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Died February 11, 1991 John Olver (D) June 18, 1991 Illinois's 15th: Edward Rell Madigan (R) Resigned March 8, 1991, after being appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture: Thomas W. Ewing (R) July 2, 1991 Texas's 3rd: Steve Bartlett (R) Resigned March 11, 1991, after being elected Mayor of Dallas: Sam Johnson (R) May 18, 1991 Arizona's 2nd: Mo ...
Additionally, power failures and lack of adequate warning and general preparedness aggravated the situation and may have contributed to such high fatalities. In January 1996, the Blizzard of 1996 affected the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States , dumping up to 36 inches (91 cm) of snow on many areas, crippling major American cities like ...
Throughout 1991, Gorbachev requested sizable loans from Western countries and Japan, hoping to keep the Soviet economy afloat and ensure the success of perestroika. [364] Although the Soviet Union had been excluded from the G7 , Gorbachev secured an invitation to its London summit in July 1991. [ 365 ]
Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush (2015) excerpt; Patterson, James T. Restless Giant: The United States from Watergate to Bush vs. Gore. (2005), standard scholarly synthesis. Pemberton, William E. Exit with Honor: The Life and Presidency of Ronald Reagan (1998) short biography by historian; Rossinow, Doug.
In contrast to the reformers' lukewarm response to the treaty, the conservatives, "patriots", and Russian nationalists of the USSR – still strong within the CPSU and the military – were opposed to weakening the Soviet state and its centralized power structure. On 19 August 1991, Gorbachev's vice president, Gennady Yanayev, Prime Minister ...
The 1991 Soviet coup attempt, also known as the August Coup, [b] was a failed attempt by hardliners of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) to forcibly seize control of the country from Mikhail Gorbachev, who was Soviet President and General Secretary of the CPSU at the time.
On 13 February 1991, a United States Air Force (USAF) warplane fired two laser-guided missiles at an air raid shelter in the Al-A'amiriya neighborhood of Baghdad, killing at least 408 civilians sheltering there. U.S. officials subsequently claimed that the shelter also served as a communications center for the Iraqi military.
1991 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the ... November 9 – The British JET fusion reactor generates 1.5 MW output power.