1000 Facts of the 1990s

Four volume set published by Newmedia

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1990 61. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER was the year’s No 1 box-office draw card. 62. JIMMY BARNES’ fifth solo album Two Fires made No 1 on the national album charts. (Each of his previous four solo albums all reached No 1 in Australia.) 63. NICOLE KIDMAN and TOM CRUISE married on December 24. 64. GERMANY became a united nation for the first time since the end of World War II. 65. NICKY BUCKLEY joined Sale of the Century as a model. She took over the role as co-host in 1993. 66. JOHN LONGMIRE (North Melbourne) topped the A.F.L. goalkicking list with 98 goals. 67. HOLDEN COMMODORE was the top selling car in Australia. 68. DR GEOFFREY EDELSTEN, former Sydney Swans owner, was jailed for a year for his dealings with a contract killer. 69. RECESSION in Australia became official when Treasurer Paul Keating announced it was a recession "the country had to have." 70. NELSON MANDELA, ANC leader, was released from prison after 27 years behind bars. 71. JIM BOLGER became Prime Minister of New Zealand when he led the National Party to victory. 72. KINGSTON RULE, ridden by Darren Beadman, won the Melbourne Cup. 73. IRAQ invaded KUWAIT. 74. KERRY PACKER regained control of the Channel 9 Network. 75. KATHY BATES won the 1990 Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Misery. 76. MIKHAIL GORBACHEV won the Nobel Peace Prize. 77. JOHN MAJOR became the Prime Minister of Britain. 78. INXS debuted at No 1 in the local album charts with the album X - their 4th successive album to make No 1 in Australia. 79. SEINFELD began on US television. 80. MARIAH CAREY won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist (1990).

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