1991
At 9 p.m., President George H.W. Bush said:
“Kuwait is liberated. Iraq’s army is defeated. I am pleased to announce that at midnight tonight, exactly 100 hours since ground operations began and six weeks since the start of Operation Desert Storm, all United States and coalition forces will suspend offensive combat operations.”
1997
Divorce becomes legal in Ireland
This reminds me of a song:
1999
Colin Prescot and Andy Elson set a new hot air balloon endurance record when they had been aloft for 233 hours and 55 minutes.
The two were in the process of trying to circumnavigate the Earth.
That would be fun riding in a hot air balloon:
and then lastly…
2010
Earthquake measuring 8.8 magnitude strikes Chile
This was one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. The quake killed 600 people, injured many more and left more than two million people homeless.
The earthquake also set off Tsunami warnings for 53 countries ranging from the United States to Japan.
Damn!
-Tyler Jackson
