.[5]
- November 25 – The Bodyguard, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, debuts in cinemas; it goes on to become the second highest-grossing film of the year with nearly $122 million in revenue in the U.S. and exceeding $410 million worldwide.
December
- December 3 – UN Security Council Resolution 794 is unanimously passed, approving a coalition of United Nations peacekeepers led by the United States to form UNITAF, tasked with ensuring humanitarian aid gets distributed and establishing peace in Somalia.
- December 4 – U.S. military forces land in Somalia.
- December 5 – Kent Conrad of North Dakota resigns his seat in the United States Senate and is sworn into the other seat from North Dakota, becoming the only U.S. Senator ever to have held two seats on the same day.
- December 8 – Lawrence Eagleburger is sworn in as the new Secretary of State, succeeding James Baker.
- December 15 – Hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre releases his solo debut studio album The Chronic, which sparks the beginning of the mainstream popularity and success of Gangsta Rap, G-Funk and West Coast Hip-Hop in the United States (a run that lasts from the early-to-mid-1990s).
- December 28 – First of four child deaths resulting from the Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak.
Ongoing
- Iraqi no-fly zones (1991–2003)
Births
January
- January 1
- Kaitlin Antonneau, racing cyclist
- Jeff Godfrey, American football quarterback
- Jamie Keiles, writer
- January 3 – Rob Crisp, American football player
- January 6 – Diona Reasonover, actress
- January 9
- Jack Campbell, American hockey player
- Terrence Jones, American basketball player
- January 12 – Javier Alvial, footballer
- January 13 – Austin Watson, American hockey player
- January 16
- Alexe Gilles, figure skater
- Piper Gilles, ice dancer
- January 17 – Nate Hartley, actor
- January 18 – Dagny Knutson, swimmer
- January 19
- Shawn Johnson, artistic gymnast
- Logan Lerman, actor
- Mac Miller, American rapper
- January 21
- Seantrel Henderson, American football player
- Logan O'Brien, actor and singer
- January 25 – Olivia Bonilla, singer-songwriter and musician
- January 26 – Cassidy Lehrman, actress
- January 27 – Tony Jefferson, American football player
- January 28
- Grace Dunham, writer and activist
- Hunter Renfroe, baseball player
- January 29
- David Fluellen, American football player
- George Pocheptsov, painter, draughtsman, and entrepreneur
February
- February 1 – Kelli Goss, actress
- February 2 – Alex Kennedy, race car driver
- February 5 - Adam Mize, Influencer
- February 6 – Cara McCollum, journalist (d. 2016)
- February 8 – Karle Warren, actress
- February 10
- Karen Fukuhara, actress
- Jordan Maron, Youtuber
- February 11 – Taylor Lautner, actor
- February 13 – Keith Appling, college basketball player
- February 14 – Jeff Luc, American football player
- February 15 – Greer Grammer, actress
- February 16 – Steffani Brass, actress
- February 17
- Laivan Greene, actress, singer, and dancer
- Meaghan Jette Martin, actress and singer
- February 18
- Le'Veon Bell, American football player
- Logan Miller, actor and musician
- February 19 – Paulina Gaitán, Mexican actress
- February 20 – Jarred Tinordi, hockey player
- February 24 – Peter Frenette, ski jumper
- February 25 – Max Aaron, figure skater
- February 26 – Alexandria Mills, beauty pageant winner
- February 27
- Ty Dillon, race car driver
- Filip Krajinović, American Serbian-born tennis player
- February 29
- Perry Kitchen, soccer player
- Jessica Long, American Russian-born swimmer
- Caitlin EJ Meyer, actress
- Jessie Usher, actor
March
- March 2 – Charlie Coyle, American hockey player
- March 3 – Madison Cross, singer and actress
- March 4
- Derek Forbort, American hockey player
- Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, daughter of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
- Jared Sullinger, basketball player
- March 5 – Kit Armstrong, pianist and composer
- March 9 – Luis Armand Garcia, actor
- March 10 – Emily Osment, actress and singer
- March 13 – Jelani Jenkins, American football player
- March 14 – Jasmine Murray, singer
- March 15
- Sosie Bacon, actress
- Mary Lou, actress
- March 16 – Tim Hardaway, Jr., American basketball player
- March 18 – Anthony Barr, American football player
- March 21 – Joshua Mance, track and field athlete
- March 22 – Jessie Andrews, actress
- March 23 – Kyrie Irving, basketball player
- March 24
- Faye Gulini, snowboarder
- MyCole Pruitt, American football player
- March 25 – Elizabeth Lail, actress
- March 26
- Mackenzie Caquatto, artistic gymnast
- Corrie Lothrop, artistic gymnast
- Haley Ramm, actress
- March 27 – Kevin Kowalski, skateboarder
- March 29 – Chris Massoglia, actor
- March 30
- MacKinzie Kline, golfer
