April 30, 1992
Gas cost $1.13 a gallon in the spring of 1992, and the Dow Jones stood at 3,301 — a country otherwise focused on a presidential election year, with incumbent George H.W. Bush facing a primary challenge and Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton emerging as the leading Democratic contender. On the cultural front, Vanessa Williams held the number one spot on the charts with "Save The Best For Last," while "The Silence of the Lambs" had just taken home the Academy Award for Best Picture. In sports, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls defeated the Portland Trail Blazers to claim their second consecutive NBA championship, the same spring that white South Africans voted in a referendum to end apartheid and begin the transition to a multi-racial government — a landmark moment that set the stage for the formal dismantling of a system that had defined South Africa for more than four decades.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — April 30, 1992
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 30, 1992
Women, Insurgency And The Senate
Sarajevo'S Center Erupts In War, Weakening Yugoslav Truce Effort
Riot In Los Angles: The Overview; Cleanup Begins In Los Angeles; Troops Enforce Surreal Calm
Soviets' Secret Nuclear Dumping Causes Worry For Arctic Waters
Riots In Los Angeles: The President; White House Links Riots To Welfare
World Events — April 1992
Time Person of the Year — 1992
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 30, 1992
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1991–92 Season
Emmy Winners — 1992
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — April 30, 1992
Ebert 4-Star Films — April 30, 1992
On the field
Sports Champions — April 30, 1992
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