Soviet Union promises to eliminate stockpiles of chemical weapons.
Michael Jackson's The Bad Tour comes to an end, under-privalaged children were donated tickets to shows and Michael donated to hospitals, charaties, and orphanages.
Computers across Britain hit by "Friday the 13th" virus
Pres Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon
Bush inaugurated as 41st president & Quayle becomes 44th vice pres
1st reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex
The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan closes.
Military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay
The first of 24 satellites of the Global Positioning System are placed into orbit.
US bust Chinese ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1B st value)
150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil
Soviet Union officially submits to jurisdiction of the World Court
27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, 1st woman to do the countdown
In Egypt, a 4,400-year-old mummy is found in the Pyramid of Cheops.
Worst US oil spill, Exxon's Valdez spills 11.3 mil gallons off Alaska
1st free elections in USSR; 190 M votes cast; Boris Yeltsin wins
Soviet sub sinks in Norwegian Sea, with about a dozen deaths
Wash DC march supporting 1973 Roe vs Wade decision (allow abortions)
1,100,000,000th Chinese born
Zimbabwe gains independence
Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing's Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom
ournalist petition Chinese government for freedom of press
Approx 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China
Soviet president Mikhail S Gorbachev & Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended a 30-year rift when they formally met in Beijing
China declares martial law in Beijing
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade released
Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union
10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing
Chinese troops kill hundred of pro-democracy students in Beijing
Tank man holds his ground in front of tanks in response to events of the past two days in Bejing
Supreme Court rules ok to burn US flag as a political expression
1st US postmark dedicated to Lesbian & Gay Pride (Stonewall, NYC)
Supreme Court rules 16 year olds can receive death penalty
Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions
Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing one pilgrim and wounding 16 others.
1st Test flight of US stealth-bomber
Burma government puts author Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest
Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title
NASA confirmed Voyager 2's discovery of 3 more moons of Neptune designated temporarily 1989 N2, 1989 N3 & 1989 N24
US space shuttle STS-28 launched
President Pieter W Botha of South Africa, resigns
Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia.
Tadeusz Mazowiecki, elected 1st non-communist president of Poland
Desmond Tutu leads biggest anti-apartheid protest march in South Africa
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze calls for total destruction of Soviet & US chemical weapons
Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash
Senegambia separates back into Gambia & Senegal
Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails
Hungary revises constitution
US 62nd manned space mission STS 34 (Atlantis 5) launches into orbit
1st black owners (Betram Lee & Peter Bynoe) to own a major sports team, purchasing Denver Nuggets for $65m
Hungary proclaims itself a republic & declares communist rule ended
The congress of the Solidarity Party is inaugurated in Sweden. The congress decides, contrary to the proposal of the central committee, not to disband the party.
East Berlin opens its borders
Brazil holds 1st free presidential election in 29 years, Fernando Collor won
Penn is 1st to restrict abortions after Supreme Court gave states the right to do so
India president Rajiv Gandhi, resigns
"Day Without Art"-Artists demonstrate against AIDS
USSR Pres Mikhail S Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican
Protest breaks out in Timişoara in response to an attempt by the government to evict dissident Hungarian pastor, László Tőkés.
First episode of The Simpsons
After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Nicolae Ceausescu
Riots break-out after Hong Kong decides to forcibly repatriate Vietnamese refugees.
