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Jan 7, 1989 - Emperor Hirohito of Japan died at age 87 after the longest reign in the history of Japan; he was succeeded by Crown Prince Akihito. Heisei. Jan 20, 1989 - George Bush was sworn in as the 41st president of the United States; Dan Quayle was sworn in as vice president. |
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March 12, 1989 - Some 2,500 veterans and supporters marched at the Art Institute of Chicago to demand that officials remove an American flag placed on the floor as part of a student's exhibit. March 24, 1989 - Exxon Valdex Oil Spill. March 26, 1989 - The first free elections took place in the Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin was elected. Voters in the Soviet Union filled 1,500 of more than 2,000 seats in the new Congress of People's Deputies, beginning embarrassing defeats for the Communist Party. |
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June 27, 1989 - President Bush, criticizing a Supreme Court decision upholding the right to desecrate the American flag as a form of political protest, called for a constitutional amendment to protect the Stars and Stripes. |
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Sept 9, 1989 - Chapel built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II at CAMP ATTERBURY has been refurbished, to be dedicated. Sept 21 - General Colin Powell was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
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Oct 12, 1989 - The House approved a statutory federal ban on desecration of the American flag. The Senate defeated the measure a week later. |
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Nov 9, 1989 - The Berlin Wall and the border to the Federal Republic of Germany are opened after 28 years. Tens of thousands of people from the GDR cross the borders into West Berlin. Several million travel to West Germany in the days that follow. |
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Dec 19, 1989 - The US invaded Panama and captured Manuel Noriega.
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