February 7 - Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Kuwait, thus starting the ground phase of the war.
February 26- Saddam Hussein announces the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. Iraqi soldiers set fire to Kuwaiti oil fields as they retreat.
March & April - Iraqi forces suppress rebellions in the southern and northern parts of the country, creating a humanitarian disaster on the borders of Turkey and Iran.
March 3- An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.
March 15- Germany formally regains complete independence after the post-World War II occupying powers relinquish all remaining rights.
April 17- The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 3,000 for the first time ever.
April 26- 70 tornadoes break out in the central United States, killing 17.
April 29- Tropical cyclone hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 138,000 people.
June 3- Mount Unzen erupts, killing 43 people as a result of pyroclastic flow.
June 15- In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts. The second largest eruption of the 20th century.
July 11- A solar Eclipse of record totality.
July 22- Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested after the remains of 11 men and boys are found in his home.
July 26- Actor Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) is arrested in a theater for public indecency.
August 6- Tim Berners-Lee releases an article describing his idea for the "World Wide Web"
August 19- Collapse of the Soviet Union begins.
September 7- Tailhook military scandal. 83 women and seven men are sexually assaulted.
September 19- The "Iceman" is found in the Alps.
September 22- The Dead Sea Scrolls available to the public for the first time.
October 20- The Oakland Hills firestorm kills 25 and destroys 3,469 homes and apartments.
November 7- Magic Johnson announces that he has HIV.
November 9- The British JET fusion reactor generates 1.5 MW output power.
December 31- The Soviet Union officially ceases to exist.
January 26 - Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia will stop targeting United States cities with nuclear weapons.
1991 (9 Fire Year / 5 Soil 9-Year Cycle / 9 Fire 81-Year Cycle)
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