Class of 1990

FACTS

• USA President: George H. W. Bush
• A Big Deal: Madonna, Billy Crystal, Paula Poundstone, Elle Macpherson, Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, Richard Gere, Michael Hutchence, Patrick Swayze, Sean Connery
• Minimum Wage: $3.80 per hour
• Nintendo Game Boy: $89.97

DIED

January 2 – Alan Hale Jr. (The Skipper)
January 7 – Bronko Nagurski
January 20 – Barbara Stanwyck
January 25 – Ava Gardner
February 8 – Del Shannon
April 15 – Greta Garbo
May 16 – Sammy Davis Jr.
May 16 – Jim Henson
May 25 – Vic Tayback
June 2 – Rex Harrison
August 17 – Pearl Bailey
August 18 – B. F. Skinner
August 27 – Stevie Ray Vaughan
October 14 – Leonard Bernstein
October 16 – Art Blakey
November 3 – Mary Martin (Peter Pan)
November 23 – Roald Dahl
December 2 – Aaron Copland
December 10 – Armand Hammer

BORN

January 13 – Liam Hemsworth
February 14 – Zach King
February 16 – The Weeknd
April 15 – Emma Watson
April 22 – Machine Gun Kelly
July 2 – Margot Robbie
August 15 – Jennifer Lawrence
November 30 – Magnus Carlsen

IT HAPPENED

The Cold War ended
Nelson Mandela was released from prison
The Persian Gulf War
The internet started being offered to commercial users
GPS was made available in cars
Smoking was banned on cross-country flights in the United States
Parachute pants. No one is proud of that.

NOBEL PRIZES

Physics – Jerome Isaac Friedman, Henry Way Kendall, and Richard Edward Taylor
Chemistry – Elias James Corey
Physiology or Medicine – Joseph Murray, E. Donnall Thomas
Literature – Octavio Paz
Peace – Mikhail Gorbachev
Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel – Harry Markowitz, Merton Miller, William F. Sharpe

POPULAR MOVIES

OSCAR WINNER: Driving Miss Daisy

1. Home Alone
2. Ghost
3. Dances With Wolves
4. Pretty Woman
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
6. The Hunt For Red October
7. Total Recall
8. Die Hard 2: Die Harder
9. Dick Tracy
10. Kindergarten Cop

POPULAR TV

1. Cheers (NBC)
2. 60 Minutes (CBS)
3. Roseanne (ABC)
4. A Different World (NBC)
5. The Cosby Show (NBC)
6. Murphy Brown (CBS)
7. Empty Nest (NBC)
8. America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
9. The Golden Girls (NBC)
10. Designing Women (CBS)

SPORTS VICTORIES

World Series Champions: Cincinnati Reds
Superbowl XXIV Champions: San Francisco 49ers
NBA Champions: Detroit Pistons
Stanley Cup Champs: Edmonton Oilers
U.S. Open Golf: Hale Irwin
U.S. Tennis: Pete Sampras and Gabriela Sabatini
Wimbledon: Stefan Edberg and Martina Navratilova
NCAA Football Champions: Colorado and Georgia Tech
NCAA Basketball Champions: UNLV
Kentucky Derby: Unbridled
World Cup (Soccer): West Germany

