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1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship ...
1989 events in South America by month (11 C) * 1989 sports events by month (12 C) 0–9. January 1989 events (3 C, 5 P) February 1989 events (3 C, 4 P)
The impact of these events were felt in many third world socialist states throughout the world. Concurrently with events in Poland, protests in Tiananmen Square (April–June 1989) failed to stimulate major political changes in Mainland China, but influential images of resistance during that protest helped to precipitate events in other parts ...
On a serious note, 1989 was also the year that the World Wide Web (WWW) ... 14 historical events that happened in 1989 1. Jan. 20, 1989 — George H. W. Bush is sworn into office.
Congress passes the Flag Protection Act of 1989, which Bush allows to become law without his signature on October 28. October 13 – Friday the 13th mini-crash : The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges 190.58 points, or 6.91 percent, to close at 2,569.26, most likely after the junk bond market collapses.
The economic shocks caused by the events of 1989, in retrospect, had only a minor and temporary effect on China's economic growth. Indeed, with many previously aggrieved groups now regarding political liberalisation as a lost cause, more of their energy was spent on economic activities.
By RYAN GORMAN A massive earthquake that struck the Bay Area on October 17, 1989 forever changed the region, and potentially altered the course of baseball history. The 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta ...
November 7 — Andrey Borovykh, World War II flying ace and twice Hero of the Soviet Union (b. 1921) November 14 — Samand Siabandov, writer, soldier and politician (b. 1909) November 22 — Shamil Serikov, wrestler and Olympic gold medalist (b. 1956) November 28 — Georgy Ilivitsky, chess master (b. 1921)