March 1990

Thursday 01:

Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Friday 02:

Nelson Mandela elected deputy President of the African National Congress.

Saturday 03:

1990 - Tom Fuller is born

Friday 09:

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Clyde Wells confirms he will rescind Newfoundland's approval of the Meech Lake Accord, effectively killing the Accord.

Saturday 10:

In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup.

Sunday 11:

Patricio Aylwin is sworn-in as the first democratically elected Chilean president since 1970.

Thursday 15:

The ethnic clashes of Targu Mures begin on the anniversary of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas.

Sunday 18:

12 paintings, collectively worth $100 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. This is the largest art theft in US history.

Tuesday 20:

1990 – Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering.

Wednesday 21:

Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.

Sunday 25:

In New York City, a fire at an illegal social club called "Happy Land" kills 87.

Tuesday 27:

Propaganda: The United States begins broadcasting TV Martí to Cuba.

Wednesday 28:

President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.

Thursday 29:

Warning label on records: recording companies agree to put a warning label on music products that contain potentially offensive lyrics.

Saturday 31:

Boxer Julio César Chávez defeats Meldrick Taylor to unify the boxing's world junior welterweight title in a very controversial fight known as "Thunder Meets Lightning".