Is Sinead O'Connor really the right person to be giving advice to Miley Cyrus? | Daily Mail Online comments She's currently embroiled in a war of words with Miley Cyrus, accusing the young pop star of acting 'like a prostitute'. However, some have hit back at Sinead O'Connor suggesting she isn't the best person to be giving advice given her own controversial history. While Miley has been hitting the headlines in recent weeks for her scantily-clad outfits, sexually suggestive poses and speaking openly about drug use, Sinead has had her own share of shocking the public with her antics. War of words: Sinead O'Connor has criticised Miley Cyrus for her over-sexualised outfits Most famously in 1992, Sinead upset many Catholics around the world when she ripped up a photo of Pop John Paul II while appearing on Saturday Night Live. The Irish singer was performing an a cappella version of Bob Marley's War and changed the lyric 'racism' to 'child abuse'. RELATED ARTICLES Sinead later explained the performance was a protest against the Catholic Church child abuse scandal.

She further upset some Christians when she dressed as a priest several times, although she has been ordained as a priest by the Irish Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church. Her so-called title has not been recognised by the Roman Catholic Church. Sinead has taken issue with Miley's response to her criticism after the former Disney star posted a Twitter grab of the Irish singer's public breakdown two years ago. The Nothing Compares 2 U star has been open with her battle with depression and has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Rock 'n' roll: Sinead smoking with Courtney Love at a London concert in 2003 In January 2012, she spent time in hospital after posting a cry for help on Twitter page, declaring she was 'really unwell'. It is the same lengthy Twitter post that Miley posted on Thursday, captioning it: 'Before Amanda Bynes.... There was....' Former child star Amanda is currently in treatment for mental health issues following months of erratic behaviour. In April, Sinead cancelled her 2012 tour to focus on her health, saying: 'With enormous regret I must announce that I have to cancel all touring for the year as am very unwell due to bipolar disorder.

'You have enough talent that you don¿t need to let the music business make a prostitute of you': Sinead posted an open letter to Miley after her scandalous MTV VMAs performance with Robin Thicke ‘As you all know I had a very serious breakdown between December and March and I had been advised by my doctor not to go on tour but didn't want to 'fail' or let anyone down as the tour was already booked to coincide with album release.’ However, Sinead is now in good place and recently spoke about her mental health battles with the Mail On Sunday's Event magazine. She said: 'That people are frightened of me because I’m bipolar. It’s wounding and upsetting. It’s not talked about enough in the open. Sometimes I feel like I’m in a prison and I find myself thinking I’d better not say anything about anything; it’s a bit depressing.' Holy? Sinead often performs in a priest's outfit, claiming she has been ordained While Miley has just ended her engagement to Liam Hemsworth, Sinead has had quite a colourful lovelife. She has been married four times - most recently to drug counsellor Barry Herridge.

The couple wed in Las Vegas in December 2011 just for months after meeting online. However, they ended up splitting several times in their first few weeks of married life before apparently splitting for good. Brief: Sinead married therapist Barry Herridge in Las Vegas in December 2011, but they split a few weeks later She was previous wed and had a son Jake with musician John Reynolds in the late '80s and was also married to journalist Nick Sommerland from 2001-2004 and musician Steve Cooney in 2010 - which ended less than a year later. She also had a lengthy on/off relationship with Dermott Hayes and a year long romance from 2006 and 2007 with Frank Bonadio, who is the father of her son Yeshua, six. In 2000, Sinead claimed in an interview she was 'a dyke', before later claiming she was 'overcompensating of me to declare myself a lesbian. I'm three-quarters heterosexual, a quarter gay.

I lean a bit more towards the hairy blokes.' Meanwhile, n 1995, the feisty star was seen attacking a photographer in Israel. Lashing out: Sinead clashing with a photographer in Jerusalem in 1995 Sinead Oconnor | News, Photos and Videos | Contactmusic.com Sinead Oconnor The singer has been located after going missing on Sunday. Sinead O'connor has been located after apparently going missing over the weekend. She was found safe at a hotel, but has been taken to hospital for her own safety given that her status was put as 'missing suicidal', and she has previously struggled with mental health issues in the past. Sinead O'Connor found after going missing yet again The Wilmette Department of Police in Chicago has confirmed the whereabouts of the 'Nothing Compares 2 U' singer after she failed to return from a bike ride on Sunday (May 15th 2016). She was found at a hotel in Wilmette yesterday (May 16th 2016).

Sinead Oconnor The Irish singer, 49, apparently went out for a bike ride on Sunday Morning (May 15th) but didn't return. Police in Chicago are frantically searching for singer Sinead O’Connor after she went missing in the city over the weekend, with fears that she may be suicidal. The 49 year old singer has been classified as “missing suicidal”, according to TMZ , after she went out for a bike ride in the suburb of Wilmette in the city early on Sunday morning (May 15th) and failed to return. Wilmette Department of Police confirmed to the press the following day that an unidentified person raised the alarm after expressing “concern for her well-being”, and that Sgt. Michael Robinson sent out a ‘check-for-well-being’ alert. Sinead Oconnor The singer had posted a troubling message on her Facebook page in which she claimed she had ‘taken an overdose’. Sinead O’Connor is reportedly safe after sparking concern when she posted a troubling message on her official Facebook page .

