The Top 10 Stories of 1990 | 13

The Top 10 Stories of 1990 | 13

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The Cuban Rafter Crisis and the Fight for Elian Gonzalez | 155

In November 1999, a 5-year-old Cuban boy was found clinging to an innertube in the waters off the coast of Florida after surviving a tragic boat journey that took the life of his mother and ten others. Elian Gonzalez and his mother were among tens of thousands of people who attem ...  Show more

The Long Hunt for the Unabomber I Revisited @ 30

It’s been 30 years since FBI agents finally captured the man who mailed more than 16 bombs to unsuspecting victims in the US, killing 3 and injuring 23 others. For two decades officials searched for the elusive terrorist known as the Unabomber. His victims appeared random, his mo ...  Show more

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