News
The Exxon Valdez oil tanker hits a reef off the Alaska coast and spills 10.8 million gallons of crude oil in one of the worst environmental disasters in history.
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News
Pro-reform student led protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square begin in April and end June 4th with Chinese troops forcibly removing protesters resulting in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries. Martial law is declared and armed troops supported by tanks occupy central Beijing.
News
On November 9th East German guards begin allowing people to move through checkpoints at the Berlin Wall without checking identification. Over the next few weeks West Germans citizens begin breaking apart the wall and taking souvenirs, creating several new crossing points. In 1990 the wall is officially demolished and German reunification takes place.
Television
The American sitcom Seinfeld debuts on NBC where it would air for nine seasons and 180 episodes. The program stars Jerry Seinfeld as a comedian and his three friend in Manhattan's Upper West Side.
News
As the Soviet Union's Eastern Block crumbles, violent protests breakout in Romania eventually ending 42 years of communist rule. Communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena are put on trial and executed.
Advertising
Photo from an advertisement for Billa Bong skate wear in a 1989 issue of Thrasher magazine.
Advertisement
Detail from an Ibanez Guitar catalog.
Fashion
Brad Pitt in a fashion shoot for Vogue Magazine.
Advertising
A 1989 advertisement for Elizabeth Arden face cream.
Fashion
Sears Catalog detail showing Levi's Euro Baggy Jeans.
Advertising
Kathie Lee Gifford in a 1989 ad for Jean Nate.
Fashion
1989 advertisement for Versace.
Fashion
Boy's Blues Alley acid washed denim in the Sears Catalog.
Advertising
Detail from a Revlon ad for Charlie perfume.
Movies
Warner Brothers releases the first in a series of Batman Films. The film starring Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger and Jack Nicholson is both critically and financially successful, earning over $400 million.
Movies
The sci-fi comedy film Honey, I Shrunk The Kids starring Rick Moranis is a box office hit. The film is the highest grossing live action movie ever for Disney at the time.
Movies:
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is a comedy sci-fi movie starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. The hit film spawns two sequels.
Movies
Heathers is a dark, satirical film about high school starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and Shannon Doherty. The movie is later adapted into a musical and a television series.
Movies
The comedy drama film Do The Right Thing written and directed by Spike Lee is a hit and receives two Academy Award nominations.
Television
Saved By The Bell is a television sitcom about a group of friends at the fictional Bayside High School in Los Angeles. The program aired on Saturday mornings on NBC for four seasons.
Lifestyle
Houston, Texas high school students.
Lifestyle
A group of Bullard, Texas high school girls.
Lifestyle
American teenage boys hanging out.
Lifestyle
"Hey welcome to my party!"