1990 Miracle Yearbook

Cincinnati Reds Manager Pete Rose, one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, was banned for life from the game for betting on his own team. Rose, who has continued to deny he bet on baseball, can apply for reinstatement after one year. Even if he's turned down, the game's most prolific hitter who broke Ty Cobb's all-time hit record of 4,191 in 1985 will still be eligible for election to the Hall of Fame in 1992. Pro-democracy protests in Beijing, China, began on April 15 with a call by students for talks on increasing social freedoms and ending official corruption. They peaked during the week of May 15, when Gorbachev visited the country, and nearly one million people poured into the streeets. Martial law was declared on May 20, and troops attempted to move into the square but were driven back by masses of citizens sym- pathetic to the protesters. On June 3, troops opened fire on the protesters, smashing through barricades with tanks to reach Tiananmen Square. While the government claims that nearly 300 people,mostly soldiers, were killed,diplomats and Chinese soy up to 3,000 died, and Chinese Red Cross officials estimate 3,600 people were killed and 60,000 injured. Current Events 221