At A Glance

14 June 1989 at a glance

Day of the week
14 June 1989 was a Wednesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler.
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 14 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 June 1989 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 June 1989 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 14 June

  • 1966 The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
  • 1967 Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.
  • 1982 Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces ending the war.
  • 1985 Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls.
  • 2002 Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

Famous people born on June 14

  • Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality, 45th and 47th President of the United States (born 1946)
  • Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1961)
  • Steffi Graf, German tennis player (born 1969)
  • Will Patton, American actor (born 1954)

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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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