Fun Facts about the year 1992

Cost of Living 1992

How Much things cost in 1992

Yearly Inflation Rate USA 3.03%

Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 3301

Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 6.00%

Average Cost of new house $122,500.00

Average Income per year $30,030.00

Average Monthly Rent $519.00

Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.05

1 LB of Bacon $1.92

Average cost of new car $16,950.00

What Events Happened in 1992

• Ross Perot announces he will run as an independent in the upcoming presidential race against Bill Clinton and President Bush
• Bosnia Herzegovina declares independence . A 3 year war follows between Muslims, Serbs and Croats prompting UN intervention
• Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida August 22nd
• McDonalds opens first McDonalds in Beijing China
• Euro Disney opens in France
• TWA (airline)  Declares Bankruptcy
• Bill Clinton becomes U.S. president
• IRAQ Continues to hamper the efforts of UN Weapons Inspectors
• The 27th Amendment to the US constitution is ratified Available as a downloadable image on our Public Domain Images Page
• The largest shopping mall in the US, Minnesota's Mall of America is constructed spanning 78 acres
• The Summer Olympics are held in Barcelona, Spain
• Rioting breaks out in Los Angeles following the acquittal of four white police officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney King.
• The North American Free Trade Agreement between U.S.A. , Canada and Mexico is signed
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Recognized As Independent 1992

Technology

• Windows 3.1 released by Microsoft
• Microsoft Works released by Microsoft
• AT & T release video telephone for $1,499
• The first Nicotene patch is introduced to help stop smoking
• Space Shuttle Endeavour successful maiden voyage

Popular Films

·         Aladdin

·         Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

·         Batman Returns

·         Lethal Weapon 3

·         A Few Good Men

·         Sister Act

·         The Bodyguard

·         Wayne's World

·         Basic Instinct

·         Unforgiven

·         Honey, I Blew Up The Kid

·         Reservoir Dogs

Popular Musicians

·         Pearl Jam

§  Color Me Badd with all for love

§  Toad the Wet Sprocket

§  Vanessa Paradis

§  Nirvana

§  Peter Gabriel

§  Primal Scream

§  R.E.M.

§  Boyz II Men with End of The Road

§  Madonna with This Used to be my Playground

§  U2

§  The Cure

§  Kiss

§  Genesis

§  Mariah Carey with Ill Be There

§  House of Pain

§  Bon Jovi

§  Eric Clapton

§  Def Leppard

§  Manic Street Preachers

§  Metallica

§  Michael Jackson

Information retrieved from http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1992.html

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