The first genetically modified food is sold in grocery stores

The Rwandan genocide kills close to 1 million Rwandans

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WHGA moves its office to the Overlook Building (1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Reston)

Notable Projects SAIC Office Building (Fairfax County, VA) Algonkian Parkway (Loudoun County, VA) Virginia Square (Arlington County, VA) Bowman Green (Fairfax County, VA)

Space Shuttle “Challenger” disaster occurs, killing all 7 astronauts on board

Mike Tyson becomes the youngest world heavyweight champion

The first episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” airs

The world’s worst nuclear disaster occurs at Chernobyl

Hank Gordon is co-founder of Engineering and Surveyors Institute (ESI)

WHGA named “Small Business of the Year” by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce

Notable Projects EDS Eastern Headquarters (Fairfax County, VA)

The FDA approves AZT, the first drug approved for the treatment of AIDS

Andy Warhol, king of the pop art movement, dies at age 58

“Baby Jessica” is rescued after being stuck in a well for 58 hours

WHGA is named one of the top 20 engineering firms in the DC Metro area by the Washington Business Journal

Notable Projects Woodland Park (Fairfax County, VA) Sunset Corporate Plaza (Fairfax County, VA) Loudoun Gateway (Loudoun County, VA)

Pan Am Flight 103 is bombed by Libyan terrorists, killing all 259 on board and 11 on the ground

The Exxon Valdez tanker sends 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound

Army General Colin Powell becomes first African-American Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Disney-MGM Studios opens as the third theme park in Disney World

Notable Projects Campus Plaza (Fairfax County, VA) Embassy Suites - Tysons (Fairfax County, VA) Tysons Pond (Fairfax County, VA) Le Bourget Business Park (Loudoun County, VA) FCWA Water Main (Fairfax County, VA)

WHGA is named a top 500 design firm nationwide by ENR Magazine

WHGA adds GPS surveying capabilities

Notable Projects C3 Headquarters (Fairfax County, VA) Gunston Recreational Center (Fairfax County, VA) Ashbrook Corporate Center (Loudoun County, VA) Brambleton Golf Course (Loudoun County, VA) Broad Run Business Center (Fairfax County, VA)

Hank Gordon is appointed to the APELSLA Board by Governor Wilder

Notable Projects Potomack Lakes Sportsplex (Loudoun County, VA) Dulles Airport Concourse D Expansion

Notable Projects State Route 58 (Mecklenburg County, VA) Virginia Run School (Fairfax County, VA) Dulles Business Park (Fairfax, VA) Chantilly United States Postal Service (Fairfax County, VA)

Notable Projects Plaza America (Fairfax County, VA) IRS Computing Center (Berkeley County, WV) Dulles Tech Center (Fairfax County, VA) Meadowlark Botanical Gardens - Arboretum (Fairfax County, VA)

Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years, eventually becoming the first President of South Africa

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is launched on the space shuttle Discovery from Kennedy Space Center

Iraqi troops invade Kuwait, setting off the Persian Gulf War

The World Wide Web is introduced to the public

Nirvana releases “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and gains immediate success

The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty is signed, its final implementation removing about 80% of all strategic nuclear weapons then in existence

Riots break out in LA after a jury acquits four police officers in the beating of Rodney King

Bill Clinton is elected President

The North American Free Trade Agreement is signed by Canada, Mexico, and the US

The NFL awards the Carolina Panthers a new franchise

Janet Reno is sworn in as the first female Attorney General of the US

A bomb is detonated at the World Trade Center, killing 6

The sitcom “Friends” airs on NBC

OJ Simpson takes the LAPD on a low-speed chase after being charged with the murder of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, designed by I. M. Pei, opens in Cleveland

The Million Man March takes place in Washington, DC

WHGA holds its first golf tournament benefitting Hospice of NOVA

Hank Gordon is elected President of ESI

As President of ESI, Hank Gordon is presented with the U.S. Senate 1990 Productivity Award Medallion for VA

Village Center receives award for the first use of grey water septic system in the DC Metro area

WHGA moves its headquarters office to Chantilly, VA

WHGA is awarded its first USACE Baltimore Division contract for surveying

George H.W. Bush is elected President

Several future classics are released in theatres

Sonny Bono is elected as mayor of Palm Springs, CA

Microsoft releases Windows 95 and sells more than 1 million copies within four days

Notable Projects MGA I + II [Defense Mapping Agency] (Fairfax County, VA) Broad Run Business Center (Loudoun County, VA) Fairfax County Governmental Center (Fairfax County, VA) Pender/Franklin Elementary School (Fairfax County, VA)