Neptune Ring System Imaging
Voyager 2 obtains the first detailed spacecraft images showing Neptune's system of dark rings.
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1989 in United States of America — Page 2
Explore 134 historical events and records for United States of America in 1989.
Historical records for United States of America in 1989
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August
Six New Neptunian Moons
Voyager 2 observations reveal six previously unknown moons in the inner Neptune system.
September
Oh Mercy
Releases Oh Mercy, produced by Daniel Lanois.
October
Bush Issues a National Security Directive to resume normal relations with Iraq
Bush Issues a National Security Directive to resume normal relations with Iraq
National Security Directive
Bush Issues a National Security Directive to resume normal relations with Iraq
Death of Bette Davis
Death of Bette Davis
Voyager 2 Wide-Angle Camera Shutdown
Voyager 2's wide-angle imaging camera is switched off after completion of its planetary photography.
Galileo Launch
NASA launches Galileo, the first mission designed to orbit Jupiter.
November
COBE
Mather leads COBE science as NASA launches the satellite to measure Big Bang relic radiation
COBE
Smoot leads the differential microwave radiometer team on the launched COBE mission
Al-Qaeda
Ali Mohamed, a former special forces Sergeant stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, left military service and moved to Santa Clara, California & traveled to Afghanistan and Pakistan and became "deeply involved with bin Ladens plans
December
Baker Plan
Presses Israel and Palestinians to consider elections and negotiations after the First Intifada.
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President of United States of America
United States invades Panama and removes the Noriega regime
Academy Award
The Accused earns Foster her first Academy Award for Best Actress.
Academy Award
Winner of the Acadremy Award for Best Director, "Born on the 4th of July"
Adams Ring Arcs
Porco helps analyse the dense arcs embedded in Neptune's outer Adams ring.
Award
Stevie Wonder is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Berlin Wall Collapse Coverage
The opening of the Berlin Wall transformed Europe's political order and became an international news landmark.
Binary Pulsar
Taylor reports precise orbital decay measurements matching general relativitys gravitational wave prediction
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff
Communion
Walken plays the leading role of Whitley Strieber in Communion, an autobiographical film written by Streiber that was based on his claims that he and his family were subject to alien abductions
Communion
Walken plays the leading role of Whitley Strieber in Communion, an autobiographical film written by Streiber that was based on his claims that he and his family were subject to alien abductions
Conspiracy
Summers published an updated edition of Conspiracy, reviewing evidence and disputed leads that he argued undermined the lone-assassin explanation of Kennedy's death.
Cosmological Constant Problem
Weinberg reviews the enormous mismatch between simple quantum-vacuum estimates and the observed small cosmological constant, defining a central theoretical problem for dark energy.
Crimes and Misdemeanors Film
In 1989, Woody Allen made Crimes and Misdemeanors, a film intertwining infidelity, guilt and questions of morality.
Crossfire
Marrs published Crossfire, assembling witness testimony, documents and disputed evidence to argue that President Kennedy was killed as the result of a conspiracy.
Discovery of Cancer Genes
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology, discovers defective genes which cause cancer
Discovery of Despina
Voyager 2 images reveal Despina orbiting within Neptune's inner satellite system.
Discovery of Galatea
Voyager 2 images reveal Galatea, a small moon associated dynamically with Neptune's ring system.
Discovery of Naiad
Voyager 2 images reveal Naiad, one of Neptune's small inner moons.
Discovery of RNA
Altman & Cech Discover the catalytic properties of RNA
Discovery of RNA
Altman & Cech Discover the catalytic properties of RNA
Discovery of Thalassa
Voyager 2 observations reveal the small inner moon later named Thalassa.
Dismissal
Dismissed for obstructing Congress & destroying documents & taking bribes
Do the Right Thing
Writes and directs Do the Right Thing, depicting racial tension during a hot day in Brooklyn.
Driving Miss Daisy
Stars as chauffeur Hoke Colburn in Driving Miss Daisy.
Election
Appointed Adviser to the Bush administration on foreign policy and military issues
Emmy Award Murphy Brown Actress
Candice Bergen won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work as television reporter Murphy Brown.
Flashback
Stars in Flashback
For All Mankind
Releases a documentary built from Apollo mission film.
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