'89 In Review
NEWSWORTHY
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Prime Minister was Brian Mulroney
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Premier of Quebec was Robert Bourassa (it was his second time as premier)
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Mayor of Montreal was Jean Doré
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Time Magazine's Man of the Year was Mikhail Gorbachev
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George H. W. Bush succeeds Ronald Reagan as the 41st President of the United States of America
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Satellite television service Sky Television plc is launched in Europe
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World's population is 5.190 billlion
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Arsenio Hall becomes first African American to host nightly talk show
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Pepsi pulls commercial set to Madonna's "Like A Prayer" because religious groups are offended
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The 61st Academy Awards are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, with Rain Man winning Best Picture
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Exxon Valdez oil spill
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Motorola introduces the Motorola MicroTAC Personal Cellular Telephone, then the world's smallest mobile phone
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The Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL) win their first Stanley Cup with a 4–2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
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Batman (1989 film) is released to positive reviews and becomes the highest grossing film based on a DC comic book
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June 4 Tienanmen Square protest in China leaves 3000-7000 dead.
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July 5 – The television show Seinfeld premieres
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A massive earthquake hits San Francisco with many perishing under the collapsed Nimitz Freeway
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NASA launched the Galileo spacecraft
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November 9 – Cold War: East Germany opens checkpoints in the Berlin Wall, allowing its citizens to travel freely to West Germany for the first time in decades (the next day celebrating Germans began tearing the wall down)
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December 6 – École Polytechnique Massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal
TOP TV SHOWS
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The Cosby Show (NBC)
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Roseanne (ABC)
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Cheers (NBC)
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A Different World (NBC)
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America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
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The Golden Girls (NBC)
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60 Minutes (CBS)
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The Wonder Years (ABC)
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Empty Nest (NBC)
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Monday Night Football (ABC)
TOP GROSSING MOVIES
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Batman
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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Lethal Weapon 2
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Look Who's Talking
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Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
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Back To The Future Part II
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Ghostbusters II
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Driving Miss Dasy
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Parenthood
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Dead Poets Society
SPORTS
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World Series Champions:Oakland Athletics
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Superbowl XXIII Champions:San Francisco 49ers
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NBA Champions:Detroit Pistons
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Stanley Cup Champs:Calgary Flames
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U.S. Open GolfCurtis Strange
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U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies)Boris Becker/Steffi Graf
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Wimbledon (Men/Women):Boris Becker/Steffi Graf
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NCAA FootballChampions:Miami
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NCAA Basketball Champions:Michigan
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Kentucky Derby:Sunday Silence
BILLBOARDS TOP 100 SINGLES 1989
December 24, 1988- January 13, 1989:
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
January 14 - January 20:
My Prerogative- Bobby Brown
January 21 - February 3:
Two Hearts - Phil Collins
February 4 - February 10:
When I'm With You - Sheriff
February 11 - March 3:
Straight Up - Paula Abdul
March 4 - March 24:
Lost In Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson
March 25 - March 31:
The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics
April 1 - April 7:
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
April 8 - April 14:
The Look - Roxette
April 15 - April 21:
She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
April 22 - May 12:
Like a Prayer - Madonna
May 13 - May 19:
I'll Be There for You - Bon Jovi
May 20 - June 2:
Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul
June 3 - June 9:
Rock On - Michael Damian
June 10 - June 16:
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
June 17- June 23:
I'll Be Loving You (Forever) - New Kids On The Block
June 24 - June 30:
Satisfied - Richard Marx
July 1 - July 7:
Baby Don't Forget My Number - Milli Vanilli
July 8 - July 14:
Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals
July 15 - July 21:
If You Don't Know Me By Now - Simply Red
July 22 - August 4:
Toy Soldiers - Martika
August 5 - August 11:
Batdance - Prince
August 12 - September 1:
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
September 2 - September 8:
Cold Hearted - Paula Abdul
September 9 - September 15:
Hangin' Tough - New Kids On The Block
September 16 - September 22:
Don't Wanna Lose You - Gloria Estefan
September 23 - October 6:
Girl I'm Gonna Miss You - Milli Vanilli
October 7 - November 3:
Miss You Much - Janet Jackson
November 4 - November 10:
Listen to Your Heart - Roxette
November 11 - November 24:
When I See You Smile - Bad English
November 25 - December 9:
Blame It On the Rain - Milli Vanilli
December 9 - December 22:
We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel
December 23, 1989 - January 13, 1990:
Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins