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Loan Bail Out
The Chrysler Corporation takes a financial down turn and on this day U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation approving $1.5 billion in loan to guarantee a bail out for the Chrysler Corporation. -
World Series
(Baseball) The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 6–3 in game 7. -
NASA testing
Controlled Impact Demonstration. NASA intentionally crashes a remote controlled Boeing 720. -
Boxing Entertainment
Mike Tyson wins his first world boxing title by defeating Trevor Berbick in Las Vegas -
Washington Monument
The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public in D.C. -
World series
The Cincinnati Reds win the 1990 World Series. -
Deadly Hurricane
September 11 – Hurricane Iniki hits the Hawaiian Islands, Kauai and Oahu. -
Lion King
The classic film, The Lion King is released in theatres, making $422,783,777 in the United States ($951,583,777 worldwide). It is the highest-grossing film of the year. -
Plane Crash
A Boeing 737 military jet crashes into a mountain north of Dubrovnik, Croatia. All 35 people on board die, including United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown (see 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash). -
FBI leadership change
Robert Mueller becomes the FBI's director.