17 January 1991 Posted on January 16, 2014 by Staff Operation Desert Storm begins. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend." Margaret Thatcher — Click here for more from Margaret Thatcher Related posts: 17 January 1991 29 January 1991 1 November 1951 19 September 1991 12 November 1991 21 May 1991 24 August 1991 19 September 1991 29 September 1991 7 November 1991