(Monday, June 5, 1989, at around noon a.m. CDT; after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests) — One day after the Tiananmen Square Massacre, an unknown Chinese protestor, “Tank Man,” stood in front of a column of military tanks today on Chang’an Avenue in Beijing, temporarily halting them, an incident which achieves iconic status internationally through images taken by Western photographers. Continue reading ‘Tank Man’ temporarily halts Chinese tank column near Tiananmen Square 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1989)
Category Archives: 1980s
Scores of people killed as Chinese troops crush pro-democracy protests 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 4 1989)
Video: 'Archive: Chinese troops fire on protesters in Tiananmen Square - BBC News'
(Sunday, June 4, 1989, 4:35 a.m. CDT; during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests) — In what became known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, tens of thousands of Chinese troops retook Tiananmen Square in Beijing early this morning from pro-democracy protesters, killing scores of students and workers and wounding hundreds more as they fired sub-machine guns at crowds of people who tried to resist. Continue reading Scores of people killed as Chinese troops crush pro-democracy protests 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 4 1989)
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‘Rock On’ by Michael Damian peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1989)
(Saturday, June 3, 1989) — “Rock On” by Michael Damian peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Rock On’ by Michael Damian peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1989)
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‘Everlasting Love’ by Howard Jones peaks at #12 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1989)
(Saturday, June 23, 1989) — “Everlasting Love” by Howard Jones peaked at #12 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Everlasting Love’ by Howard Jones peaks at #12 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1989)
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‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ opens in New York 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1989)
Video: 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' trailer
(Wednesday, May 24, 1989, 11:00 a.m. EDT) — Indiana searches for his father, a Holy Grail scholar, who has been kidnapped by Nazis in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, an American action-adventure film that opened this morning at the Gemini Twin theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ opens in New York 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1989)
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‘Forever Your Girl’ by Paula Abdul peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 1989)
(Saturday, May 20, 1989) — “Forever Your Girl” by Paula Abdul peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (May 20/27, 1989). Continue reading ‘Forever Your Girl’ by Paula Abdul peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 20 1989)
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‘I’ll Be There for You’ by Bon Jovi peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1989)
(Saturday, May 13, 1989) — “I’ll Be There for You” by Bon Jovi peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart one week. Continue reading ‘I’ll Be There for You’ by Bon Jovi peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1989)
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‘Now You’re in Heaven’ by Julian Lennon peaks at #93 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1989)
(Saturday, May 13, 1989) — “Now You’re in Heaven” by Julian Lennon peaked at #93 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart one week. Continue reading ‘Now You’re in Heaven’ by Julian Lennon peaks at #93 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1989)
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‘Like a Prayer’ by Madonna peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1989)
(Saturday, April 22, 1989) — “Like a Prayer” by Madonna peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Apr. 22/29, May 6, 1989). Continue reading ‘Like a Prayer’ by Madonna peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1989)
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Wall Street banker jogging through Central Park assaulted and raped 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1989)
Video: 'The nightmare of the Central Park Five'
(Wednesday, April 19, 1989, 9:00–10:00 p.m. EST; during the Central Park jogger case) — Trisha Meili, a 28-year-old Wall Street banker, was assaulted and raped tonight while jogging through Manhattan’s Central Park, leaving her in a coma for more than a week. Continue reading Wall Street banker jogging through Central Park assaulted and raped 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1989)
