Alcala Yearbook 1992-1993

7. The hard-driving rock band Guns 'N' Roses tended to get rowdy at their con– certs. In St. Louis, 40 concert goers and 25 police officer were in– jured. Axel Rose was arrested in July, and charged withfourmis– demeanor assault counts.

Barcelona, Spain, hosted the Summer Olympics in 1992and it proved to be a bonanza for the United States-- a total of 108 medals. A record 10,000 athletes, professional and amateurs, from 183 countries gathered in this rapidly modernized me– tropolis nestled between the mountains and the Mediterra– nean Sea.

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8. "I think in time it will definitely be behind me," Vanessa Williams said of her 1984 b auty crown and its subsequent forfeiture. The 30- year old entertainer has since launched a successful career as an actress and singer.

The U.S. Marines arrived in Somalia on December 9, 1992. The starving African country was ravaged by famine and widespread looting of food from inter– national relief agencies. The Marines offered a se– curity force to insure safe food distribution.

9. TomCochrane becamemore and more popular toward the end of 1992. The pop singer made it to the charts with his hit single "Life Is A Highway." 10.

U.S. and allied aircraft at– tacked stategic targets in Iraq in early January. The first attack hit a nuclear complex near the capital city of Baghdad, followed by other strategic hits on Iraqi missile sites. Many of the U.S. aircraft that flew raids over Iraq were based on the USS Kitty Hawk.

10. "The Red Hot Chili Peppers have no preconceived notions; we just do whatever comes out," says drummer Chad Smith. What's come out lately is a new album, "Blood Sugar Sex Magik."

11. Miss America, Leanza Cornett, 21, of Jacksonville Fla., was the 66th Miss America. Miss Cornett said that she plans to speak about AIDS awarene s dur– ing her reign.

12. Rapper Ice-T said the controver– sial song "CopKiller" was a warning to the Los Angeles police, whom he accused of brutality.

Carl Le'YiB' may not make it to the next Olympics-– he'll be~S by then-- but he won two gold medals this tim~one for the long jump and one in the 400-meter reta y. And in diving, Mary Ellen Clark won the bronze 111 the 10 meter platform.

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