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WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE - BILLY JOEL - 1989

NEWS

• Exxon Valdez struck a reef spilling millions of gallons of oil into Prince William Sound.

• Oliver North Is Convicted In Iran "Contra" Affair.

• Serial killer Ted Bundy was put to death.

• George H.W. Bush became the 41st President.

• Hundreds Die In Tiananmem Square As Troops Open Fire On Demonstrators.

 

FADS and ENTERTAINMENT

• TV: “The Seinfeld Chronicles”, Baywatch”, “Saved by the Bell”, “Family Matters”

• Nintendo introduces us to “Game Boy”

• MOVIES: “Batman” “Twins” & “Driving Miss Daisy” were on the big screen.

• Nolan Ryan sets a record with his 5,000 strike out at age 42 

 

DEAD

• Lucille Ball: August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989 She posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom

• Gilda Radner: June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989 part of the original cast of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, for which she won an Emmy Award. She posthumously won a Grammy for "Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Recording" in 1990.

 

#1@1

• Billy Joel had a strong interest in history and at one time wanted to be a history teacher.

• Unlike most of Joel's songs, the lyrics were written before the melody, owing to the somewhat unusual style of the song.

• It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

• Billy Joel is naming names and it put him in the #1 spot in December 1989 with “We Didn’t Start the Fire”



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