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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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KEYWORDS: 1991; flashback
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To: SevenofNine
Thank Goodness I got my oil delivery today! That was expensive. I hope it goes down before I need it again.
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:46:37 PM PDT
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GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
To: NYTexan
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:46:51 PM PDT
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NYTexan
(......back to the Bunker.......)
To: NYTexan
143
posted on
06/23/2005 8:46:53 PM PDT
by
NYTexan
(......back to the Bunker.......)
To: LUV W
144
posted on
06/23/2005 8:47:04 PM PDT
by
Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: GoldStarBrother
Beautiful flowers, Gold. Hmmmmm...are you hoping the grass dies?
145
posted on
06/23/2005 8:47:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: Bethbg79
146
posted on
06/23/2005 8:47:26 PM PDT
by
GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
To: GoldStarBrother
Hi Tim, lovely roses.
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:48:08 PM PDT
by
EsmeraldaA
(Our prayers for all US troops.)
To: GoldStarBrother
Beautiful roses...will miss you on your vacation! But who will tend the garden?:)
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:48:09 PM PDT
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AZamericonnie
(I AM an AMERICAN not because I live in America but because America lives in me!~Ray Cornelius~)
To: GodBlessUSA
Hi Howdy Hello!!! How are you? One more hour tomorrow then BABIES all day!! WooooHooooo!
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:48:24 PM PDT
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Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; All
Good night, dear ones all.
To: NYTexan
WOO HOO, thanks sweetie! See ya there!
((HUGS))
To: bentfeather
Sweet dreams Queenie!!
Have a fabulous day tomorrow, okay?
*HUGS*
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:49:34 PM PDT
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MoJo2001
(Support Our Troops-->It's The Least Any Of Us Can Do...www.proudpatriots.org)
To: GoldStarBrother
Pardon my manners.
I made this huge deal to Russell about the roses and then forgot to Thank you for them.
Thank you sweetie. My favorite flower.
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:49:42 PM PDT
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Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: EsmeraldaA
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:49:47 PM PDT
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MoJo2001
(Support Our Troops-->It's The Least Any Of Us Can Do...www.proudpatriots.org)
To: Kathy in Alaska
YES.. I really Don't like to Mow.. (G) But it is better than having a dirt yard been there done that..
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:49:58 PM PDT
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GoldStarBrother
("We can't all be Washingtons, but we can all be patriots." -- Charles F. Browne)
To: GoldStarBrother
Hi GoldStarBrother!
Those Roses are absolutely Gorgeous! Your a gardener. I enjoy to garden too. I have plenty of roses also. This is the best time of year, isn't it! :)
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:50:11 PM PDT
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GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
To: bentfeather
Nite Nite Ms Feather! ((HUGS))
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:50:15 PM PDT
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Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: Bethbg79
No infection here, thank GOD. Just the stupid ringing.
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:50:29 PM PDT
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EsmeraldaA
(Our prayers for all US troops.)
To: MoJo2001
I am fine, thank you, Diva!
Big hugs!!I had the day off today..
I know you're busy!
Ms.B
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:50:56 PM PDT
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MS.BEHAVIN
(if it is not right do not do it,if it is not true do not say it.)
To: bentfeather
Good night Ms. Feather. Rest well.
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