In 1989, the Western world watched as Ronald Reagan passed the presidential torch to George HW Bush. When the former began office, the world’s population had risen to around 5.2 billion people. The world welcomed celebrities like Chris Brown, Daniel Radcliffe, and Taylor Swift among a sea of newborns named Mike and Jessica. On the other hand, some well-known individuals have passed away. Salvador Dali, Hirohito (the Emperor of Japan), Ted Bundy, Lucille Ball, and Bette Davis were among those who attended.
With the release of A Time to Kill, John Grisham had millions on the edge of their seats and himself at the top of the best-selling list. Meanwhile, Batman and Dead Poets Society also broke box office records. Continue reading to learn how 1989 contributed to international peace, irrevocably altered the environment of our oceans, and introduced the world of advertising to Spanish-speaking people all around the world.
In 1989, a number of noteworthy events occurred for the first time. A heterosexual couple revealed that they had contracted AIDS. On American television, the world’s first Spanish commercial aired, and the first stamp honouring gay and lesbian Americans was presented. For the first time in decades, the former communist republic of the USSR held free elections. Finally, the United States tested its first stealth bomber this year.
The tragedy in Tiananmen Square and the horrible environmental disaster that was the Exxon-Valdez oil spill marked 1989 as a watershed year for the world. To end this section on a good note, 140 countries joined forces in 1989 to outlaw the use of chemical weapons like Agent Orange and Mustard Gas. In addition, on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall came down.
Continue reading to discover more about the events of 1989.
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(February 15, 1989) |
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(April 26, 1989) |
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![]() (November 07, 1989) Douglas Wilder, an American politician, was elected governor of Virginia, becoming the first African American to win a gubernatorial election in the United States. |
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(November 28, 1989) |
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