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.

* January 23 – " Dutch War Scare ": Admiral Wilhelm Canaris of the Abwehr leaks misinformation to the effect that Germany plans to invade the Netherlands in February, with the aim of using Dutch air-fields to launch a strategic bombing offensive against Britain.

He had proved an early proponent of the " rogue spies " school of thought in January 1993, when he used his Times column to accuse elements within the British security services of engineering the leaks.

Between January 1999 and March 2001 the petrol station lost between 2, 000 and 10, 000 litres of fuel into the ground following leaks in an underground petrol tank, and filler and suction lines.

By the time the station opened on 9 January 1977, the leaks had not been removed.

To promote it in the United States, Mercury Records financed a coast-to-coast publicity tour in which Bowie, between January and February 1971, was interviewed by radio stations and the media.

" By 7 January, that storyline had generated the most complaints in show history: the BBC received about 8, 500 complaints, and media regulator Ofcom received 374.

He was made Under-Secretary of State for Social Security in 1985, before being promoted to become Minister of State in the same department in 1986, first attracting national media attention over cold weather payments to the elderly in January 1987, when Britain was in the depths of a severe winter.

On January 14, 1868, Johnson launched a media campaign in an attempt to discredit Grant over giving the War Department to Stanton, stating Grant had been deceptive in the matter.

The XSLT 2. 0 Recommendation ( January 2007 ) includes a formal application to register this media type.

However, at the time of writing ( January 2009 ) the process of registration has not yet been completed, and RFC 3023 warns that "... this media type should not be used until such registration has been completed.

SAS was founded in January 2000 by five ordinary women from around the country, in response to the media portrayal that the Million Mom March spoke for all women with regard to firearms rights.

On January 3, 1967, Lin Biao and Jiang Qing employed local media and cadres to generate the so-called " January Storm ", in which many prominent Shanghai municipal government leaders were heavily criticized and purged.

On 25 January 1989 Renny Cunnack, General Manager of Channel 10 Melbourne, officially announced to the media that Young Talent Time would " not be resuming production in 1989 ".

The Sydney Festival, held each year in January, is Sydney's and Australia's biggest performing arts festival, incorporating classical and contemporary music, theatre, visual arts, new media, etc.

NCR extended its self-service portfolio into the digital media market with the January

In January 2009 Forbes Magazine listed Hialeah as one of most boring cities in the United States citing the city's large population and anonymity in the national media.

On January 5, 2012, Van Halen played an intimate club gig at New York City's Cafe Wha ?, which received widespread praise from media and fans.

On January 8, 2012, much of the former Con-Agra building was demolished by implosion in a public event attracting media attention and a large crowd.

Dublin is the site of the January 2008 UFO sightings as featured on various national media networks and has been featured on the History Channel's UFO Hunters Episode 110.

On January 1, 2010, a website promoting Hole's latest release, Nobody's Daughter, was launched, with links to various social media pages including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and MySpace.

NBC originally had exclusive broadcast rights to the ceremonies, but on January 11, HFPA President Jorge Camara announced there would be no restrictions placed on media outlets covering the January 13 press conference, announcing the winners at 6: 00pm PST.

This pub came to nationwide media attention in early January 2008.

On 16 January 2009, during a TVB interview on My 2008 ( 我的2008 ), Choi talked about how she handled the media.

In January 2009, the media reported on the publication of a book entitled Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel by Jerry Oppenheimer.

* United States President George W. Bush survived choking on a pretzel on January 13, 2002, receiving major media coverage.

On 31 January 2011, Faithfull released her 18th studio album Horses and High Heels in mainland Europe with mixed reviews from the most important media.

The flagship event of the foundation is the invitation-only annual meeting held every year at the end of January in Davos, bringing together chief executive officers from its 1, 000 member companies as well as selected politicians, representatives from academia, NGOs, religious leaders and the media in an alpine environment.