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