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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in May 1990.
The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on May 1990: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of May 1990?


Events

  • 01 May 1990 Prelude to a Kiss opens at Helen Hayes Theater, New York City
  • 02 May 1990 Some Americans Abroad opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 62 performances
  • 04 May 1990 Angela Bowie reveals that ex husband David slept with Mick Jagger
  • 05 May 1990 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Chris Warren.
  • 06 May 1990 Tom Cruise is ticketed for careless operation of a vehicle in SC
  • 08 May 1990 Cuyahoga County voters approve sin tax to build Cleveland Gateway.
  • 09 May 1990 New York Newsday reporter Jimmy Breslin suspended for a racial slur
  • 10 May 1990 Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella
  • 11 May 1990 New York Yankees trade Dave Winfield to California Angels for Mike Witt.
  • 12 May 1990 3rd time Saturday Night Live uses time delay
  • 13 May 1990 Change in the Heir closes at Edison Theater NYC after 16 performances
  • 14 May 1990 Dow Jones Average hits a record 2,821.53
  • 15 May 1990 Cemetery Club opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 56 performances
  • 16 May 1990 Juventus wins 19th UEFA Cup in Avellino.
  • 17 May 1990 Dow Jones Average hits a record 2,831.71
  • 18 May 1990 Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant
  • 19 May 1990 General Elvis, TV Drama last airs on ABC
  • 20 May 1990 Truly Blessed closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 33 performances
  • 21 May 1990 Dow Jones Average hits a record 2,844.68
  • 22 May 1990 Andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times
  • 23 May 1990 Dow Jones Average hits a record 2,856.26
  • 24 May 1990 Andre Dawson receives a record 5 intentional walks in a game
  • 27 May 1990 74th Indianapolis 500 runs; Arie Luyendyk wins with an average speed of 185.981 mph.
  • 28 May 1990 Dave Thomas Comedy Show, debuts on CBS-TV
  • 29 May 1990 An earthquake hit Peru, killing 56
  • 30 May 1990 135 die in a (6.4) earthquake in Peru
  • 31 May 1990 Seinfeld starring Jerry Seinfeld, debuts on NBC as Seinfeld Chronicles

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in May 1990?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Nothing Compares 2 Uyoutube
  2. - Vogueyoutube
  3. - I Wanna Be Rich
  4. - All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You
  5. - How Can We Be Lovers

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Killer
  2. - World In Motion
  3. - Better The Devil You Know
  4. - Vogueyoutube
  5. - Sacrifice / Healing Hands

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

Release year: 1990

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F. Wilson

Country: United States of America

King of New York

King of New York

Release year: 1990

Directed by: Abel Ferrara

Starring: Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Victor Argo

Country: United States of America

The Witches

The Witches

Release year: 1990

Directed by: Nicolas Roeg

Starring: Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Rowan Atkinson

Country: United States of America

Bird on a Wire

Bird on a Wire

Release year: 1990

Directed by: John Badham

Starring: Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke

Country: United States of America

The Main Event

The Main Event

Release year: 1990

Directed by: Howard Zieff

Starring: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Sand, Whitman Mayo

Books

Which were the most popular books released in May 1990?
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Means Of Ascent by Robert A. Caro

Means Of Ascent

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Robert A. Caro continues to live the life of Lyndon Johnson. It began with The Path to Power, which was also a National Book Critics Circle Award winner.

An Inconvenient Woman by Dominick  Dunne

An Inconvenient Woman

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Jules Mendelson has a lot of wealth. Astronomically, so. His wife, he leads a high-society, charity-giving, art-filled life.

Barbarians At The Gate by Bryan  Burrough and John Helyar

Barbarians At The Gate

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"One of the most compelling and powerful accounts of what happened in corporate America and Wall Street during the 1980's ."--New York Times Book ReviewA #1 New York Times bestseller, and perhaps the best.

Family Pictures by Sue Miller

Family Pictures

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This is a masterful, engaging novel about the life of a large family that is deeply bound by the stranger in their midstst -- an autistic child

The Bad Place by Dean R. Koontz

The Bad Place

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The Bad Place