Candidate McCain, in remarks to the press, expressed concern that Russia was reducing energy supplies to Czechoslovakia.
This country no longer exists. It hasn't existed since 1993, when it split into Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
I imagine we'd like our leaders to have some familiarity with the current geopolitical scene. However, I know we're all nostalgic for those halcyon days of the cold war. Plus, 1993 was such a tumultuous year, I'm sure SOME of us are still processing it...
For the benefit of McCain and all of us who might have blanked out in the early '90s, here's a list of important events:
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Bill Clinton is inaugurated president (for the first time)
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Nirvana releases "In Utero"
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Vaclav Havel is elected president of the
Czech Republic. Got that John, the
Czech Republic
- Jurassic Park in wide release. Unlike John, those are not
ACTUAL dinosaurs.
- Monica Seles is stabbed by a deranged fan of Steffi Graf
- Fermat's last theorem
PROVEN !
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Boris Yeltsin commands the Russian Army to shell the Russian White House; they
comply
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David Koresh's compound gets burned to the ground
- The
World Wide Web is established (at CERN). McCain is apparently "aware" of its existence...
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Wayne's World PART 2 burns up the theaters!
- The Hives (musical group) founded
- Rabin and Arafat
shake hands, with attendant
repercussions
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Grumpy Old Men in wide release. The movie, John, the movie
- Alan Cranston is censured for his involvement in the
Keating Fivesavings and loan scandal. I guess you'd remember THAT, John...
The CHICAGO BULLS win their third consecutive NBA Championship, beating the Phoenix Suns 99 - 98 on a three point shot by Paxson. GO BULLS
- Intel ships the first
Pentium
- And, of course, in a landmark cultural achievement.....
DOOM is released !
- Many, many other complicated and confusing events....