In what read like a suicide note, the singer said she had ‘taken an overdose’ in her Dublin hotel room and spoke about the problems she had faced in the past few months, including her hysterectomy surgery in August. Sinead O’Connor is said to now be ‘safe and well’. ‘There is only so much any woman can be expected to bear,’ O’Connor wrote. ‘The last two nights finished me off. I have taken an overdose. There is no other way to get respect. I am not at home, I'm at a hotel, somewhere in Ireland, under another name.’ Sinead Oconnor Kim Kardashian In the eyes of Sinead O’Connor the reality star has no business covering the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Sinead O’Connor has made her feeling very clear over Rolling Stone's choice of Kim Kardashian as the magazine's latest cover star. The outspoken singer posted an expletive fill rant on her Facebook page blasting the iconic magazine for using Kardashian on the cover, while declaring, ‘music has officially died’. Don’t expect to find Sinead O’Connor picking up the latest issue of Rolling Stone.

‘What is this c**t ("I don't smile much because it causes wrinkles") doing on the cover of Rolling Stone? Music has officially died,’ O’Connor wrote on her official page. ‘Who knew it would be Rolling Stone that murdered it? Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh can no longer be expected to take all the blame. Bob Dylan must be fucking horrified. #BoycottRollingStone #AGenerationIsBeingGroomedAndSilenced’ Sinead Oconnor The 47 year-old singer feels the public perception of women with mental health "is notoriously abusive." Irish singer Sinead O'Connor was very touched by the sympathy the general public have shown the late Robin Williams and his family after news broke of the legendary comedian's suicide this past Monday (Aug 11th), but she wishes young women with mental illnesses would receive the same compassion. O'Connor wishes women with mental health issues would be treated the same as men The Oscar-winning actor, who had suffered with depression in the past, was found in his bedroom, fully clothed, and gently suspended in a seat with a belt wrapped around his neck, with one end wedged between the door and the frame of his closet.

Peaches Geldof Charlie Sheen Miley Cyrus Joan Rivers Kim Kardashian Sinead Oconnor Lindsay Lohan One lesson we can all take from these celebrities: once you put it on the internet, it's out there forever. Despite her Twitter apology, Peaches Geldof is still in hot water for tweeting the names of two mothers, whose babies were involved in abuse by disgraced rock star Ian Watkins. The daughter of Bob Geldof apologized and explained that she had assumed the names were already public knowledge, however she is still under investigation, according to the Daily Mail . The concern was that her tweets could expose the two children, who were granted lifelong anonymity by a court order, after their mothers had allowed Watkins to abuse them. Peaches apologised profusely for the comment, but these are some tweets that may come back to haunt her. While information on the case mostly ends here (save for the few tweets by the socialite herself), this isn’t the first time that social media has gotten the better out of a celebrity. Luckily, most of the time some Twitter TMI is only likely to provide some fodder for the gossip websites, rather than have real-world consequences.

So with that in mind, let’s lighten the mood a little at take a look at some of the most embarrassing celebrity tweets. Charlotte Church Miley Cyrus Annie Lennox Sinead Oconnor We know which side we're on... Charlotte Church seems willing to take on one of the biggest businesses in the world as she denounces the "culture of demeaning women" in the contemporary music industry. The 27-year-old singer made her comments as she delivered the keynote speech for the John Peel Lecture. Having suffered the very same fate she accuses the music industry of inflicting on young female artists, Church has emerged as a popular voice of reason in a spectrum clearly lacking reason and forethought. Miley Cyrus ’s increased sexualisation of herself, and inanimate objects like foam fingers and wrecking balls, has catalysed the concern regarding an underlying culture of sexism and exploitation. Miley Cyrus Sinead Oconnor The conflict has unfolded over just a few days, but it's getting serious. In the space of just a few days, the open letter that Sinead O’Connor sent to Miley Cyrus has turned into quite an intense feud.

After O’Connor posted her original letter, urging Cyrus to essentially cover up, and not let herself be “prostituted” by the media industry, the younger musician responded by posting screencaps of O’Connor’s tweets from over a year ago, in which the singer sought help for a mental condition. What began as a well-meaning letter has devolved into a full-on feud. Naturally, O’Connor responded in a less-than-motherly tone to the attack, but now it seems like the 46-year-old singer misjudged the size and intensity of Miley’s audience. The fan reaction has prompted a fourth open letter from Sinead to Miley, listing the abuse, inflicted by Cyrus’s followers, according to People . Miley Cyrus Sinead Oconnor Simon Cowell The singer appeared on 'The Late, Late Show' and said that the disagreement with Miley was always about the music Miley Cyrus ' apparent feud with Sinead O'connor seems to have blown over already, with the Irish singer declaring that her beef with the 'We Can't Stop' hit-maker has blown over already.

