| Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"If Wishes Came True" by Sweet Sensation
In the UK:
"Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" by Bombalurina
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: War in the Gulf?
(TIME Cover: August the 27th, 1990)
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Famous people born on the 1st of September: |
1651 - Nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia (d. 1694)
1734 - Joseph Wright of Derby, English painter (d. 1797)
1887 - Blaise Cendrars, Swiss writer (d. 1961)
1922 - Vittorio Gassman, Italian actor (d. 2000)
1946 - Barry Gibb, English singer (Bee Gees)
1957 - Gloria Estefan, Cuban singer
1968 - Mohammed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (d. 2001)
1973 - J. D. Fortune, Canadian singer (INXS)
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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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