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Barney The Dinosaur's 1 st video “The Backyard Show” was released in Britain in this year. Hurricane Gilbert hit Jamaica in this year causing absolute devastation and causing up to £5 Million Pounds worth of damage. Ayrton Senna clinched his first world championship title beating his rival Alain Prost into second place. The Netherlands became the second country in the world to get connected to the Internet. |
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The first ever World Wrestling Entertainment Summer Slam event took place in this year starring the likes of Hulk Hogan, Macho Man-Randy Savage and Andre The Giant. (It Was Then Know As The WWF!!) The singer Roy Orbison died in this year aged 52. Celine Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland and Scott Fitzgerald came in second place with the song “Go” for the United Kingdom. BBC Presenters Sarah Greene and Mike Smith were both seriously injured in a helicopter crash in Gloucestershire. |
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In The US in the Presidential Election George Herbert Walker Bush was elected over Michael Dukakis. Comic Relief Red Nose Day Fundraiser was shown for the first time on the BBC, and Red Noses were being sold all around the country. Two trains crashed at Clapham Junction In South London killing 35 people, British Rail said it was because of signal failure. Some TV shows that debuted in this year were The Wonder Years, Red Dwarf, Roseanne and the Australian soap Home & Away. |
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The Winter Olympics opened in Calgary, Alberta in Canada in this year. The Pier Alpha Drilling Platform in the North Sea was destroyed by an explosion & fire killing 165 oil Workers. Pan Am flight 103 was blown up by Libyan terrorists over Lockerbie in Scotland killing 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground. This song was at number one in this year for 5 weeks in this year Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky. |
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The Netherlands defeated the Soviet Union in the European Cup Football Finals in this year. Queen Elizabeth strips jockey Lester Piggott of his OBE after he was caught and sent to jail for tax irregularities. Films that came out in this year were Rain Man with Dustin Hoffman, Coming To America with Eddie Murphy, Big starring Tom Hanks and also the first Die Hard Film starring Bruce Willis. The Year Is Of Course:- |
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In Estonia In This Year 300 000 People Demonstrated For Independence. A Cyclone Hit Bangladesh The Worst One For Years Which Left Millions Homeless And Thousands Dead. Edwina Curry Caused Outrage In this Year By Saying Most Of Britain's Egg Production Is Infected With The Salmonella Bacteria. The First Ever Red Nose Day Was Launched In this Year. |
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BBC TV Presenters Mike Smith And Sarah Greene Were Seriously Injured In A Helicopter Crash In Gloucestershire. The Piper Alpha Drilling Platform In The North Sea Was Destroyed By Explosions And Fire Killing 165 Oil Workers And 2 Rescue Mariners. There Was A Serious Train Crash At Clapham Junction Which Killed 35 People And Injured 132. Some People That Were Born In this Year Were Hayley Joel Osment, Rupert Grint The Actor Who Plays Ron Weasley In Harry Potter And Lacey Turner From Eastenders. |
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Lester Piggott Was Stripped f His OBE By The Queen After He Was Charged With Tax Evasion. In The Eurovision Song Contest The UK Came In Second Place Again!! With The Song “Go” By Scott Fitzgerald. It Was Beaten By A Song Performed By Celine Dion. Ben Johnson Was Stripped Of His Gold Medal After Testing Positive for Drugs. This Song Was At Number One For 5 Weeks In this Year - Yazz And The Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up |
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Aryton Senna Won His First World Formula One Championship After Winning The Race in Japan Starting In 16 th Place And He Managed To Pull it Back To Win. George H W Bush Was Elected US President Over Michael Dukakis. Pan AM Flight 103 Was Blown Up By Libyan Terrorists Over Lockerbie In Scotland Killing A Total Of 270 People. Some TV Shows That Debuted In This Year Were Red Dwarf, Count Duckula And The Wonder Years, And Some Shows That Were Cancelled In This Year Were Button Moon, Magnum PI And Cagney And Lacey . |
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The Summer Olympics Were Held In Seoul In South Korea In This Year. Prince Charles Narrowly Avoided Being Swept Up By An Avalanche In Switzerland Which Actual Killed A Close Friend Of The Royals. Some Films That Came Out In This Year Were Rainman, Big, Die Hard And Cocktail. The Year Is Of Course:- |