Christian General Michel Aoun declares a 'War of Liberation' to rid Lebanon of Syrian forces and their allies.
A geomagnetic storm causes the collapse of the Hydro-Québec power grid. Six million people are left without power for 9 hours. Some areas in the northeastern U.S. and in Sweden also lose power, and aurorae are seen as far as Texas.
Gun control: U.S. President George H. W. Bush bans the importation of certain guns deemed assault weapons into the United States.
