It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009.

The Bahamas promulgated the International Business Companies ( IBC ) Act in January 1990 to enhance the country's status as a leading financial center.

* The Annotated C ++ Reference Manual by Margaret A. Ellis & Bjarne Stroustrup – Addison-Wesley Pub Co ; ( January 1, 1990 ); ISBN 0-201-51459-1

On 23 January 1990 at its 14th Congress the Communist League of Yugoslavia voted to remove its monopoly on political power, but the same day effectively ceased to exist as a national party when the League of Communists of Slovenia walked out after Serbia's Slobodan Milošević blocked all their reformist proposals – the League of Communists of Croatia walked out soon after.

The process was caused by weakening of the Soviet government, which led to disintegration and took place from about 19 January 1990 to 31 December 1991.

Japanese Music: Another Tradition, Other Sounds: Earlham College Press, January 1990.

The population increased from 1, 351, 640 in January 1970 to 1, 570, 599 in January 1990.

They are grouped into four states: Yap, Chuuk ( called Truk until January 1990 ), Pohnpei ( called Ponape until November 1984 ), and Kosrae.

In January 1990, Rafael Leonardo Callejas, having won the presidential election, took office, concentrating on economic reform, reducing the deficit.

That increase was in addition to raises of 50 and 22 percent set, respectively, in January and September 1990.

In January 1990, the State Privatization Agency ( SPA, Állami Vagyonügynökség ) was established to manage the first steps of privatization.

Harold Eugene " Doc " Edgerton ( April 6, 1903 – January 4, 1990 ) was a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Edgerton died suddenly on January 4, 1990 in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the age of 86, and is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

In November 1990, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 678, permitting member states to use all necessary means, authorizing military action against the Iraqi forces occupying Kuwait and demanded a complete withdrawal by January 15, 1991.

Iraq's seizure of Kuwait in August 1990, subsequent international economic sanctions, and damage from military action by an international coalition beginning in January 1991, drastically reduced economic activity.

The African elephant was placed on Appendix One in January 1990.

* Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia ( 26 January 1990 )

Between January and April 1990 each of the Communist Party leaders of the five states of Soviet Central Asia assumed the position of Chairman of the Supreme Soviet in their respective SSRs, without any difficulty from the still weak opposition forces in the region.

* 1990 – Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council passes two resolutions to restore international peace and security if Iraq did not withdraw its forces from Kuwait and free all foreign hostages by January 15, 1991.

The is a cartridge-based arcade system board and home video game console released on January 31, 1990 by Japanese game company SNK.

The Neo Geo console was officially launched on 31 January, 1990 in Osaka, Japan.

The article " Forcing Gays Out of the Closet " by William A. Henry III in Time ( January 29, 1990 ) introduced the term " outing " to the general public.

Even after German reunification in October 1990, the Reichsbahn continued to exist for over three years as the operator of the railroad in eastern Germany, ending finally on 1 January 1994 when the Reichsbahn and the western Deutsche Bundesbahn were merged to form the privatized Deutsche Bahn AG.

After several major political rallies ( especially in January ), in April 1990, a sit-in protest contesting the results of the recently held parliamentary elections began in University Square, Bucharest.

Dragonair's own loyalty programme, The Elite, that was launched on 12 February 2001, was merged into Cathay Pacific's The Marco Polo Club from 1 January 2007.

# Huwaa, a female cub born to Cathay and 327, was born on 31 January 2011.

In January 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

According to NOAA, El Niño conditions were in place in the equatorial Pacific Ocean starting June 2009, peaking in January – February.

It was announced on 24 January 2006 that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao would visit Fiji that April to open the China-Pacific Islands Countries Economic Development & Cooperation Forum Ministerial Conference 2006 at Sofitel Fiji Resort in Nadi, a conference of economic and trade ministers from Pacific island countries.

In January 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

On January 3, 1841, he sailed from Fairhaven, Massachusetts on the whaler Acushnet, which was bound for the Pacific Ocean.

In January 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

On January 6th 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

In January 2009, that entity was upgraded to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush.

In January 2002, over 1, 200 soldiers from the United States Special Operations Command Pacific ( SOCPAC ) deployed to the Philippines to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines ( AFP ) in their push to uproot terrorist forces on the island of Basilan.

In January 2002, 1, 200 members of United States Special Operations Command, Pacific ( SOCPAC ) were deployed to the Philippines to assist the Armed Forces of the Philippines ( AFP ) in uprooting al-Qaeda, Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf.

The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, including Palmyra Atoll, was established on January 6, 2009.

Strategically located on the Pacific coast, Panama City was relatively free of the permanent menace of pirates that roamed the Atlantic coast for over one and a half century, until it was destroyed by a devastating fire, when the pirate Henry Morgan sacked it on January 28, 1671.

It originated from the Australian Army land forces of the territory of Papua New Guinea before independence, coming into being in January 1973 and having its antecedents in the Pacific Islands Regiment.

The PNGDF originated from the Australian Army land forces of the Territory of Papua New Guinea before independence, coming into being in January 1973 and having its antecedents in the Pacific Islands Regiment.

On 13 January 2009, Adm. Robert F. Willard, head of the U. S. Pacific Command, called the PLAN's modernization " aggressive ," and that it raised concerns in the region.

Pacific Overtures opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on January 11, 1976, and closed after 193 performances on June 27, 1976.

* January 1993-Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat set up in Singapore.

Elias worked for the Union Pacific Railroad and married Flora Call on January 1, 1888, in Acron, Florida, just 40 miles north of where Walt Disney World would ultimately be developed.

On January 6, 2009, President George W. Bush included the atoll as a part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.

* January 2 – The San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge to form the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange.

* January 24 – The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad is ordered liquidated due to bankruptcy, and debt owed to creditors.

* January 19 – The Libertarian enclave Minerva on a platform in the South Pacific, sponsored by the Phoenix Foundation, declares independence.

* January 27 – The Panama Railway becomes the first railroad to connect the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

* January 18 – The third Pacific expedition of Capt.

On January 8, 1863, Governor Leland Stanford ceremoniously broke ground in Sacramento, California, to begin construction of the Central Pacific Railroad.