Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette
In the UK:
"World In Motion" by Englandneworder
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Child Warriors
(TIME Cover: June the 18th, 1990)
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Famous people born on the 18th of June: |
1517 - Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (d. 1593)
1757 - Ignaz Pleyel, Austrian composer and piano manufacturer (d. 1831)
1824 - Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1769)
1901 - Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicolaievna Romanova of Russia (d. 1918)
1918 - Ajahn Chah, Buddhist meditation master
1937 - John D. Rockefeller IV, U.S. Senator
1937 - Vitali Zholobov, cosmonaut
1942 - Paul McCartney, English singer and songwriter (The Beatles)
1952 - Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress
1961 - Alison Moyet, English pop singer
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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
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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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