CNN NEWSROOM Index: February 1990
CNN NEWSROOM Index: February 1990
2/01/90 Segment 2 Time 3:30
Program Rundown: The President's State of the Union message was
optimistic and had a surprise that few expected.
2/01/90 Segment 3 Time 1:10
Program Rundown: Gorbachev denies rumors that he might quit the
party chairman post.
2/01/90 Segment 3 Time 1:10
Program Rundown: The first Soviet McDonald's opened its doors to
30,000 customers.
2/01/90 Segment 4 Time 1:00
Program Rundown: WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court has been
interpreting the Constitution for 200 years.
2/01/90 Segment 5 Time :30
Program Rundown: Today in history...the Supreme Court
2/01/90 Segment 6 Time 2:20
Program Rundown: Otter orphans get human surrogate mothers in a
Montery, CA program.
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Program Rundown: Confucius
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Program Rundown: Students in Woodlands, TX are preparing for
space exploration in a space simulation of their
own design.
2/02/90 Segment 2 Time 3:40
Program Rundown: Nelson Mandela, imprisoned for 27 years for his
anti-apartheid activities, may soon be freed.
2/02/90 Segment 3 Time 1:00
Program Rundown: Education Secretary Cavazos says a 2% spending
increase in the education budget will be enough.
2/02/90 Segment 3 Time 1:00
Program Rundown: Four blacks who sat in at a "white-only"
Woolworth lunch counter 30 years ago returned to
remember.
2/02/90 Segment 3 Time 1:00
Program Rundown: Lap belts in cars are blamed for injuries and
deaths by consumer group.
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Program Rundown: BULGARIA: The Premier and entire Communist
cabinet resigned yesterday.
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Program Rundown: E./W. GERMANY: East Germany's Modrow calls for
reunification as a neutral.
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Program Rundown: The music of the late Arturo Toscanini is
archivally restored for all to enjoy.
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Program Rundown: Today in history...
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Program Rundown: An unusual program sends 25 NY teens from
alternative schools to India!
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Program Rundown: Pres. Gorbachev may ask the Communist Party to
give up its monopoly of political power in the
USSR.
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Program Rundown: SOVIET UNION: The Central Committee is the
policy making body of the Communist Party.
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Program Rundown: An Israeli Tourist Bus was attacked by
terrorists, killing eight.
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Program Rundown: Today in history...
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Program Rundown: The future of Antarctica is uncertain as man
debates preservation vs exploration.
2/05/90 Segment 7 Time 3:10
Program Rundown: Excelling as a skater requires skill,
coordination, discipline, and practice.
2/06/90 Segment 2 Time 2:50
Program Rundown: Gorbachev says the Communist Party lays no claim
to "monopoly of power."
2/06/90 Segment 3 Time 1:07
Program Rundown: EAST GERMANY: Communists are now in the minority
in the cabinet.
2/06/90 Segment 3 Time 1:08
Program Rundown: MOSCOW: James Baker travels to Moscow for high
level talks.
2/06/90 Segment 4 Time 1:22
Program Rundown: Former President Reagan cites "executive
privilege" to withhold diaries as evidence in
Poindexter trial.
2/06/90 Segment 4 Time 1:23
Program Rundown: Pres. Bush angers environmentalists by inaction
on global warming.
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Program Rundown: Henry David Thoreau
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Program Rundown: Bases of 18 countries are involved in research,
de facto land claims, and waste mismanagement in
the Antarctic.
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Program Rundown: Today in history...
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Program Rundown: Kelli Mueller is a 14-year old who has her own
talk-show for teens.
2/07/90 Segment 2 Time 3:15
Program Rundown: The Soviet Central Committee is in accord with
Gorbachev's multi-party proposal.
2/07/90 Segment 3 Time 1:35
Program Rundown: SOVIET UNION: If a multi-party system is
adopted, a major overhaul of the current system
will be necessary.
2/07/90 Segment 4 Time 1:18
Program Rundown: Congress is considering a bill to ease voter
registration.
2/07/90 Segment 4 Time 1:17
Program Rundown: The Los Angeles school board voted to make the
system operate.
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Program Rundown: Today in history...
