Twenty-Fourth Division Deep Advance
Leads a rapid mechanized advance through southern Iraq.
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February
VII Corps Engages Republican Guard
Franks commits armoured divisions against Republican Guard formations in southern Iraq.
Battle at Objective Norfolk
Rhame's division fights through Iraqi armoured forces around Objective Norfolk.
Battle of Medina Ridge
Griffith's division defeats Republican Guard armour during the battle of Medina Ridge.
Kuwait Liberated
Announces that Kuwait has been liberated.
Occupation Defeated
Coalition forces restore control of Kuwait City to Kuwaiti authorities.
Coalition Ceasefire
The hundred-hour ground campaign comes to an end.
Coalition Ceasefire Order
Schwarzkopf orders coalition formations to halt offensive movement and hold defensive positions.
Ground Offensive Halted
Bush orders coalition forces to suspend offensive combat after one hundred hours of ground operations.
Hundred-Hour Ground War Ends
The ground campaign ends after Iraqi forces are expelled from Kuwait.
Offensive Ceasefire
Orders coalition offensive operations suspended.
One Hundred Hour Ground War Ends
Bush suspends offensive combat exactly one hundred hours after the ground campaign begins.
Hail Mary Maneuver
Employs a wide western envelopment against Iraqi forces.
Western Envelopment Plan
The maneuver helps isolate Iraqi formations occupying Kuwait.
March
Morrison Portrayal
Portrays Jim Morrison in Stone's film.
The Doors
Stars as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's film The Doors.
The Doors
Directs the biographical film The Doors.
The Doors Film Release
Releases The Doors, a dramatized film biography.
Ceasefire Terms Presented
Sets military arrangements governing the immediate ceasefire.
Safwan Ceasefire Talks
Meets Iraqi commanders to establish military ceasefire arrangements.
Safwan Ceasefire Talks
Schwarzkopf meets Iraqi commanders to establish military arrangements for the ceasefire.
Safwan Military Talks
Meets Iraqi commanders after the coalition victory.
Withdrawal Negotiations
Non essential US Embassy staff are withdrawn from Ethiopia
April
Voyager 2 Photopolarimeter Shutdown
Voyager 2's photopolarimeter is switched off after degraded performance ends the experiment.
Formal Gulf War Ceasefire
Bush recognises the formal ceasefire after Iraq accepts Security Council Resolution 687.
Invasion of Iraq
US forces move into northern Iraq to set up safe havens for Kurdish refugees
Kurdish Refugees
US forces move into northern Iraq to set up safe havens for Kurdish refugees
1st US aircraft since 1979 lands in Iran with blankets for Kurdish
1st US aircraft since 1979 lands in Iran with blankets for Kurdish refugees
Kurdish Refugees
1st US aircraft since 1979 lands in Iran with blankets for Kurdish refugees
Alliance George Herbert Walker Bush and to Hanoi
The US gives aid to Hanoi when it helps account for 2,276 missing US soldiers
Military Aid
The US gives aid to Hanoi when it helps account for 2,276 missing US soldiers
May
First Hubble Jupiter Images
Hubble obtains its first detailed observations of Jupiter, including views of the Great Red Spot.
June
1st Lesbian Priest
Lesbian priest Elizabeth Carl ordained in Episcopal Church
July
Death of Lee Remick
Actress Lee Remick (55) dies in Los Angeles of cancer
Arms Control Talks
President Bush sends a personal message to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, urging a stronger effort to conclude arms control talks
Hubble Images Andromeda Double Nucleus
Hubble observations resolve two distinct brightness peaks in the central region of M31, revealing the unusual double structure of its nucleus.
International Sanctions
President Bush lifts economic sanctions against South Africa, citing its "profound transformation" toward racial equality
Sanctions
President Bush lifts economic sanctions against South Africa, citing its "profound transformation" toward racial equality
Treaty Negotiations
Soviet and American negotiators meeting in Washington wrangle over a Treaty to reduce long-range nuclear missiles
Trial
Boxer Mike Tyson had sex with Desiree Washington, a Miss Black America contestant. On September 9, 1991, an Indiana Grand Jury votedsto indict Tyson on three counts, including one for the rape of Washington
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