What was news in 1991

Wildcat basketball coasts past Bay College in scrimmage match-ups November 3, Sports Hockey honors title team with scoring display. Print Edition. Subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter. The North Wind on Twitter. Tweets by NorthWindNews. Navigate Left. Navigate Right. The North Wind is an independent student publication serving the Northern Michigan University community. It is partially funded by the Student Activity Fee. The North Wind digital paper is published every Friday during the fall and winter semesters except on university holidays and during exam weeks.

The North Wind Board of Directors is composed of representatives of the student body, faculty, administration and area media. Contact How to Give. Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Share via Email. Close Modal Window. Those inside the post office kept telling the same inspiring story of heroism.

The hero was year-old labor relations representative Keith Ciszewski , of Livonia. He helped two women escape the gunfire that day, giving his life for theirs. Moments before that happened, however, McIlvane had shot letter carrier and associate union representative Clark French in the back at point blank range. French ran as best he could across the parking lot to get away. But she injured her ankle while she jumped out of the window.

So he kept running. The woman who Ciszewski helped out of the window actually suffered a broken leg and, no, McIlvane was not shooting at her. Story Musgrave, Mario Runco, Jr. It was a Department of Defense mission which had the primary objective of deploying a Defense Support Program satellite.

The payload also included several experiments. It concluded after nearly 7 days in space and the crew returned to Earth successfully after landing at the Edwards Air Force Base in California. Jeffrey Dahmer is arrested on July 22nd after the remains of 11 men and boys are found in his Milwaukee , Wisconsin apartment.

The U. The resolution called for the destruction or removal of all of Iraq's chemical and biological weapons , and for an end to its support for international terrorism. Iraq accepts the terms of the resolution on April 6 and UN authorizes weapons inspections in Iraq. UN Sanctions imposed against Libya in response to alleged involvement in Lockerbie bombing.

Referendum in South Africa supports creation of new constitution for multicultural society and Apartheid is dismantled. Winnie Mandela, the wife of Nelson Mandela, is given a six-year prison sentence on May 14th for her part in the kidnap of four youths. Slovenia and Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia and the start of the Balkan War. Attempted communist coup in Soviet Union suppressed but sparks declarations of independence from all non Russian republics within the USSR , by the end of the year the USSR is dissolved and independence of republics recognized.

Gang Lu a student at the University of Iowa goes on a shooting rampage killing five people on the Iowa campus. Mike Tyson is arrested and charged with raping Desiree Washington. The Soviet Union cracks down on Lithuania who were attempting to gain independence from the Soviet Union. Former U.