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Program Rundown: The U.S. Mint changes U.S. coins and plans to
net profits from collectors.
2/07/90 Segment 7 Time 4:15
Program Rundown: 6 students from 6 countries joined Jacques
Cousteau in Antarctica to become spokesmen for
preservation.
2/08/90 Segment 2 Time 2:25
Program Rundown: The Communist Party abolishes its monopoly of
power in the USSR.
2/08/90 Segment 3 Time 2:07
Program Rundown: MOSCOW: Secretary of State James Baker finds the
Soviets too preoccupied with political change to
talk arms.
2/08/90 Segment 3 Time 2:08
Program Rundown: SOVIET UNION: Gorbachev responsible for the
massive reforms in the USSR.
2/08/90 Segment 4 Time 1:15
Program Rundown: Education Secretary Cavazos says US students
need to improve geography skills
2/08/90 Segment 5 Time :20
Program Rundown: A popular California beach could be endangered
by an oil spill.
2/08/90 Segment 6 Time 2:50
Program Rundown: Today's Science Desk takes you on a trip to
Antarctica.
2/08/90 Segment 7 Time 2:40
Program Rundown: International students build ice house in
Antarctica to symbolize cooperation.
2/09/90 Segment 2 Time 3:45
Program Rundown: A racial dispute over the firing of the
superintendent of schools closes Selma schools.
2/09/90 Segment 3 Time :46
Program Rundown: A Senate bill would make the Federal government
keep track of "Hate Crimes."
2/09/90 Segment 3 Time :47
Program Rundown: CBS TV personality Andy Rooney is suspended from
the air for racial slurs.
2/09/90 Segment 3 Time :47
Program Rundown: The oil spill in California raises questions of
tougher regulation for oil firms.
2/09/90 Segment 4 Time :50
Program Rundown: MIAMI: A federal judge rules that General
Noriega can be tried in the U.S.
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Program Rundown: Today in history...
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Program Rundown: Profile: Jacques Cousteau is a man with a
mission.
2/09/90 Segment 7 Time 3:20
Program Rundown: The Schomberg Center, the definitive library of
black history, was founded to prove blacks had a
history.
2/09/90 Segment 8 Time :25
Program Rundown: The national symbol is coming back and may lose
its endangered status.
2/12/90 Segment 2 Time 3:30
Program Rundown: After nearly 30 years in prison, Nelson Mandela
was released Sunday.
2/12/90 Segment 3 Time 2:55
Program Rundown: In Mandela's township of Soweto, elation is
coupled with the potential for violence.
2/12/90 Segment 4 Time 1:10
Program Rundown: A chronology of Mandela's life leads from birth
to his release from prison.
2/12/90 Segment 5 Time :50
Program Rundown: American students' voice opinions on the life's
work of Nelson Mandela.
2/12/90 Segment 6 Time 4:05
Program Rundown: CNN NEWSROOM looks at Mandela. The man, his
views, and his goals.
2/13/90 Segment 2 Time 2:50
Program Rundown: Mandela arrives in Johannesburg; explains ANC
philosophy for peace.
2/13/90 Segment 3 Time 1:00
Program Rundown: U.S. maintains sanctions until further
conditions are met.
2/13/90 Segment 4 Time :50
Program Rundown: "Open Skies" will allow surveillance.
2/13/90 Segment 4 Time :50
Program Rundown: Baker/Schevardnadze arms control talks hit snag
on troop cuts.
2/13/90 Segment 4 Time :50
Program Rundown: Oil spill hits California beaches.
2/13/90 Segment 5 Time 1:00
Program Rundown: New Communist doctrines strengthen presidency,
delegates power to people.
2/13/90 Segment 6 Time :25
Program Rundown: Today in history...
2/13/90 Segment 7 Time 1:10
Program Rundown: Sharon and Shamir feud over proposed peace talks
with the Palestinians.
2/13/90 Segment 8 Time 2:40
Program Rundown: The Givati Brigade: An Israeli military unit in
conflict.
2/13/90 Segment 9 Time 2:40
Program Rundown: Operation Smile involves teens in international
medical missions.
2/14/90 Segment 2 Time 3:10
Program Rundown: Soviet and U.S. agree on troop cuts. Leaders
discuss German reunification.
