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Michael Jackson performed at El Menzah Stadium in Tunis before approximately 60,000 spectators during his HIStory tour. It was his first concert performance in Africa, and the tour subsequently continued in Asia.
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- Michael Jackson began his third solo world concert tour, the HIStory World Tour, with the first concert at Letná Park in Prague. The tour consisted of 82 concerts, attracted approximately 4.5 million fans and, according to the source, surpassed his previous Bad Tour with 4.4 million attendees. Total gross exceeded $163.5 million.
- A man who escaped from a psychiatric facility near Helsinki, Finland, was arrested after planning to set fire to the stage where Michael Jackson was due to perform. He had already placed petrol on the stage but was arrested before he could ignite it.
- The British Daily Mirror published a photograph of Michael Jackson wearing a scout leader’s uniform with five young scouts. It was later clarified that the photograph came from a ceremony in Los Angeles in September 1990, where Jackson received the Good Scout Humanitarian Award. A representative of the scouting organization subsequently stated that Jackson had no connection with the organization and had never served as a scout leader.
- Los Angeles police began investigating allegations of child abuse made against Michael Jackson. No criminal charges were ultimately filed, and the civil lawsuit was settled out of court in January 1994.
- Police raided Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch after a child staying there made allegations of sexual abuse. Jackson allowed police to conduct a personal search, which was deeply humiliating for him. He was not charged, but later faced further allegations.
- The Los Angeles Police Department formally announced that Michael Jackson was the subject of a criminal investigation following allegations of child sexual abuse.
- Michael Jackson’s crystal-encrusted white glove was stolen from the Motown Museum in Detroit. According to one source variant, the glove was found two days later; M.C. Hammer offered a $50,000 reward for its return.
- Michael Jackson walked Elizabeth Taylor down the aisle at her seventh wedding ceremony at Jackson's Neverland Ranch. The groom was construction worker Larry Fortensky, whom Taylor divorced in 1997.
- Michael Jackson walked Elizabeth Taylor down the aisle at her wedding to construction worker Larry Fortensky at his Neverland Ranch. It was Elizabeth Taylor's eighth marriage, while Fortensky became her seventh husband; Taylor later divorced Fortensky, with the divorce finalized in 1996.
- Michael Jackson performed the first of two concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York as part of celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of his career. After an eleven-year break, he returned to the stage in the US together with the Jackson Five. The celebration also featured Eminem, Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Britney Spears, Destiny’s Child, Slash and 'N Sync. Footage from the concerts was edited and broadcast by CBS as a special on November 13.
- As part of the Bad World Tour, Michael Jackson performed at Roundhay Park in Leeds on August 29, 1988. On stage he celebrated his 30th birthday, and roughly 90,000 fans sang "Happy Birthday" to him.