April
- April 3 – Young M.A., rapper
- April 4 – Alexa Nikolas, actress
- April 6 – Beatrice Capra, tennis player
- April 7 – Alexis Jordan, singer and actress
- April 8
- Matthew Freeman, twirler
- Shelby Young, actress
- April 11 – J.D. Lifshitz, director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
- April 13 – Paul Richardson, American football player
- April 17 – Manuel Ávila, boxer
- April 18 – Chloe Bennet, actress and singer
- April 22 – Joc Pederson, baseball player
- April 23 – Syd tha Kyd, singer, producer and DJ
- April 24
- April 27
- Keenan Allen, football player
- Allison Iraheta, singer
- April 28 – Boxxy, internet celebrity
- April 30 – Kenneth Agostino, ice hockey player
May
- May – Caitlin Brunell, beauty pageant winner
- May 4
- Phyllis Francis, track and field athlete
- Courtney Jines, actress, producer, and screenwriter
- Victor Oladipo, basketball player
- Grace Phipps, actress, singer, and dancer
- Ashley Rickards, actress
- Shoni Schimmel, Native American basketball player
- May 7 – Ryan Harrison, tennis player
- May 8
- Olivia Culpo, beauty pageant
- Kevin Hayes, hockey player
- May 9 – Chris Gutierrez, actor
- May 11 – Christina McHale, tennis player
- May 12 – Malcolm David Kelley, actor
- May 13 – Tyrann Mathieu, American football player
- May 15
- José Benavidez, boxer
- Grace Kelly, musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and bandleader
- May 17 – Eric Jagielo, baseball player
- May 18 – Spencer Breslin, actor and musician
- May 20 – Mattie Larson, gymnast
- May 21
- Hutch Dano, actor
- Olivia Olson, actress and singer
- May 24 – Travis T. Flory, actor
- May 25 – Matt Stonie, competitive eater
- May 26 – Johanna Long, race car driver
- May 29
- Melsahn Basabe, basketball player
- Erica Lindbeck, actress[6][7]
- May 30
- Harrison Barnes, basketball player
- Jeremy Lamb, American basketball player
June
- June 1 – Prezel Hardy, track and field athlete
- June 7 – Sara Niemietz, singer-songwriter and actress
- June 9 – Kate Hansen, luger
- June 10 – Kate Upton, actress and model
- June 12
- Allie DiMeco, actress and musician[8]
- Ryan Malgarini, actor
- June 14
- Joel Crouse, singer-songwriter
- Daryl Sabara, actor
- June 15 – Kristie Ahn, tennis player
- June 16 – Emerson Etem, American hockey player
- June 18 – Henry K. Lui, composer and pianist
- June 19 – C. J. Mosley, American football linebacker
- June 20 – Sage the Gemini, rapper, songwriter and producer
- June 22 – Darius Jennings, American football player
- June 23
- Kate Melton, actress
- Bridget Sloan, artistic gymnast
- June 24 – Raven Goodwin, actress
- June 26
- Jace Amaro, footballer
- Melanie Amaro, singer
- Jennette McCurdy, actress
- Austin Voth, baseball player
- June 27 – Jordan Hicks, American football player
- June 29
- Adam G. Sevani, actor and dancer
- June 30
- Holliston Coleman, actress
- Lynx and Lamb Gaede, twin Neo-Nazi musicians
July
- July 1
- Andrew and Steven Cavarno, twin actors
- Colby Paul, actor
- Bryan de la Fuente, soccer player
- July 2 – Madison Chock, ice dancer
- July 3 – Santiago Segura, actor
- July 5 – Max Frost, singer-songwriter
- July 6 – Manny Machado, baseball player
- July 8 – Sky Ferreira, singer, songwriter, model, and actress
- July 9 – Andrew Everett, professional wrestler
- July 10 – Kristin Allen, gymnast
- July 13
- Dylan Patton, actor
- Rich the Kid, rapper
- July 17
- Nick Bjugstad, hockey player
- Billie Lourd, actress
- July 18 – Timothy Dolensky, figure skater
- July 20 – Paige Hurd, actress
- July 21 – Rachael Flatt, figure skater
- July 22 – Selena Gomez, singer and actress
- July 25
- Jillian Clare, actress and singer
- Lil Phat, rapper (d. 2012)
- July 28 – Stephone Anthony, footballer
- July 29 – David Ash, footballer quarterback
- July 30 – Fabiano Caruana, chess player
- July 31
- José Fernández, Cuban-born baseball pitcher (died 2016)
- Kyle Larson, racing driver
August
- August 2
- Hallie Kate Eisenberg, actress
- Malcolm Taylor Jones, American football player
- August 3 – Karlie Kloss, model and ballet dancer
- August 4
- Dylan and Cole Sprouse, twin actors
- Tiffany Evans, singer and actress
- August 5 – Jack McInerney, American soccer player
- August 7 – Bobby Lynn Bryant, boxer
- August 10
- Rifqa Bary, Methodist
- August 11 – Stefan Jerome, American soccer player
- August 13 – Katharine Close, notable academic
- August 16 – Ventura Alvarado, soccer player
- August 18
- Elizabeth Beisel, swimmer
- Rebecca Brown, actress and musician
- Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
- August 20 – Demi Lovato, singer and actress
- August 21
- Oliver Bradwell, track and field athlete
- RJ Mitte, actor
- August 22 – Ari Stidham, actor and musician
- August 24
- Spike Albrecht, basketball player
- Johnny Rapid, gay pornographic film actor