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Program Rundown: SOUTH AFRICA: Mandela returns home, speaking to
over 100,000 in Soweto.
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Program Rundown: TADZHIKISTAN: State of Emergency declared in
Tadzhikistan.
2/14/90 Segment 4 Time :51
Program Rundown: A new study shows drug use declining in U.S.
high schools.
2/14/90 Segment 4 Time :51
Program Rundown: Drexel, Burnham, Lambert securities firm
declares bankruptcy.
2/14/90 Segment 4 Time :52
Program Rundown: Fur flies over fur sales in Aspen.
2/14/90 Segment 4 Time :51
Program Rundown: President Bush is ready to meet in Colombia for
drug summit Thursday.
2/14/90 Segment 5 Time :30
Program Rundown: Students discuss V-Day...
2/14/90 Segment 6 Time 2:10
Program Rundown: Commodity bonus deficits put the Federal School
Lunch Program on a diet.
2/14/90 Segment 7 Time :20
Program Rundown: Alfred Lord Tennyson
2/14/90 Segment 8 Time 3:00
Program Rundown: St. Anthony crushes opponents without a gym,
home games, or high tech.
2/15/90 Segment 2 Time 3:00
Program Rundown: On the eve of the Drug Summit, the drug lords
offer a peace gesture.
2/15/90 Segment 3 Time :45
Program Rundown: COLOMBIA: CNN NEWSROOM presents profiles of the
Drug Summit leaders.
2/15/90 Segment 3 Time :45
Program Rundown: INDIA: An Indian jet crash kills 89.
2/15/90 Segment 4 Time 1:07
Program Rundown: Perrier has recalled its bottled water due to
benzene contamination.
2/15/90 Segment 4 Time 1:06
Program Rundown: Sea lions are a problem in San Francisco.
2/15/90 Segment 4 Time 1:07
Program Rundown: Two "Star Wars" satellites were launched for
experimental tests.
2/15/90 Segment 5 Time :30
Program Rundown: Today in history...
2/15/90 Segment 6 Time 2:45
Program Rundown: Astronomers stayed up all night until the advent
of Robot Telescopes!
2/15/90 Segment 7 Time 2:30
Program Rundown: A hands-on physics project excites 6th graders
about science!
2/15/90 Segment 7 Time :25
Program Rundown: Dante
2/16/90 Segment 2 Time 3:10
Program Rundown: The Drug Summit is the beginning of a
cooperative effort in the Americas to eliminate
drug production and use.
2/16/90 Segment 3 Time 1:00
Program Rundown: PERU, COLOMBIA & BOLIVIA: U.S. economic
assistance is needed to wean the economies of
Peru, Colombia and Bolivia from cocaine
dependence.
2/16/90 Segment 4 Time 1:10
Program Rundown: Baseball squabbles over money delay spring
training.
2/16/90 Segment 4 Time 1:10
Program Rundown: Mayor Marion Barry is indicted. He pleads not
guilty to all counts.
2/16/90 Segment 5 Time :25
Program Rundown: Today in history...
2/16/90 Segment 6 Time 3:15
Program Rundown: George Washington Carver was a man of vision.
2/16/90 Segment 7 Time 3:20
Program Rundown: Proving that blacks could fly successfully in
combat, the Tuskegee Airmen are American heroes.
2/19/90 Segment 2 Time 2:45
Program Rundown: German reunification is a cause for trepidation
for many Israelis.
2/19/90 Segment 3 Time 1:00
Program Rundown: JAPAN: The scandal ridden conservatives maintain
their majority.
2/19/90 Segment 3 Time 1:00
Program Rundown: ROMANIA: Crowds protest Ceausescu style
government.
2/19/90 Segment 4 Time :25
Program Rundown: Today in history...
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Program Rundown: Mt. Rushmore is undergoing a major renovation.
2/19/90 Segment 5 Time 1:25
Program Rundown: Unusual weather has plagued much of the nation.
2/19/90 Segment 6 Time 1:25
Program Rundown: The destruction of thousands of acres of
tropical rainforest bodes ill for the planet's
future.
