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11 September 1989 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 September 1989 was a Monday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Hangin' Tough” by New Kids on the Block.
- Top Film of 1989
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1989 was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
- Bestselling Novel of 1989
- “Clear and Present Danger” by Tom Clancy was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1989.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “The Cosby Show” (NBC) and “Roseanne” (ABC) were joint No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1989–90 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 September 1989 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 September 1989 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 11 September
- 1980 A new constitution of Chile is established under the influence of then Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, which is subject to controversy in Chile today.
- 1989 Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.
- 1995 The first game of the PCA World Chess Championship 1995, pitting incumbent champion Garry Kasparov against challenger Viswanathan Anand, takes place on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center's South Tower in New York City.
- 1997 NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
- 1997 After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
Famous people born on September 11
- Bashar al-Assad, Syrian politician, 21st President of Syria (born 1965)
- Maria Bartiromo, American financial journalist and television personality (born 1967)
- Taraji P. Henson, American actress and singer (born 1970)
- Amy Madigan, American actress (born 1950)
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Events of 1989 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1989 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 24 – Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Alaska's Prince William Sound the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of oil after running aground.
- March 29 – The 61st Academy Awards, the first since 1971 with no official host are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, with Barry Levinson's Rain Man winning four awards out of eight nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
- April 19 – Trisha Meili is attacked while jogging in New York City's Central Park; as her identity remains secret for years, she becomes known as the "Central Park Jogger."
Life in the US in 1989
President
George H. W. Bush
Gas (per gallon)
$1.00
Loaf of Bread
$0.73
Average House
$107,600
Weekly Wage
$390
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