O'Connor appeared on Friday night's (4 October) edition of RTE's The Late Late Show, where she discussed the short-lived feud with Cyrus, admitting that she never had any personal problems with the star, as the whole thing was to do with the current state of the music industry. Sinead also used her appearance on air to show off her new facial tattoos Rather than continue her conflict with Cyrus, the appearance on the Irish chat show was as much a stage to declare war on Simon Cowell as it was to initiate peace with Miley. Whilst admitting to be no role model herself, the 'Nothin Compares 2 U' singer did reveal why she told Cyrus to stop "prostituting" herself. She declared that the "money making end of music is taking over," admitting that when she was an emerging artist she was asked to grow out her hair and wear revealing outfits, which prompted her to shave off her own hair. 1992 - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles .

Related top topics the race car driver Kurt Mollekens won three Formula Ford titles in 1992 ? a lost Roman villa was discovered in 1992 when a bulldozer remodeled the sand on a beach at the Rio Alto tourist area (pictured) in Portugal ? the Battle of Shusha in May 1992 was the first significant Armenian military victory during the Nagorno-Karabakh War , and marked a turning point during the conflict? 1992 by topic Subject: Archaeology – Architecture – Art – Aviation – Film – Home video – Literature ( Poetry ) – Meteorology – Music ( Country , Metal ) – Rail transport – Radio – Science – Spaceflight – Sports – Television – Video gaming Countries: 1992 ( MCMXCII ) was a leap year that started on a Wednesday . In the Gregorian calendar , it was the 1992nd year of the Common Era , or of Anno Domini ; the 992nd year of the 2nd millennium ; the 92nd year of the 20th century ; and the 3rd of the 1990s . Contents January 8 – George H. W.

Bush is televised falling violently ill at a state dinner in Japan, vomiting into the lap of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and fainting. January 11 – Singer Paul Simon is the first major artist to tour South Africa after the end of the cultural boycott. January 12 – The second round of Algeria 's general elections is cancelled when the first round is favorable to the Islamic Salvation Front . January 15 – The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia begins to break up. Slovenia and Croatia gain independence and international recognition in some Western countries. January 16 – El Salvador officials and rebel leaders sign a pact in Mexico City ending a 12-year civil war that claimed at least 75,000 lives. January 22 – Rebel forces occupy Zaire 's national radio station in Kinshasa and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation. February 17 – A court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sentences serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to life in prison. February 18 – Iraq disarmament crisis : The Executive Chairman of UNSCOM details Iraq 's refusal to abide by UN Security Council disarmament resolutions. February 20 – The English FA Premier League is officially formed.

The first games will be played at the beginning of the new football season on 15 August , and its founder members will be the teams who finish in the top 19 places of this season's Football League First Division and the 3 teams who win promotion from the Second Division . February 26 – The Supreme Court of Ireland rules that a 14-year-old rape victim may travel to England to have an abortion. March March 13 – In eastern Turkey , an earthquake registering 6.8 on the Richter scale , kills over 500. March 17 – A suicide car-bomb goes off in the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires , killing 29 and injuring 242. April 5 – The Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (without the presence of Serb political delegates) proclaims independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . Bosnian War : Serb troops, following a mass rebellion of Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina against the Bosnian declaration of independence from Yugoslavia , besiege the city of Sarajevo .

April 10 – A Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb explodes in the Baltic Exchange in the City of London ; 3 are killed, 91 injured. April 12 – The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland . The resort and its park's name were subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris . April 20 – Seville , Spain 's 6-month Universal Exhibition, called Seville Expo '92 , opens. April 20 – The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, held at Wembley Stadium , is televised live to over 1 billion people and raises millions of dollars for AIDS research. April 21 – The death of Grand Duke Vladimir Cyrillovich of Russia results in a succession dispute between Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia and Vladimir's daughter Maria for the leadership of the Imperial Family of Russia. April 22 – Fuel that has leaked into a sewer explodes in Guadalajara , Mexico ; 215 are killed, 1,500 injured.

April 28 – The two remaining constituent republics of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia – Serbia and Montenegro – form a new state, named the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (after 2003 , Serbia and Montenegro ), bringing to an end the official union of Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Montenegrins, Bosnian Muslims and Macedonians that existed from 1918 (with the exception of the period during World War II ). April 29 – In Simi Valley, California , a jury acquits four LAPD police officers accused of excessive force in the videotaped beating of African American motorist Rodney King , causing the 1992 Los Angeles riots and leading to 53 deaths and $1 billion in damage. May May 1 – Eric Houston of Yuba County kills 4, injures 9, and holds many others hostage at Lindhurst High School , Olivehurst, California . May 5 – Alabama ratifies a 202-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a midterm or retroactive pay raise.

May 5 – Russian leaders in Crimea declare their separation from Ukraine as a new republic. They withdraw the secession on May 10 . May 25 – Jay Leno becomes the new host of NBC's Tonight Show, following the retirement of Johnny Carson . May 25 – In Australia, Lindy Chamberlain receives compensation for wrongful conviction on murder charges. May 26 – Charles Geschke , President of Adobe Systems , is kidnapped from his company parking lot. The kidnappers demand $650,000 ransom; they are later apprehended. June June 1 – Venezuelan revolutionary Carlos (the Jackal) is sentenced to life imprisonment. June 2 – In a national referendum Denmark rejects the Maastricht Treaty by a thin margin. June 8 – The first World Ocean Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . June 15 – During a spelling bee at a Trenton, New Jersey elementary school, U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle erroneously corrects a student's spelling of the word potato, indicating it should have an e at the end. June 29 – A bodyguard assassinates President Mohamed Boudiaf of Algeria .

