Mount Pinatubo erupts. Charges are dropped against Oliver North. Clarence Thomas is appointed to the Supreme Court following a hearings into his conduct toward Anita Hill. American hostages are freed after years of incarceration by Islamic Jihad in Lebanon. The 5k Zot Trot is held in conjunction with the annual UCI open day.
Students go on a hunger strike to demand an Asian American studies program.
The Cold War is declared at an end. Riots break out in Los Angeles following the acquittal of white police officers accused of the beating of a black motorist. Bill Clinton wins the presidency over George Bush. The Winter Olympics in Albertville see a unified Germany and a divided Soviet Union competing under a loose confederation called the United Team. Laurel L. Wilkening is inaugurated as chancellor.