At A Glance

10 June 1990 at a glance

Day of the week
10 June 1990 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Hold On” by Wilson Phillips.
Top Film of 1990
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1990 was Ghost.
Bestselling Novel of 1990
“The Plains of Passage” by Jean M. Auel was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1990.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Cheers” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1990–91 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 June 1990 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 June 1990 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 10 June

  • 1982 Lebanon War: The Syrian Arab Army defeats the Israeli Defense Forces in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub.
  • 1987 June Democratic Struggle: The June Democratic Struggle starts in South Korea, and people protest against the government.
  • 1994 China conducts a nuclear test for DF-31 warhead at Area C (Beishan), Lop Nur, its prominence being due to the Cox Report.
  • 1996 Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin.
  • 1999 Kosovo War: NATO suspends its airstrikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.

Famous people born on June 10

  • Kate Upton, American model and actress (born 1992)
  • Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of the United Kingdom, Prince of Greece and Denmark, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II (1921–2021)
  • Judy Garland, American actress and singer (1922–1969)
  • Elizabeth Hurley, English model, actress, and producer (born 1965)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1990 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1990 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 10 – Time Warner is formed from the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc.
  • February 14 – The Pale Blue Dot picture is sent back from the Voyager 1 probe after completing its primary mission; it was about 6 billion km (3.7 billion miles) from Earth.
  • March 26 – The 62nd Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with Bruce Beresford's Driving Miss Daisy winning four awards out of nine nominations, including Best Picture.

Life in the US in 1990

President

George H. W. Bush

Gas (per gallon)

$1.16

Loaf of Bread

$0.78

Average House

$122,900

Weekly Wage

$409

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Famous Faces Born in the 1990s

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