2/19/90 Segment 7 Time :20
Program Rundown: Aldo Leopold
2/19/90 Segment 8 Time 3:30
Program Rundown: Ryan Martin plays all-star tennis from a
wheelchair!
2/20/90 Segment 2 Time 1:20
Program Rundown: Amidst cheers, another section of the Berlin
Wall is torn down.
2/20/90 Segment 2 Time 1:20
Program Rundown: Vaclav Havel, the Czechoslovakian president, is
coming to the U.S. to learn more about
democracy.
2/20/90 Segment 3 Time 2:50
Program Rundown: Over the past 200 years, our government has
undergone dramatic change.
2/20/90 Segment 4 Time 1:50
Program Rundown: FLORIDA KEYS: 15 major oil companies agree to a
10 mile exclusionary zone.
2/20/90 Segment 4 Time 1:50
Program Rundown: PHILIPPINES: Corazon Aquino refuses to meet with
Defense chief Cheney.
2/20/90 Segment 5 Time :20
Program Rundown: Mahatma Gandhi
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Program Rundown: The "Chipko", or tree huggers, emulate their
15th century ancestors by protecting India's
endangered forests.
2/20/90 Segment 7 Time :25
Program Rundown: Today in history...
2/20/90 Segment 8 Time 2:45
Program Rundown: A high school basketball star from Illinois has
all the right moves.
2/21/90 Segment 2 Time 2:40
Program Rundown: U.S. researchers try to develop a "drug bug" to
eat coca leaves!
2/21/90 Segment 3 Time 1:08
Program Rundown: Seized anti-aircraft missiles belonged to the
drug cartel.
2/21/90 Segment 3 Time 1:09
Program Rundown: The Supreme Court ruled that 5th Amendment
rights can be suspended for parents accused of
child abuse.
2/21/90 Segment 3 Time 1:08
Program Rundown: The U.N. is holding a special four day session
on drug control.
2/21/90 Segment 4 Time 1:00
Program Rundown: CHINA: Today marks the anniversary of President
Nixon's 1972 China visit.
2/21/90 Segment 4 Time 1:00
Program Rundown: WASHINGTON: President Bush promises President
Havel investment and trade support.
2/21/90 Segment 5 Time :25
Program Rundown: Today in history...
2/21/90 Segment 6 Time 2:35
Program Rundown: John Atanasoff has finally achieved recognition
as the computer's inventor
2/21/90 Segment 7 Time :20
Program Rundown: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
2/21/90 Segment 8 Time 2:20
Program Rundown: Fourth graders are cooking, and eating, gourmet
foods.
2/22/90 Segment 2 Time 2:40
Program Rundown: Environmentalists accuse Sununu of weakening
Bush's environmental plans.
2/22/90 Segment 3 Time 1:40
Program Rundown: Exxon will return to Alaska on May 1 to complete
the oil spill cleanup.
2/22/90 Segment 3 Time 1:40
Program Rundown: Havel is well received at his address of the
U.S. House and Senate.
2/22/90 Segment 4 Time 1:05
Program Rundown: NICARAGUA: The campaigning officially stopped
yesterday as Nicaraguans prepare for elections
this Sunday.
2/22/90 Segment 4 Time 1:05
Program Rundown: WASHINGTON: The State Dept. released its annual
report on human rights.
2/22/90 Segment 5 Time :25
Program Rundown: Today in history...
2/22/90 Segment 6 Time 2:45
Program Rundown: Scientists are developing biodegradable plastics
from potatoes!
2/22/90 Segment 7 Time :20
Program Rundown: Albert Einstein
2/22/90 Segment 8 Time 2:40
Program Rundown: Some students are learning about science by
watching old sci-fi films.
2/23/90 Segment 2 Time 3:20
Program Rundown: Ronald Reagan doesn't remember key events on the
taped deposition for John Poindexter's trial.
2/23/90 Segment 3 Time 1:10
Program Rundown: A Seattle judge rules the law against flag-
burning unconstitutional.
2/23/90 Segment 3 Time 1:10
Program Rundown: Diet Polish sausage? Not yet, but "fake fats"
are now approved for use.
2/23/90 Segment 3 Time 1:10
Program Rundown: The crew abandons a U.S. flagged Kuwaiti tanker
after an explosion.
