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By: Vanshika Jain

Table Of Contents • Politics – 3 • Economy - 4 • Movies -5 • Technology -6 • Tv shows - 7 • Literature -8 • Music -9 • Sports - 10 • Additional Events - 11 • Person of the year - 12 • Picture of the year - 13 • Symbol of the Year - 14

Politics • Persian Gulf War- After Iraq invaded Kuwait on 2 • United States invasion of August 1990, President Panama- it began in Bush increased United December 1989 and lasted States military troops in till late January 1990. The Saudi Arabia as they purpose of the invasion was were afraid that Saddam to depose Panamanian Hussain would invade Leader, Manuel Noriega. He Saudi Arabia which was was accused of drug the largest producer of trafficking from Panama to oil. This operation was the United States. called the Operation desert Storm. • Nelson Mandela was released from Drake stein • Yemen Unification – In Correctional Centre or Victor 1990 both North and Vester Prison outside Cape South Yemen are unified Town, South Africa after 27 to create the Republic of years as a political prisoner. Yemen. North Yemen was He was sentenced to prison the part of Ottoman on June 12, 1964 and was Empire until 1918 and released on February 11, South Yemen was a part 1990. of the British Empire until 1967. • George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a • German Unification treaty to end chemical Treaty- East and West weapon production. This Germany united after treaty also called for the more than 40 years of destruction of 80% of the division. chemical weapons that both countries had.

Economy • The retail price for a gallon of gas averaged $1.34. • The cost of a first-class stamp was 25 cents. • The average household income was $28,960.00, and the average cost of a new house was $123,000.00. • The average monthly rent was $465.00. • The U.S. GDP was $5,743.80 billion. • Federal spending was $1,252.52 billion. • The federal debt was $3,206.6 billion. • Unemployment averaged 5.6% and the rate of inflation was 5.39%.

Movies • Dances with Wolves – This movie was released in 1990 and was the adaptation of a book called “Dances with Wolves” by Michael Blake. The film was a box-office hit, grossing $424.2 million worldwide, making it the fourth-highest grossing film of 1990, and is the highest-grossing film for Orion Pictures. The film was nominated for 12 Academy Awards at the 63rd Academy Awards and won seven. • Home Alone – It is a 1990 American comedy film. Home Alone grossed $476.7 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing live-action comedy until the release of. It was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Home Alone is considered as one of the best Christmas films. • Ghost – It is a romantic fantasy thriller film which was released on July 13, 1990. it crossed $505 million worldwide. Ghost earned five nominations at the 63rd Academy Awards • Misery – It is a physiological thriller film based on Stephen King’s novel. It is about an obsessive fan who holds an author captive and forces him write a story. Bates the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 63rd Academy Awards for her performance in this film. It is the only Stephen King’s novel to win an Oscar. • Goodfellas – It is a biographical crime film. It is a film adaptation of the 1985 nonfiction book Wiseguy by Pileggi. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards. The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Technology • Hubble Space Telescope launched in low earth orbit in April 1990. It was the largest and most versatile telescope launched, vital tool or research. The mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The sophisticated space telescope was carried on the Space Shuttle Discovery and deployed by the five- person crew who also filmed the process using IMAX cameras. • Microsoft Releases Windows 3.0. It features a new graphical user interface (GUI) where applications are represented as clickable icons, as opposed to the list of file names seen in its predecessors. • NASA launches Ulysses Probe – It was a joint effort between ESA and NASA. • Depletion of the Ozone Layer is discovered above the North Pole • First World Wide Web – developed by Tim Berners-Lee for the NeXT Computer. Berners-Lee’s proposal outlined a plan for a system that would use hypertext, web pages, browsers, and web servers to share documents across the internet. Berners-Lee had first proposed his idea to colleagues at CERN in Switzerland who then worked with him to develop the system for about two years until it became functional.

Tv Shows • Cheers (Season 9) - Though it experienced early low ratings, the show became a part of mainstream culture. The sitcom is set in a Boston bar originally owned by Sam Malone, a retired baseball pitcher. • Wings – This television is about two Brothers: Brian and Joe Hackett who attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various friends and employees. • Mr. Bean – Began on January 1, 1990. Revolves around the life of a childlike boy, Mr. Bean who finds unusual ways to solve his everyday life problems. The first episode won the Golden Rose prize, and it has been sold in 245 territories worldwide. • Law and Order - Premiered on September 13, 1990. Follows a crime (usually a murder), usually adapted from current headlines, from two separate points, the police investigation and the prosecution in court.

Literature • The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan – published January 15, 1990. First book of the fantasy series The Wheel of Time. This books tells the story of a mysterious nineteen-year-old boy Rand’ al Thor. • The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan – Published November 15, 1990. Second book of the fantasy series The Wheel of Time. Based on a quest to retrieve the Horn of Valera. • Four Past Midnight by Stephen King – Published August 1990. It is a heart-stopping horror novel. Second book of the series, first was Different Seasons. • Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman – It is a horror comedy about the birth of the son of Satan and the coming of the end times.

Music • Vogue (Madonna) – March 27, 1990 • Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinead O’ Connor ) – January 8, 1990 • Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe) – February 24, 1990 • Groove is in the Heart (Dee-Lite) – August 1990 • I’ve Been thinking about you (London beat) – September 24, 1990

Sports 1.World Series Champions: Cincinnati Reds 2.Super Bowl XIV Champions: San Francisco 49ers 3.NBA Champions: Detroit Pistons 4.U.S. Open Golf: Hale Irwin 5.U.S. Tennis (Men/Women): Pete Sampras/Gabriela Sabatini 6.Wimbledon (Men/Women): Stefan Edberg/Martina Navratilova 7.NCAA Football Champions: Colorado & Georgia Tech 8.NCAA Basketball Champions: UNLV 9.FIFA World Cup (soccer): West Germany

Additional Events • The Simpsons became America’s favorite animated comedy show • Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for easing tensions of the cold war reforming his nation. • President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law • In November, Mary Robinson was elected the first female president of Ireland. • Home Alone was the most popular film, Jurassic Park was the best-selling book, and Cheers (NBC) was the top TV show • Margaret Thatcher resigned as British prime minister

Person of the Year • Person of the year goes to George H.W. Bush for his efficient ways of dealing with foreign and domestic policies. After Iraq invaded Kuwait, George Bush convinced the president of Saudi Arabia to increase the United States troops so that they can protect Saudi Arabia from Iraq’s invasion. George Bush forced Iraq’s army out of Kuwait without directly involving in a war that could have caused a high number of causalities. He signed a treaty with Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Union’s president to halt the production of nuclear weapons. Even though in his election campaign, George Bush said that he will not raise taxes, he did but it for the sake of United States economy as the national debt was tripled.

Picture of the Year • This picture was taken when the United States and the Soviet Union signed a treaty to halt the production of chemical weapons and restore peace. The relations of United States and the Soviet Union were improving after the fall of communism and both nations were helping to restore world’s peace. • Easing cold war tensions between both nations

Symbol of the Year • In the year 1990, there were many technological advancements, the main being the development of the World Wide Web (WWW) which was created by Tim Berners Lee. This was significant as now the internet was open to public, and it became much easier to access information and share it. • NASA also launched the Hubble Space telescope; it was the largest and most versatile tool for research. • Also, in the 1990, Microsoft releases Windows 3.0, which had new graphical user interface as now the applications were available as clickable icons rather than as a list of file names.

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