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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.
On 5 June 1989, The Wall Street Journal reported on the fighting: "As columns of tanks and tens of thousands of soldiers approached Tiananmen, many troops were set on by angry mobs who screamed, 'Fascists'. Dozens of soldiers were pulled from trucks, severely beaten, and left for dead.
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]
On Dec. 23, 1989, 35 years ago today, the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. was in the grips of one of its greatest cold waves in modern times. ... which only happened previously during the nation's ...
What happened to Kelle Ann Workman? Workman was last seen mowing grass at Dogwood Cemetery near the Pleasant Southern Baptist Church in Douglas County at 6:15 p.m. June 30, 1989.
October 1989 (Operation Nimrod Dancer) October 3: PDF, loyal to Noriega, defeat second coup attempt. December 1989 December 15: Noriega refers to himself as leader of Panama and declares that the U.S. is in a state of war with Panama. December 16: U.S. Marine lieutenant shot and killed by PDF. Navy lieutenant and wife detained and assaulted by PDF.
1989 was a big year in international history. ... 14 historical events that happened in 1989 1. Jan. 20, 1989 — George H. W. Bush is sworn into office. IMAGO / ZUMA Wire.