UWF Events

• Faculty members Lynne Lauderdale and Mike Yots compose UWF alma mater
• Alumnus Lawrence Garrett III sworn in as Secretary of the Navy
• Communication arts students first in Florida to capture National Student Advertising competition

World Events

• George Bush sworn in as president
• Soviet Union collapse ends Cold War
• Berlin Wall torn down
• U.S. attacks Panama in violation of international law
• Panamanian President Manuel Noriega captured, arrested for drug trafficking
• Chinese students arrested for riot in Tiananmen Square
• Oliver North convicted of destroying documents and obstructing Congress
• Supreme Court okays flag burning
• Exxon Valdez spills oil in Alaska
• Hurricane Hugo hits Carolinas
• Major earthquake in Northern California shakes up World Series game
• Pete Rose banned from baseball for gambling on sport