TOP 100 SONGS

1. Electric Boogie (aka The Electric Slide) – Marcia Griffiths
2. Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
3. U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer
4. I Wanna Be Rich – Calloway
5. Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
6. Here and Now – Luthor Vandross
7. Vogue – Madonna
8. Pump Up The Jam – Technotronic
9. Blaze Of Glory – Jon Bon Jovi
10. Step By Step – New Kids On The Block
11. Everybody, Everybody – Black Box
12. Here We Are – Gloria Estefan
13. She Ain’t Worth It – Glenn Medeiros
14. Groove Is In The Heart – Dee Lite
15. That’s What I Like – Jive Bunny (50s medley)
16. Tom’s Diner – Suzanne Vega/D.N.A.
17. From A Distance – Bette Midler
18. This Old Heart Of Mine – Rod Stewart and Ronald Isley
19. Just A Friend – Biz Markie
20. Cherry Pie – Warrant
21. Love Will Lead You Back – Taylor Dayne
22. All My Life – Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
23. Cradle Of Love – Billy Idol
24. Black Velvet – Alannah Myles
25. Janie’s Got A Gun – Aerosmith
26. Hippychick – Soho
27. Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over) – Technotronic
28. Hold On – En Vogue
29. Joey – Concrete Blonde
30. It Must Have Been Love – Roxette
31. The Way You Do The Things You Do – UB40
32. Close To You – Maxi Priest
33. Wiggle It – 2 In A Room
34. (Can’t Live Without) Your Love and Affection – Nelson
35. Vision Of Love – Mariah Carey
36. The Power – Snap!
37. I Don’t Have The Heart – James Ingram
38. All Around The World – Lisa Stansfield
39. Heart Of The Matter – Don Henley
40. Personal Jesus – Depeche Mode
41. Enjoy The Silence – Depeche Mode
42. Up All Night – Slaughter
43. Do Me! – Bell Biv Devoe
44. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven – Phil Collins
45. Downtown Train – Rod Stewart
46. Freedom – George Michael
47. Suicide Blonde – INXS
48. Unskinny Bop – Poison
49. Pictures of You – Cure
50. Poison – Bell Biv DeVoe
51. Dirty Deeds – Joan Jett
52. King Of Wishful Thinking – Go West
53. Escapade – Janet Jackson
54. Cuts Both Ways – Gloria Estefan
55. Rhythm Nation – Janet Jackson
56. Oyo Mi Canto (Hear My Voice) – Gloria Estefan
57. Two To Make It Right – Seduction
58. Got To Get – Leila K with Rob ‘n’ Raz
59. L.A. Woman – Billy Idol
60. Bad Love – Eric Clapton
61. Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty
62. Think – Information Society
63. Dangerous – Roxette
64. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) – Jimmy Somerville
65. Black Cat – Janet Jackson
66. Rub You The Right Way – Johnny Gill
67. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You – Heart
68. Miracle – Jon Bon Jovi
69. Jerk-Out – The Time
70. Opposites Attract – Paula Abdul & The Wild Pair
71. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You – Michael Bolton
72. Swing The Mood – Jive Bunny (1940s medley)
73. Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinead O’Connor
74. Epic – Faith No More
75. More Than Words Can Say – Alias
76. Can’t Stop – After 7
77. Hungry – Lita Ford
78. Hold On – Wilson Phillips
79. Alright – Janet Jackson
80. I’ll Be Your Shelter – Taylor Dayne
81. 911 Is A Joke – Public Enemy
82. Something To Believe In – Poison
83. Ready Or Not – After 7
84. I’m Your Baby Tonight – Whitney Houston
85. Tonight – New Kids On The Block
86. The Other Side – Aerosmith
87. Roam – B-52s
88. I’m Free – The Soup Dragons
89. Deadbeat Club – B-52s
90. Oh Girl – Paul Young
91. Lambada – Kaoma
92. Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) – Motley Crue
93. Giving You The Benefit – Pebbles
94. Doin’ The Do – Betty Boo
95. No More Lies -Michel’le
96. Heart of Stone – Cher
97. Oops Up – Snap!
98. Romeo – Dino
99. How Can We Be Lovers – Michael Bolton
100. Knockin’ Boots – Candyman

POPULAR BOOKS

The Bad Place — Dean Koontz
The Black Book — Orhan Pamuk
The Bourne Ultimatum — Robert Ludlum
The Buddah of Suburbia — Hanif Kureishi
The Burden of Proof — Scott Turow
Daddy — Daniel Steel
The Dark Place — Stephen King
Devices and Desires — P.D. James
Four Past Midnight — Stephen King
L.A. Confidential — James Ellroy
Memories of Midnight — Sidney Sheldon
Oh — the Places You’ll Go — Dr. Seuss
The Plains of Passage — Jean M. Auel
September — Rosamunde Pilcher
The Stand — Stephen King
Thanos Quest — Jim Starlin and Ron Lim
The Things They Carried — Tim O’Brien
The Very Quiet Cricket — Eric Carle
The Wheels on the Bus — Paul O. Zelinsky