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LEAD: The United States stock market showed its resiliency yesterday, weathering the second-biggest drop in the history of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
LEAD: Elated by the election results in Nicaragua, the Bush Administration said today that it expected to lift a trade embargo imposed in 1985, provide economic aid and send an ambassador to Managua if Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, the President-elect, takes office as scheduled on April 25.
LEAD: Pretoria Curbs Covert Unit South Africa's Defense Minister said he had halted all activities of a covert unit accused of killing apartheid foes, pending a judicial inquiry. Page A10. Alternatives to Ambition Large corporations are encouraging employees to step off the fast track, convincing many that they can find rewards in lateral mobility.
LEAD: An accountant who persuaded at least 40 people to join a rent strike in a luxury East Side apartment building stole more than $1.7 million of rent money he was supposed to have put in an escrow account, law-enforcement officials said yesterday.
LEAD: The leader of Nicaragua's opposition coalition crushed President Daniel Ortega Saavedra in national elections here on Sunday, apparently bringing an end to 10 turbulent years of Sandinista rule.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 21, 1990, covering February 27, 1990.
Paula Abdul
Janet Jackson
Milli Vanilli
Phil Collins
The B-52s
1990Chandler Jones, American football player[†]
Chandler James Jones is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange and was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft. He has also played for the Arizona Cardinals and the Las Vegas Raiders.
1990Adam Morgan, American baseball player[†]
Adam Christopher Morgan is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs.
1990Lindsey Morgan, American actress[†]
Lindsey Marie Morgan is an American actress. She is known for playing Raven Reyes in the CW science fiction drama series The 100 (2014–2020) and Micki Ramirez in the action crime drama series Walker (2021–2022).
In 1990, the world population was approximately 5,327,803,110 people[†]