My son, Casey, celebrates his 22nd birthday today. So, just for fun, I put together a list of some of the goings-on in the year 1989...
One gallon of gas was 97 cents
Postage Stamps were 25 cents
The Mirage Hotel and Casino opened in Las Vegas as the first huge resort hotel
Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels of oil into the ocean
George Bush Senior became President of the United States
Toyota launched it's luxury brand the Lexus
A massive earthquake hit the San Fransisco Bay area minutes before the world series between the Giants and A's
The Berlin Wall came down
Serial Killer Ted Bundy was executed in Florida's electric chair
Nintendo released its popular handheld video game player- Gameboy
San Fransisco 49ers won Superbowl XXIII
Batman was the top grossing film
The Simpsons premiered
The Sega Genesis was released
Popular movies: Crocodile Dundee II, Big, Three Men and a Baby, Die Hard, Cocktail, Beetlejuice
Popular TV shows: The Cosby Show, Roseanne, Cheers, America's Funniest Home Videos, The Golden Girls
Songs that hit number one: Like a Prayer/ Madonna, Baby Don't Forget My Number/ Milli Vanilli, Every Rose Has It's Thorn/ Poison, We Didn't Start the Fire/ Billy Joel
Happy Birthday Casey!
4 comments:
What a cool flashback but the best part---BIRTHDAY. Have a good one!!!
Love the history tidbits. My baby boy turns 25 next week! Where does the time go?
I'm just having a hard time getting past the idea that 1989 was 22 years ago.....
My birthday's tomorrow!
After looking at your list I've realized that I'm REALLY old!
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