June 30 – Retired general and Defense Secretary Fidel V. Ramos is sworn in as the 12th President of the Philippines , having won elections held the previous month. July 31 July 6 – 29 – Iraq disarmament crisis : Iraq refuses a U.N. inspection team access to the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture. UNSCOM claims that it has reliable information that the site contains archives related to illegal weapons activities. U.N. Inspectors stage a 17-day "sit-in" outside of the building, but leave when their safety is threatened by Iraqi soldiers. July 31 – The ex-Soviet Republic of Georgia becomes the 179th member of the United Nations . August August 10 – The UK government bans the Ulster Defence Association , a loyalist paramilitary organisation that had been legal for 20 years. August 11 – The largest shopping mall in the US, Minnesota 's Mall of America is constructed on 78 acres (316,000 m²). August 20 – Kristiansund 's connection to the mainland of Norway , Krifast , opens.

August 21 – 22 – Events at Ruby Ridge , Idaho are sparked by a Federal Marshal surveillance team, resulting in the death of a Marshal, Sam Weaver and his dog and the next day the wounding of Randy Weaver , the death of his wife Vicki and the wounding of Kevin Harris. August 23 – Hurricane Andrew attains Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale , and at 2100 UTC hits Eleuthera and the Bahama Banks August 24 – 28 – Hurricane Andrew hits south Florida and dissipates over the Tennessee valley when it merges with a storm system; 23 are killed. September September 12 – STS-47 : Dr. Mae Jemison becomes the first African American woman to travel into space, aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour . September 15 – Mihkel Mathiesen assumes the presidency of the pre-WW II Republic of Estonia in exile, and appoints a new government in pursuit to avoid abolition of the government in exile . September 23 – A large Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb destroys the forensic laboratories in Belfast . September 24 – The Kentucky Supreme Court , in Kentucky v.

Wasson , holds that laws criminalizing same-sex sodomy are unconstitutional, and accurately predicts that other state and the nation will eventually rule the same way. September 27 – Brett Favre makes his first start for the Green Bay Packers October 31 October 1 – Pittsburgh International Airport 's new facility opens in Findlay Township, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . The new terminal is built as an expansion for USAir and an upgrade from the older Pittsburgh International Airport facility. October 2 – A riot breaks out in the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo , Brazil , resulting in the Carandiru Massacre . October 3 – After performing a song protesting alleged child abuse by the Catholic Church, Sinéad O'Connor rips up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live , causing huge controversy, leading the switchboards at NBC to ring off the hook. October 4 – The Bijlmerramp disaster: An Israeli plane crashes in Amsterdam , the Netherlands ; 43 are killed, many more injured. October 15 – In Russia , Andrei Chikatilo is found guilty of 52 murders.

October 17 – Yoshihiro Hattori , a 16-year-old Japanese exchange student, mistakes the address of a party and is shot dead after knocking on the wrong door in Baton Rouge, Louisiana . The shooter, Rodney Peairs, is later acquitted, sparking outrage in Japan . October 31 – Pope John Paul II issues an apology, and lifts the edict of the Inquisition against Galileo Galilei . November November 24 – In the People's Republic of China , a China Southern Airlines domestic flight crashes, killing all 141 people on-board. November 24 – Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom describes this year as an Annus Horribilis (horrible year), due to various scandals damaging the image of the Royal Family, as well as the Windsor Castle fire. November 25 – The Czechoslovakia Federal Assembly votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia , starting on January 1, 1993. November 30 – The trial of 14 South Vietnamese accused of murdering 24 North Vietnamese begins in Hong Kong (ends November 29, 1994).

December December 3 – UN Security Council Resolution 794 is unanimously passed, approving a coalition of United Nations peacekeepers led by the United States to form UNITAF , tasked with ensuring humanitarian aid gets distributed and establishing peace in Somalia . December 3 – The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea , carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil , runs aground in a storm while on approach to La Coruña , Spain , and spills much of its cargo. December 4 – U.S. military forces land in Somalia . December 5 – Kent Conrad of North Dakota resigns his seat in the United States Senate and is sworn into the other seat from North Dakota, becoming the only U.S. Senator ever to have held 2 seats on the same day. December 6 – Hindu extremists demolish the Babri Masjid (a 16th century mosque ) in Ayodhya , India . December 8 – The last blast is fired at the Falu Copper Mine in Falun , Sweden , after a millennium of continuous operation. December 21 – A Dutch DC-10 , flight Martinair MP 495 , crashes at Faro Airport (Portugal) , killing 56 people.

