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GORBACHEV'S ASCENT: ELEGANT AND STUNNINGLY SWIFT
MOSCOW, RUSSIA,
July 3, 1985 : Never in postwar history has a Soviet leader moved so fast to consolidate his control of Kremlin power. When the position of President was given Tuesday to...
MARCOS FLEES AND IS TAKEN TO GUAM; U.S. RECOGNIZES AQUINO
MANILA, the Philippines,
Feb. 26, 1986 : Ferdinand E. Marcos fled the Philippines Tuesday, ending 20 years as President. Corazon C. Aquino succeeded him, saying ''a new life'' had...
MASS UPRISING IN BURMA: THE OLD REGIME UNDER SEIGE
RANGOON, BURMA,
August 8, 1988 : A surge of military violence that has swept Burma and shaken its Government began at exactly 11:30 Monday night, when the brightly lit golden spire of...
POLICE ACQUITTALS SPARK RIOTS, ARSON AND LOOTING
LOS ANGELES,
April 29, 1992 : Governor Pete Wilson mobilized the National Guard tonight as angry rioters rampaged through the streets of the city, smashing and looting stores, beating...
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE HITS LOS ANGELES; AT LEAST 30 KILLED
LOS ANGELES,
Jan. 17, 1994 : A violent earthquake jolted millions of people out of bed before dawn today, crumpling freeway overpasses, leveling buildings and igniting scores of fires...
O.J. SIMPSON CHARGED, CHASED
AND ARRESTED
LOS ANGELES,
June 17, 1994 : The police today charged O. J. Simpson with murdering his former wife and a friend of hers, then pursued him for about 50 miles along Southern California...
SUHARTO, BESIEGED, STEPS DOWN AFTER 32-YEAR RULE IN INDONESIA
JAKARTA, INDONESIA,
May 21, 1998 : President Suharto apologized for his mistakes and resigned today after 32 years in power, handing over his office to his Vice President,...
RIFTS AND RESENTMENTS GROW AFTER MASSACRE OF PROTESTERS
BANGKOK, THAILAND,
May 20, 2010 : Two months of tension and violence ended with a whimper on Thursday as the last exhausted group of protesters filed out of a Buddhist temple where they...