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Jan 13, 1992 - Japan apologized for forcing tens of thousands of Korean women to serve as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War II. |
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July 10, 1992 - A federal judge in Miami sentenced former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, convicted of drug and racketeering charges, to 40 years in prison. However, a judge in March, 1998, cut Noriega's sentence by ten years, meaning he could be eligible for parole in 2000. |
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Aug 15, 1992 - CAMP ATTERBURY Veterans' Memorial Dedication. |
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Sept 17, 1992 - Long unrecognized because of the continued value of their language as a security classified code, the Navajo code talkers of World War II were honored for their contributions to defense on Sept. 17, 1992, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Thirty-five code talkers, all veterans of the U.S. Marine Corps, attended the dedication of the Navajo code talker exhibit. |
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Oct 23 1992 - President Bush announced that Vietnam had agreed to turn over all materials in its possession related to U.S. personnel in the Vietnam War. |
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Nov 11, 1992 - By letter, Russian President Boris Yeltsin told U.S. senators that Americans had been held in prison camps after World War II and some were "summarily executed," but that others were still living in his country voluntarily. |
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Dec 9, 1992 - U.S. Marines land in Somalia to ensure food and medicine reaches the deprived areas of that country. The US Operations Restore Hope, Continue Hope and others began in Somalia and ended Mar 3, 1995. They cost $1.7 billion and left 43 US casualties with 153 wounded.
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