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1990

Major Events · Sports · Music · Screen · Prizes

Nelson Mandela walked free after 27 years in prison as East and West Germany reunified and the Soviet bloc dissolved. Iraq invaded Kuwait in August, triggering a U.S.-led buildup, while Lithuania declared independence and Dances with Wolves won Best Picture.

A Year in Review
Best Picture
Dances With Wolves
Nobel · Literature
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World Series
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No. 1 Song
How Am I Suppose to Live Without You
Top TV
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Academy · Actor
Jeremy Irons

Major Events of 1990

11 events
Lithuania IndependentYeltsin President of Russian FederationGermany UnitedYugoslavia Brakes UpWalesa, Polish PresidentElections in MyanmarNelson Mandela FreedNambia FreeIraq Attacks Kurds in Northern IraqGulf War BeginsFree Elections in Nicuragua

Sports Highlights

Champions of 1990

Champions

NBADetriot Pistons vs.Portland Trailblazers Series: 4-1
NCAA FootballColorado & Georgia Tech Record: 11-1-1 & 11-0-1
Heisman TrophyTy Detmer, byu, QB points: 1,482
Stanley CupEdmonton Oilers vs. Boston Bruins Series: 4-1 Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos Score: 55-10

Top Music of 1990

The year on the charts

Top Songs

  1. How Am I Suppose to Live Without You Michael Bolton
  2. Opposites Attract Paula Abdul w/the Wild Pair
  3. Escapade Janet Jackson
  4. Black Velvet Alannah Myles
  5. Love Will Lead You Back Taylor Dayne
  6. I'll Be Your Everything Tommy Page
  7. Nothing Compares 2 U Sinead O' Connor
  8. Vogue Madonna
  9. Hold On Wilson Philips
  10. It Must Have Been Love Roxette

Screen & Television

At the box office & on the air

Top Movies

  1. Ghost
  2. Pretty Woman
  3. Home Alone '
  4. Die Hard 2
  5. Total Recall
  6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  7. Dick Tracy
  8. The Hunt For Red October
  9. Driving Miss Daisy
  10. Back to the Future, Part III

Academy Awards

Honoring 1990
Best Picture
Dances With Wolves
Best Director
Kevin Costner
Dances With Wolves
Best Actor
Jeremy Irons
Reversal of Fortune
Best Actress
Kathy Bates
Misery