George Herbert Walker Bush inaugurated as 41st US President (Jan. 20).
Ruptured tanker Exxon Valdez sends 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound (March 24).
Median Household Income: $28,906 per year
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.25
Salman Rushdie's novel Satanic Verses is published and sparks immediate controversy. Islamic militants put a price on his head.
Comedienne Lucille Ball dies at age 87.
Jaron Lanier coins the term virtual reality and produces the equipment to experience it.
Grammy Awards in 1989
Record of the Year: "Don't Worry Be Happy," Bobby McFerrin
Album of the Year: Faith, George Michael (Columbia/CBS)
Song of the Year: "Don't Worry Be Happy," Bobby McFerrin, songwriter
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