December 22 – Archives of Terror discovered by Dr. Martín Almada detailing the fates of thousands of Latin Americans who had been secretly kidnapped, tortured, and killed by the security services of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This was known as Operation Condor. December 29 – Brazil 's president Fernando Collor de Mello is found guilty on charges that he stole more than $32 million from the government, preventing him from holding any elected office for 8 years. Undated Deng Xiaoping accelerates market reforms to establish a socialist market economy in the People's Republic of China . Queensland introduces Freedom Of Information Laws. The Hospital Chaplains' Fellowship joins with the National Association of Whole Time Hospital Chaplains to form the College of Health Care Chaplains in the UK . Number of students graduating university in Cameroon – 41,000. Ongoing The following are references to year 1992 in fiction: Television The events of The X-Files pilot episode take place in 1992 between March 6 and March 22 . Computer/video games The events of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas begins on October 1992.

The events of Contra Force is set in the fictional metropolis of Neo City in 1992. Film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): On January 12 , the computer HAL 9000 becomes operational (1997 in the novel). 1992 in other calendars For more 1992 births, see: Category:1992 births January–April December 12 – Suzanne Lilar , Belgian essayist, novelist and playwright (b. 1901 ) December 13 – Ricky Ray, one of the Ray brothers , a hemophiliac teenager diagnosed with HIV (b. 1977 ) Up to date as of January 14, 2010 From Wikiquote This page is a placeholder for a page about the year 1992. The Wikiquote community has not yet come to a consensus on what this page, and calendar-year pages generally, ought to say. Please discuss any suggestions for the contents of year pages at the Village pump. In the meantime, Wikipedia's 1992 article offers a list of noteworthy events of this year.

Up to date as of January 15, 2010 Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary Contents One thousand nine hundred (and) ninety-two; the integer between 1991 and 1993. English From the deadline of December 31, 1992, set in the Single European Act of 1987. Proper noun - 1992 (economics) The commencement of the single market trade association of European Union countries, on January 1, 1993. 1992, David Bowen, “Why European goats may welcome the late arrival of 1992: David Bowen examines the obvious and hidden changes due with the EC's single market”, in The Independent, December 29: [1] ON Friday, 1992 arrives. It is a year late, but that is one of the least confusing things about '1992', as the Single European Market process used to be called. For 1 January 1993 is in reality just one more marker in a process that started in 1985 and will continue until at least 1995.

References Up to date as of January 23, 2010 (Redirected to Category:1992 article) From StrategyWiki, the free strategy guide and walkthrough wiki Games released in 1992. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. A The following 104 pages are in this category, out of 104 total. A Bubble Trouble: Golly! Ghost! 2 C Contra III: The Alien Wars D Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun E Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder GunForce: Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island H Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow Quest for Glory III: Wages of War R Ultima VII: The Black Gate Ultima: The False Prophet Up to date as of February 01, 2010 From Wikia Gaming, your source for walkthroughs, games, guides, and more!

Decades 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s - 2010s Years A timeline of events that happened in 1992. Contents Corporate news Treasure found Treasure Co. Ltd. , a Japanese game developer consisting of ex- Konami employees, is founded on June 19 , 1992. The company would come to be known for extremely difficult shmup (shoot 'em up) Ikaruga , originally released for Sega Dreamcast , and Silpheed: The Lost Planet, a PlayStation 2 remake of the Sega CD shmup classic Silpheed. Silicon Knights arrive in shining armor Canada -based Silicon Knights is founded by Denis Dyack in July 1992 with the release of Cyber Empire for PC . Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem for Nintendo GameCube is one of the company's most famous titles. Long-in-development Too Human is expected to be released in 2008 for the Xbox 360 . Notable software releases Famed developer Silicon Knights ' first release puts the company on the map.

January: January 21 - Metroid II: Return of Samus ( Game Boy , JP ) Samus Aran ventures to the Metroids home planet in this all-new adventure. April: New to the classic Mario series were Yoshi and the Super Feather, a Raccoon Suit-like powerup giving Mario a cape and allowing him to fly. April 13 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past ( SNES , NA ) With a return to the classic style of The Legend of Zelda , Link to the Past became one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time. August: Race karts with one of eight characters from the Mario universe. September: The first Mario racer comes to North America. September 24 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past ( SNES , EU ) Innovation in dungeon design — utilizing multiple floors and basements — is just one of the new features in the third Zelda game. Shortly before the fourth game is released in the US, the fifth game comes out in Japan. October: Unknown day - Dragon Quest IV (as Dragon Warrior IV, NES , NA ) The fourth Dragon Quest role-playing game hits North America.

October 10 - Metroid II: Return of Samus ( Game Boy , NA ) Boasting new skills like the Space Jump and items such as the Plasma Beam, Metroid II was initially thought to be a good game, but is now considered the weakest title in the series. November: Along with Sonic CD , this was the first game to feature Sonic's famous spindash. December: Up to date as of February 01, 2010 From Familypedia Aviation - Film - Home video - Literature (Poetry) Meteorology - Music (Country, Metal) Australia - Canada - India - Ireland - Malaysia - New Zealand - Norway - Pakistan - Singapore - South Africa - UK - Zimbabwe Leaders: Year 1992 ( MCMXCII ) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar ). Contents Events of 1992 January January 8 - George H. W. Bush is televised falling violently ill at a state dinner in Japan, vomiting into the lap of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and fainting. January 11 - Singer Paul Simon is the first major artist to tour South Africa after the end of the cultural boycott.

