By: Tiffany Brooks1990

o Jan 1st – Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV

o Jan 2nd – Dow Jones hits record 2,800o Jan 9th – 64th US manned space mission STS 32 (Columbia

10) launches into orbito Jan 20th – US 64th manned space mission STS 32

(Columbia 10) returns from spaceo Feb 5th – Notre Dame becomes 1st team to sell its game to

a major network, NBCo March 19th – 1st world ice hockey tournament for women

held in Ottawao April 24th – US 66th manned space mission STS 31

(Discovery 10) launches into orbit

HISTORICAL EVENTS

o May 14th – Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,821.53

o May 30th – 135 die in a 6.4 earthquake in Peru

o June 4th – Greyhound Bus files for bankruptcy

o June 14th – Supreme Court rules police check for drunk drivers constitutional

o July 16th – 400 die in a 7.7 earthquake in Philippines

o July 25th – US performs nuclear test at Nevada test site

o July 30th – 1st Saturn automobile rolls off the assembly line

o Nov 13th – World Wide Web 1st began

o December 2nd - 1st time 12 people in space

o December 31st – Iraq begins a military draft of 17 year olds

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o Yearly Inflation Rate – 5.39%

o Average cost of a new house - $123,000

o Average income per year - $28,960

o Cost of a gallon of gas - $1.34

COST OF LIVING: 1990

o The Space Shuttle Discovery places the Hubble Space Telescope in orbit revolutionizing astronomy.

o 16 megabit chip is shown for the first time.

o 1st known AIDS case is traced back to 1959.

o 18 years after its launch the US Space Probe Pioneer reaches a distance of 46.5 billion miles beyond all planetary orbits.

o Depletion of the Ozone Layer is discovered above the North Pole.

o The 1st in-car Satellite Navigation System is sold by Pioneer.

o Tim Berners-Lee publishes a more formal proposal for the World Wide Web and the 1st web page is written

o Microsoft releases Windows 3.o

TECHNOLOGY

o The Sci/Fi channel on cable TV starts transmitting

o Twin Peaks premiers on ABC

o The Milli Vanilli duo’s producer reveals that the Grammy winning pop duo were lip synching the songs on the album which gained them an award

POP CULTURE

o Home Aloneo Ghosto Dances with Wolveso Pretty Womano Teenage Mutant Ninja

Turtleso The Hunt for Red October

o Total Recallo Die Hard 2o Dick Tracyo Edward Scissorhandso The Godfather Part III

POPULAR FILMS

o Tears for Fearso Kylie Minogueo Janet Jacksono Jon Bon Jovio Rod Stewarto The Blues Brotherso Garth Brookso The B-52’s

o Red Hot Chili Pepperso Billy Joelo Phil Collinso Vanilla Iceo Whitney Houstono Aerosmitho Chero Mariah Carey

POPULAR MUSICIANS

o Mr. Beano Law and Ordero America’s Funniest Home Videoso Beverly Hills 90210o Cheerso Roseanne

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