Facts from 1990 (I left out all the boring sports stuff) The Hotties and Fashion Icons: Elle Macpherson The Heartthrob(s): The Quote Ive fallen and I cant get up - Mrs. Fletcher in a Lifecall commercial I do not like broccoli. I havent liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And Im the President of the United States, and Im not going to eat any more broccoli. _ George H.W. Bush Time Magazines Man of the Year George H. W. Bush Miss America: Debbye Tucker (Columbia, MO) Miss USA: Carole Gist (Michigan) The Scandals: Rocker Chuck Berry was accused and sued by several women who claimed that he had installed a video camera in the ladies bathrooms at two of his St. Louis restaurants. Rob and Fabrice, better known as Milli Vanilli, have to return their Best New Artist Grammy because they didnt sing on their hit album. Airplane Celebrity Death: Stevie Ray Vaughan Pneumonia Celebrity Death: Jim Henson Nerd News: World Wide Web/Internet protocol (HTTP) and WWW language (HTML) created by Tim Berners-Lee. Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1990: $700,000 The Habit: The cool people were watching Twin Peaks on ABC, everybody was watching Macauley Culkin in Home Alone. The really, really cool people were wearing parachute pants, just like M.C. Hammer. Cant touch that. 1st appearances & 1990s Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents: Batman action figures, Bob Mackie Barbie, Madeline Ragdoll, Tribond Game, Power Drencher water gun, Taboo Best Film Oscar Winner: Dances With Wolves The Big Movies: (according to Boxofficemojo) 1. Home Alone 2. Ghost 3. Dances With Wolves 4. Pretty Woman 5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 6. The Hunt For Red October 7. Total Recall 8. Die Hard 2: Die Harder 9. Dick Tracy 10. Kindergarten Cop 1990 Most Popular TV shows: 1. Cheers (NBC) 2. 60 Minutes (CBS) 3. Roseanne (ABC) 4. A Different World (NBC) 5. The Cosby Show (NBC) 6. Murphy Brown (CBS) 7. Empty Nest (NBC) 8. Americas Funniest Home Videos (ABC) 9. The Golden Girls (NBC) 10. Designing Women (CBS) 1990 Billboard Number One Songs December 23, 1989 - January 13, 1990: Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins January 20 - February 9: How Am I Supposed To Live Without You - Michael Bolton February 10 - March 2: Opposites Attract - Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair March 3 - March 23: Escapade - Janet Jackson March 24 - April 6: Black Velvet - Alannah Myles April 7 - April 13: Love Will Lead You Back - Taylor Dayne April 14 - April 20: Ill Be Your Everything - Tommy Page April 21 - May 18: Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead OConnor May 19 - June 8: Vogue - Madonna June 9 - June 15: Hold On - Wilson Phillips June 16 - June 29: It Must Have Been Love - Roxette June 30 - July 21: Step by Step - New Kids on the Block July 21 - August 3: She Aint Worth It - Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown August 4 - August 31: Vision of Love - Mariah Carey September 1 - September 7: If Wishes Came True - Sweet Sensation September 8 - September 14: Blaze of Glory - Jon Bon Jovi September 15 - September 29: Release Me - Wilson Phillips September 29 - October 5: (I Cant Live Without Your) Love & Affection - Nelson October 6 - October 12: Close to You - Maxi Priest October 13 - October 19: Praying for Time - George Michael October 20 - October 26: I Dont Have the Heart - James Ingram October 27 - November 2: Black Cat - Janet Jackson November 3 - November 9: Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice November 10 - November 30: Love Takes Time - Mariah Carey December 1 - December 7: Im Your Baby Tonight - Whitney Houston December 8, 1990 - January 4, 1991: Because I Love You (The Postman Song) - Stevie B
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