January 12 - The second round of Algeria 's general elections is cancelled when the first round is favorable to the Islamic Salvation Front . January 13 - Japan apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II . January 13 - Jeffrey Dahmer pleads guilty but insane to the murders of 15 young men and boys. January 15 - The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia begins to break up. Slovenia and Croatia gain independence and international recognition in some Western countries. January 16 - El Salvador officials and rebel leaders sign a pact in Mexico City ending a 12-year civil war that claimed at least 75,000 lives. January 22 - Rebel forces occupy Zaire 's national radio station in Kinshasa and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation. February 17 - A court in Milwaukee sentences serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to life in prison. February 18 - Iraq disarmament crisis : The Executive Chairman of UNSCOM details Iraq 's refusal to abide by UN Security Council disarmament resolutions. February 18 - In New Hampshire , U.S. President George H.W.

Bush defeats Pat Buchanan in the Republican primary; Paul Tsongas leads the Democratic candidates. February 20 - The English FA Premier League is officially formed. The first games will be played at the beginning of the new football season on 15 August, and its founder members will be the teams who finish in the top 19 places of this season's Football League First Division and the 3 teams who win promotion from the Second Division . 31 July 6 - July 29 - Iraq disarmament crisis : Iraq refuses a U.N. inspection team access to the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture. UNSCOM claims that it has reliable information that the site contains archives related to illegal weapons activities. U.N. Inspectors stage a 17-day "sit-in" outside of the building, but leave when their safety is threatened by Iraqi soldiers. July 16 - Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton is nominated for U.S. President and Tennessee Senator Al Gore for Vice President, at the Democratic National Convention in New York City . July 16 - Independent U.S. presidential candidate H. Ross Perot drops out of the race, saying that the Democratic Party has 'revitalized itself'.

August 20 - Kristiansund 's connection to the main land of Norway , Krifast , opens. August 20 - The Republican National Convention in Houston renominates U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle . Pat Buchanan , one of Bush's opponents in the primaries, delivers a controversial convention speech, in which he refers to a "religious war" in the country. August 21 - August 22 - Events at Ruby Ridge , Idaho are sparked by a Federal Marshal surveillance team, resulting in the death of a Marshal, Sam Weaver and his dog and the next day the wounding of Randy Weaver , the death of his wife Vicki and the wounding of Kevin Harris. August 24 - August 28 - Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida and dissipates over the Tennessee valley when it merges with a storm system; 23 are killed. September 12 - STS-47 : Dr. Mae Jemison becomes the first African-American woman to travel into space, aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour .

September 15 – Mihkel Mathiesen assumes presidency of the pre-WW II Republic of Estonia in exile, and appoints a new government in pursuit to avoid abolition of the government in exile . September 16 - The Pound Sterling and the Italian Lira are forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism ( Black Wednesday ). September 17 - Two Kurdish opposition leaders are assassinated by the Iranian Kazem Darabi and the Lebanese Abbas Rhayel. September 18 - Undaunted by his earlier withdrawal, supporters of U.S. presidential candidate H. Ross Perot succeed in getting his name on the ballot in all 50 states. October 15 - In Russia , Andrei Chikatilo is found guilty of 52 serial murders. October 17 - Yoshihiro Hattori , a 16-year-old Japanese exchange student, mistakes the address of a party and is shot dead after knocking on the wrong door in Baton Rouge , Louisiana . The shooter, Rodney Peairs, is later acquitted, sparking outrage in Japan . October 20 - Erotica is released. Its "overly sexual" themes loses Madonna a lot of religious fans and even gets her concerts banned from Vatican City .

The cover, which seems to depict Madonna enjoying sexual intercourse , the inner artwork, the lyrics, and the music videos make Erotica the most controversial album of all time. November 11 - The Church of England votes to allow women to become priests. November 20 - In England , a fire breaks out in the Private Chapel room of Windsor Castle , rages for 15 hours, and seriously damages the northwest side of the building (an investigation found that the fire was ignited after a spotlight came into contact with a curtain over an extended period). November 24 - In the People's Republic of China , a China Southern Airlines domestic flight crashes, killing all 141 people on-board. November 24 - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom describes this year as an Annus Horribilis (horrible year), due to various scandals damaging the image of the Royal Family, as well as the Windsor Castle fire. December 3 - UN Security Council Resolution 794 is unanimously passed, approving a coalition of United Nations peacekeepers led by the United States to form UNITAF , tasked with ensuring humanitarian aid gets distributed and establishing peace in Somalia .

December 3 - The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea , carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil , runs aground in a storm while on approach to La Coruña , Spain , and spills much of its cargo. December 4 - U.S. military forces land in Somalia . December 5 - Kent Conrad of North Dakota resigns his seat in the United States Senate and is sworn into the other seat from North Dakota, becoming the only U.S. Senator ever to have held 2 seats on the same day. 11 Controversial SNL Moments | Mental Floss 11 Controversial SNL Moments Hulu Like us on Facebook Most Saturday Night Live skits just make people laugh. But these 11 segments made people angry. 1. The mock movie trailer that sent Jesus on a killing spree If you’re trying to avoid controversy, riffing off one of today’s most controversial movies may be unwise. But when the ballsy writers at SNL came up with this spoof of the famously gory Django Unchained, it seemed clear they were heading in the opposite direction. What could be more controversial than the 2012 slave revenge fantasy?