2/23/90 Segment 4 Time :50
Program Rundown: FRENCH GUIANA: A European Ariane rocket exploded
during takeoff yesterday.
2/23/90 Segment 5 Time :25
Program Rundown: Today in history...
2/23/90 Segment 6 Time 3:05
Program Rundown: The Apollo Theatre's amateur night is a right of
passage for black talent.
2/23/90 Segment 7 Time :25
Program Rundown: George Gershwin
2/23/90 Segment 8 Time 2:05
Program Rundown: Teaching history is a challenge in an era when
events date new textbooks
2/23/90 Segment 9 Time :40
Program Rundown: Spray-string confetti can be dangerous to your
health.
2/26/90 Segment 2 Time 3:10
Program Rundown: Results of the Nicaraguan elections will be
verified by observers today.
2/26/90 Segment 3 Time 1:00
Program Rundown: CAMP DAVID: Bush and Kohl agree that a unified
Germany will stay in NATO.
2/26/90 Segment 3 Time 1:00
Program Rundown: LITHUANIA: The first free elections since 1917
may lead to independence.
2/26/90 Segment 4 Time 2:35
Program Rundown: Educational improvement was a key topic at the
governors' conference.
2/26/90 Segment 5 Time :25
Program Rundown: Today in history...
2/26/90 Segment 6 Time 2:15
Program Rundown: Changing telephone technology is so rapid, the
future is now!
2/26/90 Segment 7 Time :20
Program Rundown: Alexander Graham Bell
2/26/90 Segment 8 Time 1:20
Program Rundown: The results of the CNN NEWSROOM/SCHOLASTIC drug
survey are in.
2/26/90 Segment 9 Time 2:00
Program Rundown: A teen group in Georgia is getting the drug
message out creatively.
2/27/90 Segment 2 Time 3:35
Program Rundown: Sandinista rule, Contra aid, and the Soviet
shift in policy paved the way for the Chamorro
victory.
2/27/90 Segment 3 Time 1:25
Program Rundown: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Havel and Gorbachev agree to
Soviet troop withdrawal.
2/27/90 Segment 3 Time 1:25
Program Rundown: NICARAGUA: Despots and American intervention
mark Nicaragua's history.
2/27/90 Segment 4 Time 1:05
Program Rundown: The Supreme Court allows a law banning gays from
the military to stand.
2/27/90 Segment 4 Time 1:05
Program Rundown: The custody battle over Hillary Morgan-Foretich
heats up.
2/27/90 Segment 5 Time :25
Program Rundown: Today in history...
2/27/90 Segment 6 Time 2:25
Program Rundown: An Operation Smile update shows teen volunteers
working on a medical mission in the Philippines.
2/27/90 Segment 7 Time 2:50
Program Rundown: Students at a North Carolina school benefit from
a restructuring project.
2/28/90 Segment 2 Time 2:30
Program Rundown: A federal grand jury returns a five-count
indictment against Exxon.
2/28/90 Segment 3 Time :35
Program Rundown: The sixth attempt to launch the Shuttle Atlantis
was a GO this morning.
2/28/90 Segment 4 Time 1:13
Program Rundown: MOSCOW: The Soviet's vote to expand the power of
the president.
2/28/90 Segment 4 Time 1:12
Program Rundown: NICARAGUA: The Contras won't disband until power
is turned over.
2/28/90 Segment 5 Time 1:12
Program Rundown: The Court rules mentally ill prisoners can be
forced to take drugs.
2/28/90 Segment 5 Time 1:13
Program Rundown: The Supreme Court has yet to rule on police
checkpoints for DUI's.
2/28/90 Segment 6 Time :25
Program Rundown: Today in history...
2/28/90 Segment 7 Time 2:20
Program Rundown: G.M. and Chrysler form a joint venture to build
transmissions.
2/28/90 Segment 8 Time :20
Program Rundown: Edward McDonagh
2/28/90 Segment 9 Time 2:45
Program Rundown: At Marva Collins' school in Chicago, all
children learn to succeed.
2/28/90 Segment 10 Time :30
Program Rundown: A Dog saves a boy on a cold night.