Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was tried for his crimes against humanity.
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The 1991 Best Picture, 'Dances With Wolves,' premiered in Washington, D.C.
A remake of the American horror slasher movie ''Halloween” was released starring Jamie Curtis.
German professor Martin Luther became a doctor when he was awarded his Doctor of Theology from the University of Wittenberg, Germany.
Germany's oldest university, and one of the world's oldest surviving universities, The Universität Heidelberg, held a lecture for the first time.
A bill to recognize Martin Luther King Jr's birthday as a national holiday passed the US Senate.