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* 1992 – Black Wednesday: the Pound Sterling is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators and is forced to devalue against the German mark.
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The Azeri armed forces took a series of devastating defeats by Armenian forces during the 1992 – 1994 Nagorno-Karabakh War, which resulted in the loss of control of Nagorno-Karabakh proper and seven surrounding rayons, comprising roughly 16 % of the territory of Azerbaijan.
The winters of 1991-92, 1992 – 93, and 1993-94 brought enormous hardship to a population lacking heat and electric power.
In 1992 – 1993 a research team headed by Tim White discovered the first A. ramidus fossils — seventeen fragments including skull, mandible, teeth and arm bones — from the Afar Depression in the Middle Awash river valley of Ethiopia.
* 1992 – The Katina P. runs aground off of Maputo, Mozambique and 60, 000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
* 1992 – Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King.
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Major and his government were responsible for the United Kingdom's exit from the Exchange Rate Mechanism ( ERM ) after Black Wednesday on 16 September 1992, after which his government never gained a lead in the opinion polls.
The Conservative majority proved too small for effective control over his backbenchers, particularly after the United Kingdom's forced exit from the Exchange Rate Mechanism ( ERM ) on " Black Wednesday ", 16 September 1992, just five months into the new parliament, when billions of pounds were spent in a futile attempt to defend the currency's value.
He was also, however, perceived as a weak and ineffectual figure, and his approval ratings for most of his time in office were low, particularly after " Black Wednesday " in September 1992.
According to a World Wildlife Fund study in 1992, Latvia has unusual populations of Black Storks, Lesser Spotted Eagles, Otters, Beaver, Lynx, and Wolves.
The Black May uprising, in 1992, lead to more reform when promulgating the 1997 constitution – " The People's Constitution " – aiming to create checks and balance of powers between strengthened government, separately elected senators and anti-corruption institutes.
Less than two years later on the infamous Black Wednesday of September 1992, the pound sterling crashed out of the system after the pound fell below the agreed exchange rate with the Deutsche Mark.
Other notable contributions by NCSA were the Black Hole simulations supporting the development of LIGO in 1992, the tracking of the Hale-Bopp Comet in 1997, and the creation of a PlayStation 2 Cluster in 2003.
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After Black Wednesday in 1992 he stated in the House of Commons that government should build a fund of reserves to counter currency speculators.
* Siege: The Collected Writings of James Mason edited and introduced by Michael M. Jenkins ( Storm Books, 1992 ) or introduced by Ryan Schuster ( Black Sun Publications, ISBN 0-9724408-0-1 )
" Beneath the Underground " ( 1992 ) is a collection of texts relating to what Black calls the " marginals milieu " -- the do-it-yourself zine subculture which flourished in the 80s and early 90s.
In " Black Widower " ( season three, 1992 ), Bob's first major appearance after framing Krusty, he is released from prison and marries Bart's aunt Selma Bouvier.
In early 1992 Winchester introduced the " Black Talon ", a newly designed hollow-point handgun bullet which used a specially designed, reverse tapered jacket.
By the early 1990s, the music associated with this experimentation had gained prominence with releases on a variety of record labels including Warp Records ( 1989 ), Black Dog Productions ( 1989 ), R & S Records ( 1989 ), Carl Craig's Planet E, Rising High Records ( 1991 ), Richard James's Rephlex Records ( 1991 ), Kirk Degiorgio's Applied Rhythmic Technology ( 1991 ), Eevo Lute Muzique ( 1991 ), General Production Recordings ( 1989 ), Soma Quality Recordings ( 1991 ), Peacefrog Records ( 1991 ), and Metamorphic Recordings ( 1992 ).
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