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15 July 1989 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 July 1989 was a Saturday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “If You Don't Know Me by Now” by Simply Red.
- 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 15 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 July 1989 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 July 1989 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 15 July
- 1975 Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets.
- 1979 U.S. president Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
- 1983 Nintendo and Sega enter the console market with the respective releases of the Famicom and SG-1000 in Japan.
- 2002 "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.
- 2003 AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
Famous people born on July 15
- Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1946)
- Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1956)
- Diane Kruger, German actress and model (born 1976)
- Brian Austin Green, American actor (born 1973)
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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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