Timeline

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Current events from the year 1989

 
  • On June 5, the Solidarity movement won, by an overwhelming majority, in the first free election in Poland.
  • Berlin Wall came down on October 18 when the Communist regime of East Germany fell. Berliners took part in taking down the Berlin Wall that had divided the city for 27 years.
  • An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hit the San Francisco area.
  • Driving Miss Daisy wins Best Picture at the Academy Awards
  • Top songs in 1989: Two Hearts by Phil Collins; We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel; Blame It On the Rain by Milli Vanilli
  • On Television in 1989: Doogie Howser, M.D; The Simpsons; Murphy Brown; Designing Women
  • Cost of a loaf of bread: $0.67/loaf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 
   
Broward County Board of Commissioners
Community Services Department
Cultural Division
100 S. Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL  33301
Phone: 954-357-7457 Fax: 954-357-5769

Arts & Entertainment Hotline (Broward) : 1-800-249-ARTS
Contact Cultural Division