1989 Time Capsule

In 1989 our community buried a time capsule that was to be exhumed this past week.  It was discovered that the capsule itself had been crushed several years ago.  I had been speculating as to what it would contain and now I will never know.  Oh wait I was alive in 1989 I can totally tell you what was going on in 1989.  So here is the blog version of Time Capsule 1989:

Politics:
President George Bush Sr succeeds Ronald Reagan as the 41st President of the United States




Russians pull out of Afghanistan, ending nine years of occupation







Ayatollah Khomeini in power in Iran

Exxon Valdez oil spill near Alaska

What we call "Russia" was then known as the "Union of Soviet Socialist Republic" containing Russia, Tajik, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Georgia, Uzbek, Kirghiz, Kazakh, Moldova, Armenia, Turkmen, Belarus, and Azerbaijan

In China students protest against the government by rioting in Tiananmen  Square, resulting in a massacre on June 4.

Hurricane Hugo in the Caribbean

Television:
Dr Who finale in Britain
Seinfeld premiers
Simpsons premiers

Movies:

The Little Mermaid
Batman
Field of Dreams
When Harry Met Sally

Music:
"Faith" George Michael
"Need you Tonight" INXS
"Got My Mind Set On You" George Harrison



Economics:
Postage stamp .25
Gallon of Milk $2.41
Gallon of Gas $1.11

Toys:
Batman
Transformers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Game Boy