A Look Back At

Born in 1990

What Was Life Like in 1990?

Who Was in Charge?

President

George H. W. Bush

What Things Cost

Gas (per gallon)

$1.16

Loaf of Bread

$0.78

Average House

$122,900

Weekly Wage

$409

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.
  • April 20 – STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery.
  • August 2 – Gulf War: Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
  • September 10 – The comedy television sitcom series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air premieres on NBC.
  • November 16 – Walt Disney Feature Animation's 29th feature film, The Rescuers Down Under, is released.
  • December 25 – The Godfather Part III opens in theaters.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Troll Dolls
  • Super Soaker

Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 on 1 January 1990

Another Day in Paradise

Phil Collins