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Violent revolt against Communism begins in Romania
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Communist government in Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Bulgaria, and Romania were ended.
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Defense is abandoned for the Berlin Wall leaves free passage between Eastern and Western Europe
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Lithuanian Supreme Council proclaimed Lithuania an independent state
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President Bush increases minimum wages from $3.35 to $3.80 an hour
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Germany was reunified, which marked the end of the Cold War
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Soviet republics, Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus gain independence an announce the replacement of the Soviet Union by a Commonwealth of Independent States
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President Bush increases minimum wages from $3.80 to $4.25
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The capital city of Bosnia is shelled by Serbian forces after it declared its independence
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Extensive powers given to the Euro parliament to help economic and financial intercourse among the member states
