The Nineties in America - Salem Press (2009)
contend with heavily armed suspects. The event was also aired live on television, allowing millions of viewers to wit- ness the ...
eleven officers and six civilians and destroying several police cars. Impact Although individual police officers received high p ...
gan, is a bush pilot; widow Ruth-Anne Miller (Peg Phillips) retired to Cicely and is now the town’s post- mistress and runs the ...
framed buildings, including many apartment com- plexes. Damage to streets was considerable in some areas, especially in western ...
Earthquake Tourist’s Guide. Missoula, Mont.: Moun- tain Press, 2004. A guidebook to major faults and earthquakes in the state of ...
See also AIDS epidemic; Bush, George H. W.; El- ders, Joycelyn; Health care; Joe Camel campaign; La- tinos; Medicine; Tobacco in ...
William Nye first realized his talent for teaching while tutoring his schoolmates in mathematics during high school. Always bein ...
develop several patents, including a ballet toe shoe and a ball-throwing training device. Impact The seriesBill Nye the Sci- enc ...
routinely featured adult language, which until then had been heard only on cable and satellite televi- sion. This did offend man ...
O Oakland Hills fire The Event One of the most destructive urban fires in American history Date October 19-20, 1991 Place Oakl ...
writers, and artists, many of whom work or attend the University of California, Berkeley. In the years following the fire, peopl ...
of media reporting about the Oakland Hills fire. Hoffman, Susanna M. “The Monster and the Mother: The Symbolism of Disaster.” In ...
Further Reading George-Warren, Holly.The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll. New York: Fireside, 2001. A com- prehensiv ...
were soon broadcast around the country, and a mo- tel owner in Junction City quickly identified McVeigh. While all of this activ ...
the defendant’s wish that his lawyer claim the bomb- ing was meant to protect future incidents such as Ruby Ridge and Waco, Jone ...
terrorism. Suggests that the U.S. armed forces may indirectly serve as training camps for future terrorists such as McVeigh. M. ...
stroyed four public buildings, two schools, and five churches. The estimate of the total property damage was $1.2 billion. In co ...
The Olympics of 1992 were held soon after the collapse of the com- munist Soviet Union (December, 1991), which quickly produced ...
In the team sports, Canada won the women’s 3,000-meter relay in speed skating, with the U.S. team taking silver. Canada started ...
prises, and disappointments. The Barcelona Games were no exception. Probably the most extraordinary success was in men’s gymnast ...
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