Thursday January 18, 1990
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It was Thursday, under the sign of Capricorn (see planets position on January 18, 1990). The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Nacho and Shawna Howson.
In that special week of January people in US were listening to How Am I Supposed To Live Without You by Michael Bolton.
In UK Hangin' Tough by New Kids On The Block was in the top 5 hits.
Love at Large, directed by Alan Rudolph, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1990
while All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Hotel Paradies.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Bigfoot or Conflict: Middle East Political Simulator.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Winnie The Pooh Day (In observance of the birthday of Alan Alexander Milne, 1882.)
- Christian ecumenism - Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins
Famous Birthdays:
- Shawna Howson: YouTube Star.
- Nacho : Spanish footballer.
- Hayle Ibrahimov: Ethiopian-Azerbaijani runner.
- Brett Lawrie: Canadian baseball player.
- Alex Pietrangelo: Canadian ice hockey player.
Famous Deaths:
- Melanie Appleby: rocker (Mel and Kim), dies of liver cancer at age 23.
- Rusty Hamer: American actor and singer (d. 1990).
Facts:
- Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting.
- South Africa says it is reconsidering ban on African National Congress.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in January 1990?
- LIFE: Year In Pictures
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Antarctica -- Jan. 15, 1990
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9207
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1990
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of January 1990 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Michael Bolton - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You
- Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam
- Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise
- Jody Watley - Everything
- Rod Stewart - Downtown Train
- Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
- Lou Gramm - Just Between You And Me
- Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
- Seduction - Two To Make It Right
- Tesla - Love Song
Top #10 R&B songs
- I'll Be Good To You - Quincy Jones Featuring Ray Charles & Chaka Khan
- Regina Belle - Make It Like It Was
- By All Means - Let's Get It On
- Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly - Silky Soul
- Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
- Skyy - Real Love
- All Nite - Entouch Featuring Keith Sweat
- Sybil - Walk On By
- Serious Hold On Me - The O'Jays
- Calloway - I Wanna Be Rich
Top #10 Latin songs
- Como Fui A Enamorarme De Ti - Los Bukis
- La Cima Del Cielo - Ricardo Montaner
- Gipsy Kings - Vamos A Bailar
- Isabel Pantoja - Se Me Enamora El Alma
- Emmanuel - La Chica De Humo
- Kaoma - Lambada
- Lambada-Llorando Se Fue - Teresa Guerra
- Si Me Vas A Olvidar - Roberto Carlos
- El Que Mas Te Ha Querido - Dyango
- Daniela Romo - Quiero Amanecer Con Alguien
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
Twenty-five years ago, Robert Fulghum published a simple credo—a credo that became the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.
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Tracy Kidder -- the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of a New Machine and the extraordinary national bestseller House -- spent nine months in Mrs.
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Alpha Waves

Conflict: Middle East Political Simulator

Bigfoot
Atomic Punk
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