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1989 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1989th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 989th year of the 2nd millennium, the 89th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1980s decade.
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.
1989 – Hurricane Hugo strikes the Caribbean and U.S. Southeast Coast, causing $7 billion in damage. 1989 – The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake kills 63 in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. The quake occurs in the midst of Game 3 of the 1989 World Series, caught live on television broadcasts by ABC. 1989 – President Bush declares a "War on ...
With that said, here are 14 historical milestones that happened in 1989, ... 14 historical events that happened in 1989 1. Jan. 20, 1989 — George H. W. Bush is sworn into office.
On 1 June 1989 the Communist Party admitted that former prime minister Imre Nagy, hanged for treason for his role in the 1956 Hungarian uprising, was executed illegally after a show trial. [52] On 16 June 1989 Nagy was given a solemn funeral on Budapest's largest square in front of crowds of at least 100,000, followed by a hero's burial. [53]
Photographer Brian Harris was in Prague for The Independent, documenting the unfolding events on camera – the vast crowds surging through Wenceslas Square, ... 1989 (Brian Harris/The Independent)
Events from the year 1989 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents ... It is the second all-Merseyside cup final in four seasons, and as happened in 1986, ...
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 ...