A (D)Jesus revenge fantasy, complete with the freshly risen deity grabbing a gladiator sword and going H.A.M. (Hard As a Messiah) on some Romans. Needless to say, Christian groups such as American Family Association were outraged by the display, deeming it “blasphemy” and demanding that Sears and JCPenney pull their advertising from the show. While the retail giants refused to sever ties with NBC, Sears did eventually pull some of their advertising from online sources of the controversial short. The short offended some Muslims, too . 2. The sketch that had the word “penis” in it ... a lot In 1988, it was still taboo to directly reference, uh, reproductive organs on TV. But SNL threw caution—and censorship—to the wind with a sketch penned by a young Conan O’Brien , where a group of men at a nude beach casually chat about their genitalia … and nothing else. The sketch, which aired on the October 15, 1988 episode hosted by Matthew Broderick, was originally written earlier that year for the episode hosted by Carl Weathers.

For obvious reasons, the sketch was struck down early, only to resurface in early October for the Tom Hanks show. This time, it made it all the way to dress rehearsal before being nixed. Finally, “Nude Beach” made it to air the following week. The sketch, at a run time of just under four minutes, has the word “penis” spoken 17 times and sung 26 times, for a grand total of 43 times. It allegedly garnered 46,000 letters of complaint. 3. The pre-taped segment that made Starbucks a race thing When Starbucks set out to create the “Starbucks experience” at home with new single-serve Verismo brewers, SNL writers saw a product ripe for the spoofing. While they seemingly set out to poke fun at the far-from-tranquil aspects of a Starbucks trip, the commercial parody drew numerous accusations of racism . The parody starts out innocently enough, with the coffee machine posing as an incompetent barista.

But where many took issue is the part where that barista is joined by an equally incompetent, “non-functioning,” hoop-earringed, manager-type machine, “Verquonica.” Both the Verismo and Verquonica speak in stereotypical “black” accents, and both are presented as rude, incompetent, and, frankly, a little dumb. While the parody goes on to poke fun at Starbucks fixtures such as room-temperature milk and untidy counters, the stereotypes present in the Verismo and Verquonica systems left a bad taste in the mouths of many. Twitter erupted with allegations of racism ranging from “Funny concept, unnecessarily racist execution. Bummer,” to “ SNLs racist Starbucks Verismo skit in line w their tradition of adding classism to racism in order to get away w laughing at latinos/blacks.” 4. The sketch that made light of domestic violence In 2009, Tiger Woods rocked the sports world with admissions to multiple affairs during his marriage to former model Elin Nordegren, who allegedly beat him up upon learning of his infidelity. When SNL tried to poke fun at the scandal, they inadvertently made a pretty risky statement about domestic violence—namely, that it’s funny.

In the sketch, we see a press conference where Kenan Thompson’s Tiger admits to more and more transgressions as his wife Elin (played by host Blake Lively) looks on. With each admission, Elin interjects angrily, and we cut back to a more and more injured Tiger. The sketch raised eyebrows for its blasé attitude toward domestic abuse and sexist assertion that domestic violence is okay if inflicted by a female. The sketch may not have attracted such criticism if not for one unfortunate coincidence that drew attention to the matter: that episode’s musical guest was Rihanna, a high-profile victim of domestic abuse. 5. The sketch that told Real People They Deserved to Be Shot Shortly following the airing of a sketch that mocked “victims” of the 2008 housing crisis, online versions of the sketch inexplicably disappeared . Well, it sort of made sense: in the sketch, Herb Sandler and his wife, Marion, were labeled onscreen as “people who should be shot.” The rub? Herb and Marion—former owners of Oakland’s Golden West Financial—are real people, a fact that slipped past Lorne Michaels when the sketch was approved for air.

As Michaels later explained, “I, in a state of complete ignorance, thought they were characters in a piece. I did not know they were real, up until somebody called me about it on Monday…When I spoke to them, I can assure you this: They are very, very real.” After taking the blame for the slip-up, Michaels pulled all online versions of the sketch , and supposedly replaced it with an edited version. The “edited version,” however, is still nowhere to be found. 6. The sketch that mocked Tim Tebow (and maybe also Jesus) Okay, so maybe putting Jesus in a sketch is generally just a bad idea. A 2011 episode saw yet another Jesus-centered sketch that offended Christian groups around the country . Riding the wave of popularity surrounding the devout Christian football star Tim Tebow, SNL poked fun at his regular on-field displays of his faith. In the locker room, Tebow is confronted by Jesus himself, who suggests that studying the playbook might beat out Bible study in terms of game preparation. Later, Jesus adds that, while Tebow may pray to him, the Lord himself prays to Broncos kicker Matt Prater.

