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George H.W. Bush 41st President of the U.S. Served from Jan. 20, 1989 to Jan. 20, 1993
“We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what’s right. Freedom is right.” – George H.W. Bush
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Dan Quayle 44th Vice President of the U.S. Served from Jan. 20, 1989 to Jan. 20, 1993
World events
• Saddam Hussein orders Iraq invasion of neighboring Kuwait • Operation Desert Shield begins as the U.S. and the UK send troops to Kuwait • Earthquake in Iran kills 50,000 • Nelson Mandella is released from prison in South Africa after 28 years • Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British PM after John Major is chosen to lead the country and conservative party • Opposition parties in South Africa are legalized and Nelson Mandella becomes leader of the African National Congress (ANC) • The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns of it falling over
U.S. news
• GM launches the Saturn model cars • The most complete skeleton of a T-Rex, named Sue, is found in South Dakota • America’s favorite animated family, “The Simpsons,” is aired on Fox for the first time • U.S. enters a major recession • A fire at an unlicensed social club called “Happy Land” in NYC kills 87 • President George Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign a historic agree- ment to end production of chemical weapons
Technology
• Space Shuttle Discovery places the Hubble Telescope in orbit, revolutionizing astronomy • Tim Berners-Lee publishes a more formal proposal for the World Wide
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BORN THIS YEAR: Jennifer Lawrence, actress. Above left: Liam Hemsworth, actor; Emma Watson, actress; Robert Griffin III, athlete; Kristen Stewart, actress.
Web and the first web page is written • Microsoft releases Windows 3.0 • Space Probe Voyager, launched in 1977, photographed the solar system at a distance of 3.7 miles from the sun • 18 years after its launch, space probe Pioneer reaches a distance of 46.5 billion mikes beyond all planetary orbits • Depletion of the ozone layer is discovered above North Pole • First in-car One of the largest and most well-preserved Tyransatellite navigation sysnosaurus Rex fossilized skeletons is found by paleontologist tem is sold by Pioneer
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Music
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Sue the T. Rex
Popular films
• Home Alone • Ghost • Pretty Woman • Mutant Ninja Turtles • Total Recall • Die Hard 2 • Edward Scissorhands
Sue Hendrickson near Faith, South Dakota in August of 1990. The skeleton was named “Sue” after the person who discovered it. “Sue” was over 90 percent complete and measured about thirteen feet all and forty feet long. A team of six uncovered the skeleton over about seventeen days to remove “Sue” from the bluff where she was discovered. Chicago’s Field Museum eventually purchased the specimen for over 8 million dollars and spent tens of thousands of hours preserving and assembling one of the most important dinosaur discoveries to ever be seen.
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Income per year .... $29,960 Minimum wage ........... $3.80 New house ......... $150,000 Monthly rent ................. $465 New car ................. $12,500 Gallon of gas ............... $1.34 Dozen eggs ................. $1.00 Gallon of milk ............... $2.78 Loaf of bread .................. 70¢ First-class stamp ........... 25¢ Movie ticket ................. $4.25
TV shows
• Twin Peaks • Law & Order • Beverly Hills, 90210 • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air • The Flash
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• “Hold On,” Wilson Phillips • “It Must Have Been Love,” Roxette • “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Sinead O’Connor • “Poison,” Bell Biv Devoe • “Vogue,” Madonna • “Vision of Love,” Mariah Carey • “Another Day in Paradise,” Phil Collins • “Hold On,” En Vogue • “Cradle of Love,” Billy Idol • “Blaze of Glory,” Jon Bon Jovi
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