November 1990

Thursday 01:

A New York City civil jury awards Sandra Miller $100 for battery after an incident in which Mike Tyson grabbed her breasts and insulted her; the jury found Tyson's behavior "not outrageous".

Monday 05:

Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel.

Monday 12:

Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web.

Tuesday 13:

The first known World Wide Web page is written.

Wednesday 14:

Germany modifies its Basic Law to recognise the Oder-Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland.

Thursday 15:

Producers acknowledge that Milli Vanilli, who won the 1990 "Best Artist" Grammy Award, did not sing themselves on their album.

Friday 16:

Rocky V is the 5th and final Rocky sequel to open in theaters, starring Sylvester Stallone.

Sunday 18:

Chris Eubank defeats Nigel Benn in arguably the greatest British boxing match ever.

Monday 19:

Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the “Girl You Know It’s True” album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.

Thursday 22:

Margaret Thatcher resigns as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Friday 23:

Punk rock band Bad Religion releases their seventh album, Against the Grain in the United States

Tuesday 27:

The British Conservative Party chooses John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Thursday 29:

Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council passes UN Security Council Resolution 678, authorizing military intervention in Iraq if that nation did not withdraw its forces from Kuwait and free all foreign hostages by January 15, 1991.