1992 Events

1992 Alone in the Dark (video game) released
Alone in the Dark is a 1992 survival horror game developed by Infogrames. The game has spawned several sequels, as part of the Alone in the Dark series, and was one of the first survival ...
1992 Anthrax replaces Joey Belladona with John Bush
After returning home, Bush received a call from Scott Ian of Anthrax with an offer to fill the spot left behind by singer Joey Belladonna who had been fired from the band. He accepted and...
1992 Blue Öyster Cult releases Bad Channels
Bad Channels is the soundtrack album of the science fiction spoof film of the same name, It featuring songs by the bands Blue Öyster Cult, Fair Game and Sykotik Sinfoney, and released in ...
1992 David Isberg quits Opeth
Isberg and Åkerfeldt recruited drummer Anders Nordin, bassist Nick Döring, and guitarist Andreas Dimeo. Unsatisfied with the band's slow progress, Döring and Dimeo left the band after the...
1992 Dole 5 A Day Program Commences Distribution of Free Nutritional Education Materials to Schools
Dole 5 A Day begins distributing free nutrition education materials to elementary schools across the United States.
1992 Ezra Merkin Creates Ascot Partners LP and Ascot Fund Limited, Which are Managed Almost Exclusively by Bernard Madoff
Around this time Madoff connects with Ezra Merkin, a well-known Wall Street money manager and philanthropist. In 1990, Merkin gives Madoff "a significant portion of the assets" of two of ...
1992 Florida Holocaust Museum (Formerly the Holocaust Center) Opens
The Florida Holocaust Museum is a Holocaust museum located in St. Petersburg, Florida. Formerly known as the Holocaust Center, the museum officially changed to its current name in 1999. F...
1992 Jughead's Revenge releases It's Lonely at the Bottom
It's Lonely at the Bottom is Jughead's Revenge's second studio album, released in 1992. It was re-released by BYO Records in 1995 as the first half of the CD that also included the band's...
1992 Love releases Arthur Lee & Love
On December 12, 2001, Lee was finally released from prison, having served 5 1/2 years of his original sentence. A federal appeals court in California reversed the charge of negligent disc...
1992 Machine Head are formed
Machine Head were formed in 1992 in Oakland, California by vocalist/guitarist Robert Flynn and bassist Adam Duce. Flynn had recently parted ways with Vio-lence after a physical fight betw...
1992 Make My Video is Released for the Sega CD
If you were an aspiring music video director, you could play one of these games, featuring early-1990s acts Marky Mark (better known today as Mark Wahlberg) and the Funky Bunch, Kriss Kro...
1992 MC Double Def DP Says: "Don't Copy That Floppy!"
Don’t Copy That Floppy was a popular anti-copyright infringement campaign run by the Software Publishers Association (SPA) beginning in 1992. The video for the campaign, starring M.E. ...
1992
to 1993
Megadeth releases "Countdown to Extinction"
In January 1992, Megadeth entered Enterprise Studios in Burbank, California with co-producer Max Norman. Norman, who had mixed Rust in Peace, would be integral in Megadeth's resulting mus...
1992 Muse (band) Forms
The members of Muse played in separate bands during their stay at Teignmouth Community College in the early 1990s, but soon the formation of Muse began when Bellamy successfully auditione...
1992 Osama bin Laden moves to Khartoum, Sudan
Osama bin Laden moves with his 17 children and 4 wives to Khartoum, Sudan. Bin Laden promises to the Sudan people that as a gift to them, he would build a 300 km road in eastern Sudan.
1992 Porsche 968 is First Produced
The 968 is a sports car sold by Porsche AG from 1992 to 1995. It took over the entry-level position in Porsche's lineup from the 944, with which it shared about 20% of its parts. The 968 ...
1992 Power Metal Band Edguy Forms
Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dirk Sauer, and Dominik Storch. The name "Edguy" was an affectionate epithet for Mr. Edgar Zimmerer, their ma...
1992 Rod Blagojevich Wins a Seat in the Illinois House of Representatives
With the backing of his influential father-in-law, Blagojevich won a seat in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1992, against an entrenched incumbent. He drew on his experiences as ...
1992 Ronald Reagan Establishes the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award is the highest civilian honor bestowed by the private Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. The award is given to "those who have made monumental and last...
1992 Rosa Parks: My Story an autobiography is published
In 1992, Parks published Rosa Parks: My Story, an autobiography aimed at younger readers which details her life leading up to her decision not to give up her seat. In 1995, she published ...
1992 Sepultura release Third World Posse
Third World Posse is a limited edition EP by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released exclusively in Australia in 1992. It contains the studio version of "Dead Embryonic Cells", a c...
1992 Volvo 850 is First Produced
The Volvo 850 is a compact executive car produced by Volvo Cars from 1992 to 1997 and designed by Jan Wilsgaard. Available in sedan/saloon and station wagon/estate body styles, the Volvo ...
1992 Jan "Brother's Keeper" Is Released
Brother's Keeper is a 1992 documentary directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky. The film is about an alleged 1990 murder in the village of Munnsville, New York.
