| Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" by Stevie B
In the UK:
"Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Margaret Thatcher
(TIME Cover: December the 3rd, 1990)
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Famous people born on the 28th of December: |
1164 - Emperor Rokujo of Japan (d. 1176)
1522 - Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)
1856 - Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1924)
1882 - Arthur Eddington, British astronomer and physicist (d. 1944)
1903 - John von Neumann, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. 1957)
1931 - Guy Debord, French writer and filmmaker (d. 1994)
1938 - Charles Neville, American musician (Neville Brothers)
1969 - Linus Torvalds, Finnish computer programmer
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1990 |
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Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
1931-
for his leading role in the peace process which today characterizes important parts of the international community
USSR
President of USSR
Photo: nobelprize.org
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| Average price of a dozen eggs in 1990 (USA) |
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$1.00 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1990 |
Dances With Wolves
directed by Kevin Costner
with Kevin Costner (Lieutenant Dunbar), Graham Greene (Kicking Bird) and Mary McDonnell (Stands With A Fist)
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Designed in 1990 |
The The juicy Salif
by Philippe Starck |
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