What began as a playful jab at those who consider a last-second touchdown divine intervention soon was blasted by televangelist Pat Robertson as “anti-Christian bigotry that is just disgusting.” USA Today political commentator Bob Beckel referred to the sketch as “despicable.” Neither Tebow nor SNL ever responded to the controversy, but many other Christians have gone out of their way to defend the sketch. One YouTube user, a self-proclaimed Christian, posted the video with a special disclaimer intended to mollify more quick-tempered viewers: “I myself am a Christian Catholic…They are not making fun of Jesus! This is a Tim Tebow caricature, they’re making fun of Tebow…” 7. The sketch that put Black Comedians in Drag Male actors performing in drag is a convention that dates back to Shakespeare, but in 2006, comedian Dave Chappelle asserted that the comedy world especially loves for black men to perform in drag , as a means of emasculating them. Chappelle swore that he’d never stoop to performing in drag, and since then, black comedians who gender-bend for laughs are often viewed as “sellouts” within the African American community.

That’s why another black comedian, Kevin Hart, faced an onslaught of criticism following his 2013 hosting gig, in which he donned a dress and wig to play the part of Quvenzhane Wallis. Following the episode’s airing, Twitter was afire with accusations of Hart “selling out,” but the comedian vehemently defended his decision—emphasizing that it was, after all, his decision. He tweeted , “I WORE A DRESS ON SNL because I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY!!! I made that decision…NOBODY MADE IT FOR ME…I AM MY OWN BOSS!!!” 8. The sketch that made fun of the blind Ever since its very beginnings, the mocking of political figures has been a cornerstone of SNL. It’s not uncommon for said politicians to take offense, but in 2008, a few misfired jokes had people upset at a national level. In an edition of Weekend Update, then-governor of New York David Paterson was portrayed as clumsy and bumbling , constantly bumping into things and squinting at the camera—which would’ve passed off innocently enough if it weren’t for the fact that Paterson is actually severely visually impaired.

This apparent insensitivity toward the physically handicapped upset not only Paterson himself, but handicapped organizations all over the country. “I can take a joke,” said Paterson . “But only 37 percent of disabled people are working and I’m afraid that that kind of third-grade humor certainly adds to this atmosphere. Let’s just say I don’t think it helped.” The sketch was criticized by the National Federation of the Blind, who called it “absolutely wrong.” 9. The fake commercial that Defamed Thailand Rosetta Stone is a well-known, intensive program for learning foreign languages. It promises quick, comprehensive language skills to be used for endless applications—including those that are creepy and unsavory, as SNL kindly pointed out in a faux-commercial for the product earlier this year. What begins as a normal commercial boasting wholesome uses for foreign language studies (communicating with old-country grandma, for instance) quickly turns weird with the inclusion of some middle-aged men who really want to learn Thai, but suspiciously refuse to say why (“I’m learning Thai so I can go to Thailand for a thing.” “I’m learning German, so I can pretend that I’m German while in Thailand.”).

Undoubtedly drawing from the country’s notorious sex trade industry, the faux-mercial was met with outrage by Thailand’s Ministry of Culture, Sonthaya Khunploem, who claimed that the spoof was “tarnishing Thailand’s image” and asked for online versions of the clip to be removed. However, many versions are still online. 10. The moment when Samuel L. Jackson forgot to pretend to swear Samuel L. Jackson may not have the cleanest mouth in Hollywood, but a 2012 episode of SNL may have marked one of the first times the actor has shown remorse for his foul language. Jackson appeared as a guest star for the fake talk show “What Up With That?”, where Kenan Thompson plays a host who constantly uses dance breaks to interrupt his guests—well, he’s supposed to, anyway. At one point, the sketch called for Jackson to almost swear —saying something like “fff”—but he’s not interrupted in time, and the whole word seemingly slips out.

A frustrated Jackson then utters "bullsh**.” To this day, Jackson swears (pun not intended) that he only said “fuh”, not the entire profanity, and that the incident was Thompson’s fault, adding, “I’m used to working with professionals that know their lines. Even the ones that are written on cue cards in front of you.” It’s still unclear, though, whether or not the second profanity was also in the script. Though the incident has been largely forgotten, that episode marked Samuel L. Jackson’s ascension into the few, proud ranks of SNL swearers. 11. And, of course, the musical moment when Sinead O’Connor tore up a photo of the Pope Just over 20 years ago, Irish songstress Sinead O’Connor committed one of the most controversial acts to ever occur on SNL. During the tail end of a cover performance of Bob Marley’s “War,” O’Connor held up a picture of Pope John Paul II while singing the word “evil,” then proclaimed “Fight the real enemy!” while tearing the picture into pieces.

O’Connor, who reportedly grew up in an abusive, Catholic household, was protesting the Vatican’s handling of the child abuse controversy within the Catholic church. Not surprisingly, the bold act didn’t go over so well with television audiences; the next two days, NBC received over 900 calls, with all but seven bearing complaints toward O’Connor’s spectacle. Many entertainers even took public stands against her. On the following week’s show, host Joe Pesci held up the picture of the Pope which, he explained, he’d taped back together. He proceeded to tear up a picture of the singer, instead. The stunt’s notoriety has stood the test of time over two decades later, most recently being lampooned during 30 Rock’s second live show in 2012, when the attention-seeking page Hazel Wazzername stormed the stage and ripped up a picture of O’Connor.

Question: In October 1992, which singer ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live, after performing a song protesting alleged child abuse by the Catholic Church?
Answer: Sinead O’Connor