| Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Hold On" by Wilson Phillips
In the UK:
"World In Motion" by Englandneworder
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Scott Turow
(TIME Cover: June the 11th, 1990)
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Famous people born on the 12th of June: |
1107 - Emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187)
1659 - Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719)
1908 - Marina Semenova, Russian ballerina
1915 - David Rockefeller, American banker
1924 - George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
1929 - Anne Frank, German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (d. 1945)
1952 - Pete Farndon, English bassist (The Pretenders) (d. 1983)
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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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