1992 Jan 1 "Notes From The Underground" Is Released
Notes from the Underground is the debut album by experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood.
1992 Jan 8 "The Subway" - Season 3 Episode 13 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Subway" is the thirtieth episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the 13th episode for the show's third season. It aired on January 8, 1992. The episode was written by Larr...
1992 Jan 11 MST3K Ep. 322 - "Master Ninja I"
TV show The Master cut together into a series of movies. An American ninja (Lee Van Cleef) searches for his long-lost daughter with the help of a sidekick (Tim Van Patten). In this instal...
1992 Jan 15 "The Pez Dispenser" - Season 3 Episode 14 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Pez Dispenser" is the thirty-first episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the fourteenth episode of the show's third season. It aired on January 15, 1992. The episode was...
1992 Jan 18 MST3K Ep. 323 - "The Castle of Fu Manchu"
The evil Doctor Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) threatens to freeze the Earth's oceans, and abducts a talented scientist with heart problems.
1992 Jan 20 Air Inter Flight 148 Crashes, Killing 87
Air Inter Flight 148 was a scheduled airline flight on 20 January 1992 that crashed in the Vosges Mountains, near Mont Sainte-Odile, while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport. 87 of th...
1992 Jan 25 MST3K Ep. 324 - "Master Ninja II"
Sequel to Master Ninja I (experiment 322). In this installment, the protagonists help a tuna cannery union organizer, and save a Senator's daughter from terrorists.
1992 Jan 26 Super Bowl XXVI - Redskins 37, Bills 24
Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game played on January 26, 1992 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota to decide the National Football League (NFL) champio...
1992 Jan 29 "The Suicide" - Season 3 Episode 15 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Suicide" is an episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the 15th episode for the show's third season. It aired on January 29, 1992. Plot Summary: Elaine needs to fast be...
1992 Feb Norman Hsu Pleads No Contest to Felony Grand Theft
Shrimp Boy wasn't his only creditor. While the press did not cover it, in 1991 he was charged in San Mateo in an 18-count indictment with grand theft for allegedly luring 20 investors int...
1992 Feb 3 Boston University defeats Northeastern, 5-4
1992 Feb 3 Harvard defeats Boston College, 6-4
1992 Feb 4 Alice in Chains release Sap
Sap is the second studio EP by the American grunge band Alice in Chains. It was released on February 4, 1992 through Columbia Records. Following the tour for Facelift, Alice in Chains ...
1992 Feb 5 "The Fix-Up" - Season 3 Episode 16 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Fix-Up" is the thirty-fourth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the 17th episode for the show's third season. It aired on February 5, 1992. The episode won the award...
1992 Feb 8
to 1992 Feb 23
 XVI Olympic Winter Games Held in Albertville, France
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was staged in 1992 in Albertville, France. Other candidate cities were An...
1992 Feb 10 Boston College defeats Northeastern, 5-3
1992 Feb 10 Boston University defeats Harvard, 5-2
They are largely a young team, but perhaps young and yearning is a better way to put it. Put them in the uniforms of the Boston University hockey team, put them on the ice for a Beanpot H...
1992 Feb 11 Social Distortion releases Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band Social Distortion, released on February 11, 1992. It continues the melding of country and rocka...
1992 Feb 12 "The Boyfriend, Part 1" - Season 3 Episode 17 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Boyfriend" is a two part episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the 35th and 36th episode for the show, and 18th and 19th episode for the show's third season. It aired on Fe...
1992 Feb 14 Wayne's World is released
Wayne's World is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris and starring Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar, hosts of the Aurora, Illinois-based Pu...
1992 Feb 17
to 1994 Nov 28
 Jeffrey Dahmer is incarcerated
Jeffrey Dahmer was indicted on 17 murder charges, later reduced to 15. Dahmer was not charged in the attempted murder of Edwards. His trial began on January 30, 1992. With evidence overwh...
1992 Feb 19 "The Boyfriend, Part 2" - Season 3 Episode 18 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Boyfriend" is a two part episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the 35th and 36th episode for the show, and 18th and 19th episode for the show's third season. It aired on Fe...
1992 Feb 24 Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love get Married
Love and Cobain married on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 24, 1992. Love wore a satin and lace dress once owned by the actress Frances Farmer, and Cobain wore green pajama...
1992 Feb 25 Pantera Releases "Vulgar Display of Power"
Vulgar Display of Power is the sixth studio album by heavy metal band Pantera. It was released through Atco Records, on February 25, 1992. One of the most influential heavy metal album...
1992 Feb 26 Aretha Franklin Receives a Lifetime Achievement Award
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance...
1992 Feb 26 "The Limo" - Season 3 Episode 19 of Seinfeld Premiers
"The Limo" was the 20th episode of the third season of the American sitcom Seinfeld (The 37th episode overall). It aired on February 26, 1992. Plot Summary: Jerry flies in from Chic...
1992 Feb 29
to 1993 Dec 10
 U2's Zoo TV Tour
The Zoo TV Tour was an elaborately-staged worldwide concert tour by Irish rock band U2. Launched in support of the album Achtung Baby, the tour visited arenas and stadiums from 1992 throu...