- August 26
- Jesse Delgado, wrestler
- Hayley Hasselhoff, actress
- August 27 – Sarah Attar, athlete
- August 28 – Isabelle Abiera, actress and model
September
- September 2 – Madilyn Bailey, singer
- September 3 – August Alsina Hip-hop/R&B Artist
- September 5 – Brandon Allen, footballer quarterback
- September 10 – Haley Ishimatsu, diver
- September 11 – Desireé Bassett, guitarist
- September 12 – Connor Franta, YouTuber and entrepreneur
- September 16 – Nick Jonas, singer, songwriter, musician, and actor
- September 18 – Amber Liu, singer
- September 19 – Gavin Fink, actor
- September 24
- September 25 – Keauna McLaughlin, skater
- September 27
- Jake Burbage, actor
- Sam Lerner, actor
- September 28
- Skye McCole Bartusiak, actress (d. 2014)
- Tyler Lockett, American football player
- September 30
- Ezra Miller, actor and singer
- Trevor Barron, race walker
- Bria Hartley, American basketball player
October
- October 1 – Drew Chadwick, musician (Emblem 3)
- October 2 – Kiehl Frazier, football player
- October 6
- Rhyon Nicole Brown, actress, singer, and dancer
- Shelby Rogers, tennis player
- October 9 – Tyler James Williams, actor
- October 12
- Taylor Horn, singer, songwriter, and actress
- Josh Hutcherson, actor
- Bambi Monroe, singer-songwriter and actress
- October 13
- Aaron Dismuke, actor
- Baby K, notable congenital deformity victim (d. 1995)
- John John Florence, surfer
- October 14 – Savannah Outen, singer
- October 15
- Vincent Martella, actor and singer
- October 16 – Bryce Harper, American baseball player
- October 17 – Jacob Artist, actor, dancer and singer
- October 18 – John John Florence, surfer
- October 20 – Kristian Ipsen, diver
- October 22 – Sofia Vassilieva, actress
- October 27
- Emily Hagins, producer, writer, editor, and director
- Brandon Saad, ice hockey player
- October 28
- Lexi Ainsworth, actress
- Jermaine Crawford, actor
- October 30 – Tequan Richmond, actor, model, and rapper
- October 31 – Vanessa Marano, actress
November
- November 2 – Chelsea Davis, gymnast
- November 6 – Megan Meier, suicide victim (d. 2006)
- November 10 – Teddy Bridgewater, American football player
- November 11 – Cassandra Bankson, model
- November 12
- Macey Cruthird, actress
- Shelbie Bruce, actress
- November 15 – Trevor Story, baseball player
- November 16 – Joe Thuney, American football player
- November 18 – Nathan Kress, actor
- November 21 – Megan and Liz Mace, fraternal twin recording artists
- November 23 – Miley Cyrus, singer and actress
- November 25 – Zack Shada, actor
- November 28
- Adam Hicks, actor
- Jarvis Landry, American football player
- Jake Miller, American rapper and songwriter
- November 29 – David Lambert, actor
December
- December 1 – Javier Báez, baseball player
- December 6 – TooSmooth, singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and entrepreneur
- December 8 – Katie Stevens, singer
- December 7 – Sean Couturier, hockey player
- December 11
- Tiffany Alvord, singer and songwriter
- Ivana Hong, gymnast
- December 17 – Jordan Garrett, actor
- December 18 – Bridgit Mendler, actress, singer, and musician
- December 21
- Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, American football player
- Haylee Wanstall, Canadian-born actress
- December 22 – Isabella Cruise, daughter of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise
- December 23 – Spencer Daniels, actor
Full date unknown
- Ahney Her, actress
- Daniella Karagach, dancer
- Adriana Marines, murder victim (d. 1997)
probable
- Victoria Acosta, singer
Deaths
- January 27 – Allan Jones, actor and singer (b. 1907)
- February 7 – Buzz Sawyer, wrestler and trainer (b. 1959)
- February 8 – Bazoline Estelle Usher, African American educator (b. 1885)
- February 27 – S. I. Hayakawa, Canadian-born academic and Senator for California (b. 1906)
- March 26 – Barbara Frum, American-born Canadian radio and television journalist (b. 1937)
- April 6 – Isaac Asimov, Russian-born science-fiction author (b. 1920)
- May 30 – Antoni Zygmund, Polish-born mathematician (b. 1900)
- June 6 – Larry Riley, actor (b. 1953)
- July 13 – Alex Wojciechowicz, American football player (b. 1915)
- August – Chris McCandless, hiker (b. 1968)
- September 21 – Bill Williams, actor (b. 1915)
- November 2 – Hal Roach, film and television producer, director and actor (b. 1892)
- December 8 – William Shawn, editor of The New Yorker (b. 1907)
- December 17 – Dana Andrews, actor (b. 1909)
See also
References
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- Greenhouse, Steven (3 July 1992). "Unemployment Up Sharply, Prompting Federal Reserve to Cut Its Key Lending Rate". New York Times. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- https://www.gamespot.com/mortal-kombat/
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