December 17, 1992
By the winter of 1992, Bush was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $4.25/hr — and the U.S. was actively considering cuts to its multiple-warhead missile arsenal as Cold War-era nuclear policy came under fresh review in Washington. On the cultural front, Michael Jackson's "Black Or White" was dominating radio while John Grisham's "The Pelican Brief" sat at the top of the fiction bestseller lists. In sports, the Pittsburgh Penguins had defended their NHL championship by defeating the Chicago Blackhawks, and American athletes brought home 11 medals — including 5 gold — from the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — December 17, 1992
NY Times Headlines — Week of December 17, 1992
Gunfire Stops 415 Arab Deportees From Going Back To Israeli Zone
A Look At Life After Mass Marriage; For 2,075 Couples (Give Or Take 200), 10 Years Together, Thanks To Sun Myung Moon
Military Step: West Is Wary
Japanese Warn U.S. Not To Act Rashly On Trade
World Events — December 1992
Time Person of the Year — 1992
On the radio
Billboard Charts — December 17, 1992
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1992–93 Season
Emmy Winners — 1992
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — December 17, 1992
Ebert 4-Star Films — December 17, 1992
On the field
Sports Champions — December 17, 1992
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