Timeline Thursday 8 October 1992

Events on Thursday 8 October 1992 3

• 1913 – 1992 Willy Brandt Ostpolitik Chancellor who pursued reconciliation with Eastern Europe and famously knelt at the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial.
• 1913 – 1992 Willy Brandt (1913-1992) Died 8 October 1992, aged 78 Willy Brandt served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974 and pursued a policy of reconciliation with Eastern Europe known as Ostpolitik. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971 for these efforts. He resigned as chancellor after an aide was exposed as an East German spy.
• 1992 Mortal Kombat arcade game released Fighting game sparks controversy over violence Midway released the arcade fighting game Mortal Kombat, known for its graphic "fatality" finishing moves and digitized actor graphics. Public concern over its violence contributed to US congressional hearings on video game content. Those hearings led to the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board.