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1990 Oscars 62nd Academy Awards

1990 Oscars 62nd Academy AwardsWinners Announced: March 26, 1990Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: Billy CrystalEligibility Year: 1989TriviaBilly’s Debut: This was the first time Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars, and he would go on to host the ceremony nine times.Driving Miss Daisy Drives Home: Driving Miss Daisy won Best Picture, but its director […]

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1989 Trivia, Fun Facts and History

>1989 Trivia, Fun Facts, and  HistoryIn 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, the Cold War effectively ended, and the world reorganized itself around new possibilities. Batman broke box office records. The Simpsons premiered. The Game Boy launched. Exxon Valdez spilled 10.8 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound. Boris Yeltsin visited an American supermarket

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Popular and Best-selling Books From The 1980s

Popular and Best-selling Books From 1980: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum Cosmos by Carl Sagan The Covenant by James A. Michener The Devil’s Alternative by Frederick Forsyth Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card The Fifth Horseman by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre Firestarter by Stephen King God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert Jailbird – Kuty

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1989 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

1989 Music Hits: Pop, Rock, Rap, Dance, and Big Radio Anthems 1989 music hits caught pop music at a very busy crossroads. The late ’80s were still loud, glossy, and big-haired, but hip-hop, dance-pop, college rock, and alternative sounds were pushing harder into the mainstream. It was the kind of year where Madonna, The B-52’s,

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25 Biggest Songs of the 1980s

Biggest Billboard Hits of the 1980s: MTV Pop, New Wave, Rock Anthems, Dance Hits, Power Ballads, and Songs That Defined the DecadeThe biggest Billboard hits of the 1980s captured a decade when music became more visual, electronic, danceable, and personality-driven. Radio still mattered, but MTV, music videos, movie soundtracks, synthesizers, drum machines, arena rock, pop

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Boris Yeltsin’s Visit To a Texas Supermarket in 1989

Boris Yeltsin’s Eye-Opening Visit To a Texas Supermarket in 1989Boris Yeltsin, during his visit to the United States in 1989 as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR. On September 16, 1989, visited a supermarket in Houston, Texas. The main reason for this visit was to see firsthand the abundance

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1989 Oscars 61st Academy Awards

1989 Oscars 61st Academy AwardsWinners Announced: Wednesday, March 29, 1989Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: no oneEligibility Year: 1988TriviaNo Host, No Problem: This was one of the rare occasions where the Oscars had no host. Instead, the ceremony opened with an infamous musical number featuring Rob Lowe and Snow White.Rain Man Rains Supreme: Rain

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United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Established

United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was established on March 15, 1989, to provide comprehensive healthcare services, benefits, and support to American veterans and their families, building upon a long history of veterans’ assistance in the United States.The origins of the VA date back to the Revolutionary

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1989 Grammy Award Winners

1989 Grammy Award Winners1989 Grammy Award Winners 1989 Grammy WinnersWinners Announced: February 22, 1989Held at: Radio City Music Hall, New YorkHost: Billy CrystalEligibility Year: October 1, 1987 – September 30, 1988TriviaBilly’s Back: Billy Crystal returned as host, adding his comedic flavor to the music industry’s biggest night.Jazzy Jodie: Jodie Watley was awarded Best New Artist, marking

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Advice Songs of the 1980s

100 1980s Advice Songs: Life Lessons, Warnings and Words to Live By 1980s advice songs turned life lessons into pop hooks, rock choruses, dance-floor slogans, and the occasional synth-powered warning label. Some gave clear encouragement. Some told people to stop, think, fight, believe, relax, express themselves, or please stop making questionable choices near sidewalks. Advice

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1988 Billboard Number One Hits

1988 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1988 Billboard Number One Hits list captured late-1980s pop at full power: superstar albums, teen pop, adult-contemporary ballads, hard rock, dance-pop, movie soundtrack hits, and a few gloriously strange one-week wonders. George Michael owned the year, Michael Jackson kept the Bad era rolling, Whitney Houston made

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1988 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

1988 Music Hits: Hair Metal, Hip-Hop, Dance-Pop, and Big Movie Ballads 1988 music hits were loud, glossy, catchy, and all over the place in the best possible way. Rock bands still ruled arenas, hip-hop was pushing harder into mainstream pop culture, dance tracks were filling clubs, and movie soundtracks were still minting hits like Hollywood

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1988 Oscars 60th Academy Awards

1988 Oscars 60th Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 11, 1988Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: Chevy ChaseEligibility Year: 1987In-Depth Details and TriviaNew Venue: After years at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Oscars moved to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.One-Man Show: Unlike previous years featuring multiple hosts, Chevy Chase held the reins alone, bringing his

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1987 History Trivia and Fun Facts

1987 Trivia, Fun Facts, and Pop Culture HistoryQuick Facts from 1987World Changing Event: Black Monday — on October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 508 points, a 22.6% single-day loss, the largest percentage drop in stock market history.Top Song: “Faith” by George MichaelMust-See Movies: The Princess Bride, Good Morning Vietnam, Moonstruck, Dirty Dancing,

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1987 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

1987 Music Hits: Rock Anthems, Dance-Pop, Hip-Hop, Movie Ballads, and Big MTV Energy1987 music hits captured one of the busiest years of the late ’80s. Arena rock was still massive, pop radio was packed with glossy hooks, hip-hop was pushing further into the mainstream, and movie soundtracks were delivering songs that practically came with their

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Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate by Ronald Reagan

“Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate”by Ronald Reagan, on June 12, 1987, in BerlinChancellor Kohl, Governing Mayor Diepgen, ladies and gentlemen: Twenty four years ago, President John F. Kennedy visited Berlin, and speaking to the people of this city and the world at the city hall. Well since then two other presidents have come, each in

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1987 Oscars 59th Academy Awards

1987 Oscars 59th Academy AwardsWinners Announced: March 30, 1987Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHosts: Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Paul HoganEligibility Year: 1986In-Depth Details and TriviaTriple Hosting Power: A unique trio of Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and Paul Hogan added a mix of humor and charm to the event.Platoon Dominates: Oliver Stone’s Platoon was

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1986 Billboard Number One Hits

1986 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1986 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a fast-moving pop year filled with charity singles, movie ballads, dance-pop, synth-pop, arena rock, adult-contemporary hits, and early superstar runs from Whitney Houston, Madonna, Janet Jackson, and Bon Jovi. Lionel Richie carried over from 1985, Dionne & Friends delivered

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1986 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture History

1986 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1986World Changing Event: The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant reactor #4 exploded on April 26, 1986, in the Soviet Union. The blast and resulting radiation exposed an estimated 500,000 to 6,000,000 people to dangerous levels of radiation. The USSR actively suppressed information about the severity of the disaster —

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1986 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics

1986 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 1986 music was peak mid-80s: big pop ballads, MTV-ready rock, dance-pop, funk, synth-pop, movie soundtrack hits, rap crossover moments, and a few novelty records that somehow survived the decade with their leg warmers intact. Dionne & Friends, Robert Palmer, Prince, Run-D.M.C., Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Berlin,

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