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Major Events of 1992
Sports
1992 Olympics
NBA: Chicago Bulls vs. Portland Trailblazers Series: 4-2
NCAA Football: Alabama Record: 13-0-0
Heisman Trophy: Gino Torretta, miami-fl, QB points: 1400
Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Chicago Blackhawks Series: 4-0
Super Bowl XXVI: Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills Score: 37-24
US Open Golf: Tom Kite Score: 285 Course: Pebble Beach GL Location: Pebble Beach, CA
World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Atlanta Braves Series: 4-2
Popular Music
1."All 4 Love" ... Color Me Badd
2."Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" ... George Michael & Elton John
3."I'm Too Sexy" ... Right Said Fred
4."To Be With You" ... Mr. Big
5."Save the Best for Last" ... Vanessa Williams
6."Jump" ... Kris Cross
7."I'll Be There" ... Mariah Carey
8."Baby Got Back" ... Sir Mix-A-Lot
9."This Used to Be My Playground" ... Madonna
10."End Road" ... Boyz II Men
Popular Movies
1. Home Alone 2
2. Batman Returns
3. Lethal Weapon 3
4. Sister Act
5. Aladdin
6. Wayne's World
7. A League of Their Own
8. Basic Instinct
9. The Bodyguard
10. A Few Good Men
Most Popular Books
Fiction
1."Dolores Claiborne" ... Stephen King
2."The Pelican Brief" ... John Grisham
3."Gerald's Game" ... Stephen King
4."Mixed Blessings" ... Danielle Steel
5."Jewels" ... Danielle Steel
6."The Stars Shine Down" ... Sidney Sheldon
7."Tale of the Body Thief" ... Anne Rice
8."Mexico" ... James A. Michener
9."Waiting to Exhale" ... Terry McMillan
10."All Around the Town" ... Mary Higgins Clark
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Nonfiction
1."The Way Things Ought to Be" ... Rush Limbaugh
2."It Doesn't Take a Hero" ... H. Norman Schwarzkopf
3."How to Satisfy a Woman Every Time" ... Naura Hayden
4."Every Living Thing" ... James Harriot
5."A Return to Love" ... Marianne Williamson
6."Sam Walton" ... Sam Walton
7."Diana" ... Andrew Morton
8."Truman" ... David McCullough
9."Silent Passage" ... Gail Sheehy
10."Sex" ... Madonna
1. 60 Minutes (CBS)
2. Roseanne (ABC)
3. Home Improvement (ABC)
4. Murphy Brown (CBS)
5. Murder, She Wrote (CBS)
6. Coach (ABC)
7. Monday Night Football (ABC)
8. CBS Sunday Movie (CBS)
9. Cheers (NBC)
10. Full House (ABC)
Chemistry
MARCUS, RUDOLPH A., U.S.A., California Institute of Technology, Pasdena, CA, b. 1923 (in Montreal, Canada):
"for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in
chemical systems"
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Literature
WALCOTT, DEREK, Saint Lucia, b. 1930:
"for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision,
the outcome of a multicultural commitment"
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Peace
TUM, RIGOBERTA MENCHU, Guatemala. Campaigner for human rights, especially for indigenous peoples.
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PHYSIOLOGY or MEDICINE
The prize was awarded jointly to:
FISCHER, EDMOND H., U.S.A., University of Washington, Seattle WA, b. 1920
(in Shanghai, China); and
KREBS, EDWIN G., U.S.A., University of Washington, Seattle WA, b. 1918:
"for their discoveries concerning reversible protein phosphorylation as a
biological regulatory mechanism"
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Physics
CHARPAK, GEORGES, France, Ecole Superieure de Physique et Chimie, Paris and CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, b. 1924 ( in Poland):
"for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the
multiwire proportional chamber"
Academy Awards
Best Picture: "Unforgiven"
Best Director:Clint Eastwood ... "Unforgiven"
Best Actor:Al Pacino ... "Scent of a Woman"
Best Actress: Emma Thompson ... "Howards End"
| Record of the Year: Song of the Year: Album of the Year: Male Vocalist: Female Vocalist: |
"Tears in Heaven" ... Eric Clapton
"Tears in Heaven" ... Eric Clapton |
Tony Awards
Best Play: "Dancing at Lughnasa" ... Brian Friel
Best Musical: "Crazy for You"
Best Actor in a play:Judd Hirsch ... "Conversations with My Father"
Best Actress in a play:Glenn Close ... "Death and the Maiden"
Best Actor in a musical:Gregory Hines ... "Jelly’s Last Jam"
Best Actress in a musical:Faith Prince ... "Guys and Dolls"
| Drama: Fiction: History: International Reporting: National Reporting: Public Service: |
Robert Schenkkan ... "The Kentucky Cycle" Jane Smiley ... "A Thousand Acres" Mark E. Neely, Jr. ... "The Fate of Liberty" Patrick J. Sloyan ... "New York Newsday" |
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