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May 24th, 1990...

Today is Thursday !

 
 
 Number-one song in the charts today


In the USA:

"Vogue"
by Madonna

In the UK:
"Killer"
by Adamski
 TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: John Sununu

(TIME Cover: May the 21st, 1990)

 Famous people born on the 24th of May:

15 BC - Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commander (d. 19)
1686 - Gabriel Fahrenheit, German physicist and engineer (d. 1736)
1743 - Jean-Paul Marat, French revolutionary (d. 1793)
1819 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1901)
1941 - Bob Dylan, American singer and songwriter
1945 - Priscilla Presley, American actress
1969 - Rich Robinson, American musician (Black Crowes)
1995 - Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein

 The Nobel Peace Prize 1990


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


 Average price of a dozen eggs in 1990 (USA)



$1.00
     
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)

Designed in 1990

The The juicy Salif
by Philippe Starck

Rolling Stone Magazine cover



Bonnie Raitt / Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 577, May 3, 1990

 

 
 
 
     

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