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FReeper Canteen ~ Flashback Friday: 1991 ~ 24 June 2005
StarCMC;Kathy In Alaska;MoJo2001; The Canteen Crew
Posted on 06/23/2005 7:07:52 PM PDT by MoJo2001
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~ Flashback Friday ~ Year: 1991 |
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Welcome to Flashback Friday! Each Friday we will take a journey back in time. We will highlight a year and then you'll have the opportunity to give your thoughts, opinions, and stories. This week we're jumping back to 1991. |
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1991 Questions! We Want To Know
1. Were you in school? 2. Were you in the military? 3. What kind of music were you listening to? 4. What do you recall as the best memory from 1991? |
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Events that occurred in 1991
- January 16th, Operation Desert Storm begins- February 4th, Baseball votes to ban Pete Rose
-February 27 - Gulf War: Kuwait is liberated, and a ceasefire is declared, after 100 hours of ground fighting. Iraq accepts the terms of the ceasefire, which call for the country to disarm. -March 3 An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers. Latvia and Estonia vote to become independent of the Soviet Union -August August 6 - Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the "World Wide Web." August 8 - Collapse of Warsaw radio mast, the tallest construction ever built
August 18 - Collapse of the Soviet Union: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is put under house arrest while vacationing in the Crimea. The putsch is led by eight high-ranking hard-liners, and will collapse in less than 72 hours. August 20 - Collapse of the Soviet Union: Estonia declares its independence from the Soviet Union and more than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup that deposed President Mikhail Gorbachev August 21 - Collapse of the Soviet Union: Latvia declares its independence from the Soviet Union August 24 - Ukraine declares independence from Soviet Union August 25 - Student Linus Torvalds post a messages to Usenet newsgroup comp.os.minix about the new operating system kernel he has been developing.
August 31 - Kyrgyzstan declares independence from the Soviet Union December 25 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union
December 26 - Supreme Soviet meets and formally dissolves the Soviet Union
December 31 - Soviet Union officially ceases to exist |
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Entertainment/Sports Super Bowl XXV was played on January 27, 1991 in Tampa, Florida. The New York Giants beat the Buffalo Bills 20 to 19. The Minnesota Twins won the World Series of the Atlanta Braves |
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Hit Music From 1991 Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up* EMF - Unbelievable Amy Grant - Baby, Baby Boyz II Men - Motownphilly Mariah Carey - Someday Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You Scorpions - Winds Of Changes Marky Marky and The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations Damn Yankees - High Enough Bryan Adams - Everything I Do I Do It For You C&C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) Extreme - More Than Words Tesla - Signs |
* denotes music that isn't suitable for children or Ma! |
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TOPICS: Free Republic
KEYWORDS: 1991; flashback
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To: Bethbg79
Bethy!! How are ya doing!
To: laurenmarlowe
Hello there, how is life?
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:29:30 PM PDT
by
EsmeraldaA
(Our prayers for all US troops.)
To: SevenofNine
Hope the wild fire is not too close to you friend.
103
posted on
06/23/2005 8:30:12 PM PDT
by
fatima
To: EsmeraldaA
There you are!
*HUGS*
How are you tonight?
104
posted on
06/23/2005 8:30:56 PM PDT
by
MoJo2001
(Support Our Troops-->It's The Least Any Of Us Can Do...www.proudpatriots.org)
To: fatima
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:31:10 PM PDT
by
MoJo2001
(Support Our Troops-->It's The Least Any Of Us Can Do...www.proudpatriots.org)
To: EsmeraldaA
Just awesome EsmeraldaA, thank you!
To: fatima; tomkow6; All
It is in desert and valley area I am in basin of SO CAL that far away from that place
Well Wash Times reporting soon or later we be sending miltary specialists of all country VIETNAM YUP Same Vietnam from country we went war over 30 years why I have bad feeling about thisss
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:32:01 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(Not everybody in, it for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: Bethbg79
HEY Bethy! What's up?
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:32:05 PM PDT
by
EsmeraldaA
(Our prayers for all US troops.)
To: laurenmarlowe
Doing great! Russell and I are watching the Canteen roll by.
How are you?
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:32:36 PM PDT
by
Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: MoJo2001
Thanks for the way Cool thread Mojo..Hummmm 91 just moved to Spfld,Mo April 14 .. Ozzy Osbournes No more Tears was Released.. I saw him and Ugly Kid Joe at the Lampy .. What a mind Blower that was..Lame side note{Nailed my Femur to my Tibia with a 3 1\4" passload nail} not much to say there *g* Most Importantly Thank you Troops for Keeping us SAFE. God Bless
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:33:10 PM PDT
by
GoldStarBrother
("We can't all be Washingtons, but we can all be patriots." -- Charles F. Browne)
To: EsmeraldaA
111
posted on
06/23/2005 8:33:16 PM PDT
by
Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: MoJo2001
Hi BEAUTIFUL.Big (((Hug))) back.
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:33:57 PM PDT
by
fatima
To: GoldStarBrother
That is soooo beautiful!
Thank you GSB!!
*HUGS*
How are you tonight?
113
posted on
06/23/2005 8:34:14 PM PDT
by
MoJo2001
(Support Our Troops-->It's The Least Any Of Us Can Do...www.proudpatriots.org)
To: MoJo2001
I'm much better, thank you girly!
HUGS back atya.
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:34:20 PM PDT
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EsmeraldaA
(Our prayers for all US troops.)
To: GoldStarBrother
That is so beautiful and one of my most favorite varieties of roses.
My Roommates daughters name is Rose. :-)
Nice to see you here tonight. :-) ((HUGS))
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:34:43 PM PDT
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Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: Bethbg79
Doing great sweetie, thanks!
Hi Russell (waving)!!
To: laurenmarlowe
He's jumpin up and down like a retard happy that someone said hi to him. Thanks, he's kinda special. *snicker* LOL
J/K
He say's hi!!!!
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:36:07 PM PDT
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Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: EsmeraldaA; MS.BEHAVIN
Sure, say Hi all over the place! I just thought Ms. Behavin was you a minute ago...I need to put on my glasses! Good to see you Esma & sorry Ms. B~! lol
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:36:09 PM PDT
by
AZamericonnie
(I AM an AMERICAN not because I live in America but because America lives in me!~Ray Cornelius~)
To: HopeandGlory
Oh, Hope--that is an absolutely georgous pledge graphic and tribute to our absolutely wonderful troops! Thank you!
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:36:13 PM PDT
by
luvie
(GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS AND GOD BLESS THE USA!)
To: SevenofNine
Glad YOU are safe SevenofNine.
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:36:28 PM PDT
by
fatima
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