FReeper Canteen ~ Flashback Friday: 1991 ~ 24 June 2005

StarCMC;Kathy In Alaska;MoJo2001; The Canteen Crew

[MoJo2001]

 

 

~ Flashback Friday ~
Year: 1991

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.

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?

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
 

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

 

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!

 

 

[Mrs.Nooseman]

What a bummer for all of us!!!

I like your tunes!!!

[Bethbg79]

I have tunes dear...I just can't satisfy any of the requests as of right now.

It bums me out because I love this DJ gig and helping out. I feel useless today..LOL

[HiJinx]

IIRC, it took us between and hour and 90 minutes to get there from Austin. Trouble is, that won't really work. The soldiers' family members tend to have those jobs locked up.

Now, on a serious note, you may be able to find young veterans in your area. Look up the names and office locations of defense contractors in the Austin area. They frequently hire separating first-termers for their current knowledge of military systems. You can target your job search in those areas of town.

I've heard that one of our competitors in the Austin area has recently hired a half-dozen or so veterans in the last 6 months or so.

[Bethbg79]

I think I'm gonna go catch a nap. Hopefully he wont run too far this time.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

You are never useless,even without being able to play your tunes here, you are still useful in supporting and appreciating our Troops!!!

HUGS

[Bethbg79]

Curious....verrrry curious../Harry Potter reference.

I'll see what I can find. I know a lot of the guys from Hood come down to 6th to party so..that may up my odds a bit.

[Bethbg79]

((((HUGS))))) Nite Nite...see ya in a while. :-)

[HiJinx]

I know a lot of the guys from Hood come down to 6th to party...

Be careful...there are predators out there, and I'm not talking about UAVs.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I hope to see you when I get home from work!
See ya!
Hugs!

[Cool Multiservice Soldier]

Morning Ma!! *HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Multi!! ((HUGS)) Some time off this weekend? Bright and sunny here today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Have a good inspection day.

[tomkow6]

5 more minutes, & my week-end begins!

....................wooooooooooooooooooooHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[HiJinx]

Let the good times roll...!

[GodBlessUSA]

LOL, Good AfternoonMorning Kathy :)

((Hugs))

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Beachn4fun!
I love that you have a beach ball in your graphic. Did you just add that or did I not notice it before? :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon, dangerous darkwing. You and mrs darkwing have a wonderful weekend. Househunting maybe? Thanks for your service to America.

And just in case you need more coffee and a snack...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Yo, Sand....hope all the young scouts are having a fun time at camp.

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP Keepers of our freedom