Perplexity's unbiased news from 1990

Unbiased Facts from US News in 1990

Major Political and Legislative Events

President George H. W. Bush was in office.
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 was signed by President Bush on November 5, which included tax increases despite his 1988 campaign pledge of "no new taxes"1.
The Clean Air Act of 1990 was passed by Congress on October 27, significantly amending environmental regulations1.
In the November congressional elections, Democrats increased their majorities in both houses of Congress1.
Sharon Pratt Kelly was elected Mayor of the District of Columbia, becoming the first Black woman to head a major U.S. city1.

International Relations and Security

On June 1, President Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Chemical Weapons Accord to end chemical weapon production and begin destroying their respective stocks1.
On November 29, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, authorizing military intervention in Iraq if it did not withdraw from Kuwait by January 15, 19911.
President Bush spent Thanksgiving with U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia as the Gulf War buildup continued1.

Supreme Court Decisions

In United States v. Eichman (June 11), the Supreme Court overturned a federal law that made it illegal to burn the United States flag, citing First Amendment protections1.
In Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health (June 25), the Supreme Court allowed public officials to intervene in life support termination cases in the absence of an advance healthcare directive18.
In United States v. Kokinda (June 27), the Supreme Court ruled that a postal sidewalk is not a public forum and upheld a ban on solicitation on postal premises6.

Notable Domestic Events

The last month of the 1980s business cycle expansion ended in June, with the unemployment rate at 5.2%1.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 2,900 for the first time ever on June 11.
The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak on June 2 spawned 88 tornadoes in four states, killing 12 people1.
The Mega Borg oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico near Galveston, Texas, on June 91.
The spotted owl was declared a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on June 221.
The Rhode Island banking crisis began in November1.

Cultural and Social Events

Universal Studios Florida and Nickelodeon Studios opened to the public in June1.
Nelson Mandela toured North America, including eight U.S. cities, in June1.
The Detroit Pistons won the NBA Finals on June 14, and the Cincinnati Reds won the World Series on October 201.
The Space Shuttle Discovery launched the Ulysses mission to study the sun on October 614.
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched during the STS-31 Space Shuttle Discovery mission4.

Other Noteworthy Events

David Souter was confirmed to the Supreme Court on October 2 and took his seat on October 91.
On October 22, President Bush vetoed a civil rights bill that would have strengthened federal protection against job discrimination1.
William Bennett resigned as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy on November 81.
Financier Michael Milken was sentenced to 10 years in prison on November 211.

These are the primary unbiased facts from U.S. news in 1990, based on reputable and factual sources.