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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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To: Ros42
Welcome, Ros42...thanks for helping honor our troops, and in my favorite colors.
741
posted on
06/24/2005 9:01:43 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: Bethbg79
742
posted on
06/24/2005 9:02:32 AM PDT
by
Cool Multiservice Soldier
(Newer screen name. but same attitude, same service, same political incorrectness since 1999.)
To: Cool Multiservice Soldier
Good morning Sweetheart. ((HUGS))
How are you?
What had you so upset last night?
743
posted on
06/24/2005 9:03:03 AM PDT
by
Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: MoJo2001
744
posted on
06/24/2005 9:03:23 AM PDT
by
Cool Multiservice Soldier
(Newer screen name. but same attitude, same service, same political incorrectness since 1999.)
To: GodBlessUSA
Good morning just afternoon, GB, and on the right thread. LOL! I saw you. ((HUGS))
745
posted on
06/24/2005 9:03:34 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: Bethbg79; MoJo2001
If you don't have it any Toby Keith song will do!
That one just happens to be one of mine and my daughters favorite of his!
To: beachn4fun
well, it's hot and humid here this morning. Other than that Not much happening except for the SCTUS observation which I posted earlier this morning.
Click on my screename and then "In Forum to read it.
747
posted on
06/24/2005 9:04:41 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
To: Bethbg79
Military Men...of course...top of the list.. Well, then, you need to think about that little enclave of military men just up the road a ways...
748
posted on
06/24/2005 9:04:44 AM PDT
by
HiJinx
(Remember, you have to seal the dike before you can drain the swamp.)
To: Bethbg79
749
posted on
06/24/2005 9:05:03 AM PDT
by
HiJinx
(Remember, you have to seal the dike before you can drain the swamp.)
To: MoJo2001
750
posted on
06/24/2005 9:05:38 AM PDT
by
Cool Multiservice Soldier
(Newer screen name. but same attitude, same service, same political incorrectness since 1999.)
To: MoJo2001
751
posted on
06/24/2005 9:05:41 AM PDT
by
Cool Multiservice Soldier
(Newer screen name. but same attitude, same service, same political incorrectness since 1999.)
To: Mrs.Nooseman
My program is acting up and freezes on me everytime I open it. I'm sure Mo has it in the library somewhere along with all of the other music ever made in all of recorded musical history.
752
posted on
06/24/2005 9:06:20 AM PDT
by
Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: HiJinx
Yeah, but you can't just walk up on a base and start nosing around for a husband. LOL I don't have clearence. How am I supposed to meet the options? LOL
753
posted on
06/24/2005 9:07:49 AM PDT
by
Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: MoJo2001
Excellent! I did not know that about the Ft. McHenry.
754
posted on
06/24/2005 9:07:50 AM PDT
by
Excuse_My_Bellicosity
("A litany of complaints is not a plan." -- G.W. Bush, regarding Sen. Kerry's lack of vision)
To: Bethbg79
Get a job at one of the officers' clubs mixing drinks...
755
posted on
06/24/2005 9:08:54 AM PDT
by
HiJinx
(Remember, you have to seal the dike before you can drain the swamp.)
To: acad1228
Good day after the 25th anniversary and mrs acad's birthday, acad. And thanks for today's daily dose o' da blues.
756
posted on
06/24/2005 9:09:08 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: Bethbg79
LOL.
Maybe your program doesn't like Toby!;)
No problem,I can hear a snipped of it on the Encore Western channel,but I would like to hear the whole song!!!!
To: HiJinx
Hmmm, interesting idea Jinxie. I'll have to ponder that. It's only like an hour away right?
758
posted on
06/24/2005 9:10:55 AM PDT
by
Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
To: NRA1995
My goodness, NRA...now THAT is a pot. Prayers always for our wonderful troops.
759
posted on
06/24/2005 9:13:39 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: Mrs.Nooseman
My program doesnt like ME! LOL As of right now I only have two of my requests for this weekend downloaded and thats because I already had them. LOL
I'm waiting on an invite to use another dilmaflobby.
760
posted on
06/24/2005 9:14:08 AM PDT
by
Bethbg79
(God bless our Troops and their families!)
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