Events That Happened in 1989

1989 Events

1989 Bill Gates founds Corbis
Corbis Corporation is an American company, based in Seattle, Washington, that sells and otherwise distributes photography and film footage and related rights. It has a collection of more ...
1989 Cacophony Releases "Go Off!"
Go Off! is the second and final album of the speed metal band Cacophony released in 1988 on Shrapnel Records.
1989 Corrosion of Conformity hire Pepper Keenan
Pepper Keenan joined Corrosion of Conformity in 1989. Corrosion of Conformity released their third album called Blind with Keenan on rhythm guitar. After Karl Agell and Phil Swisher left ...
1989 Dream Theater releases When Dream and Day Unite
Dream Theater signed their first record contract with Mechanic on June 23, 1988 and set out to record their debut album. The band recorded the album at Kajem Victory Studios in Gladwyne, ...
1989 Ford Probe is First Produced
The Ford Probe was a coupe produced by Ford, introduced in 1989 to replace the Ford EXP as the company's sport compact car. The Probe was fully based on the Mazda G-platform using unique ...
1989 Helloween Releases "Live in the UK"
Live In the UK is the first live album released by the band Helloween. It was released in some countries as Keepers Live. In the United States, it was released as I Want Out – Live withou...
1989 Ice Cube Leaves N.W.A, Goes Solo
Ice Cube left in late 1989 over royalty disputes; having written 45% of Straight Outta Compton himself, he felt he was not getting a fair share of the money and profits. He wasted little ...
1989 Mercedes-Benz R129 is First Produced
The Mercedes-Benz R129 automobiles were produced from 1989 through 2001. They were sold under the SL-Class model names. The R129 replaced the R107 SL-Class in 1989 and was in its turn rep...
1989 "Nashville Scene" Is Founded
Nashville Scene is an alternative newsweekly in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1989, became a part of Village Voice Media in 1999, and later joined the ranks of sixteen other pub...
1989 Nissan 180SX is First Produced
The Nissan 180SX was a hatchback coupe (though Nissan marketed it as a fastback in most of its markets) based on the S13 chassis from the Nissan S platform, and sold only in Japan (althou...
1989 Nissan 240SX is First Produced
The 240SX is a two-door compact car that was introduced to the North American market by Nissan in 1988 for the following model year. It replaced the outgoing 200SX (S12) model. All versio...
1989 Nissan Be-1 is First Produced
The Nissan Be-1 is a retro-styled automobile from Nissan Motors. The Be-1 was one of four fashionable spinoffs of the K10 Micra — the S-Cargo, Figaro and Pao being the other three. Like t...
1989 Nissan Largo is First Produced
Largo was the model name used for a Nissan passenger van built over 2 different platforms from 1989 to 1998 in Japan and other markets. Most were 7 or 8 seater coaches and competed with t...
1989 Nissan Pao is First Produced
The Nissan Pao, first announced at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 1987, is a retro-styled automobile from Nissan Motors. It was available as a three-door hatchback with or without a text...
1989 Nissan R89C is First Produced
The Nissan R89C was a Group C race car was developed by Nissan to participate in the World Sportscar Championship and All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, as well as the 1989 24 Hours...
1989 Nissan S-Cargo is First Produced
The Nissan S-Cargo is a small retro commercial van manufactured by Nissan. Its name was an amusing double entendre meaning both "Small Cargo" as well as "Escargot", the French word for sn...
1989 Nissan Z32 is First Produced
In 1989 Nissan replaced the Z31 chassis with the Z32. Production of the naturally aspirated versions began in the Spring, followed by the twin-turbo in the Fall. The new VG30DE engine cod...
1989 Nitro Releases "O.F.R."
O.F.R. (Out-Fucking-Rageous) is the 1989 debut album by American glam metal band Nitro. Two singles were released from the album: "Freight Train" and "Long Way From Home". The band became...
1989 N.W.A Releases Single "Express Yourself"
"Express Yourself" is a song recorded by American hip hop group N.W.A. The song, off their 1988 album Straight Outta Compton, samples Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band's...
1989 Osama bin Laden's First Opportunity to Use Al Queda
Osama bin Laden wanted to use Al Queda to try to overthrow the government of South Yemen. Prince Turki would not let bin Laden take this opportunity. Very soon after Prince Turki denied t...
1989 Pennywise releases the Wildcard EP
Wildcard is a self-released EP by Pennywise. It was originally released in 1989 as a 7" release and again in 1992, on the compilation album A Word from the Wise/Wildcard, along with the f...
1989 Pennywise releases their first recording A Word from the Wise
A Word from the Wise is a self-released EP by Pennywise. It was originally released in 1989 as a 7" release and again in 1992, on the compilation album A Word from the Wise/Wildcard, alon...
1989 Porsche 964 is First Produced
The Porsche 964 is the company's internal name for the version of the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1989 and 1994. It featured significant styling revisions over previou...
1989 Porsche Panamericana is First Produced
The Porsche Panamericana is an automobile produced by Porsche AG. It was designed by Dutchman Harm Lagaay (designer) and Ulrich Bez (technical director) to renew the design of the 911. La...
1989 Social Distortion signs to Epic Records
While the band still failed to break into the mainstream success at the time of its release, critical praise given to Prison Bound garnered attention from major labels, including Epic Rec...
1989 Star Trek: The Final Frontier
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is a 1989 film released by Paramount Pictures and the fifth feature film based on the Star Trek science fiction television series. The film was directed by...
1989 The Vandals release Peace thru Vandalism/When in Rome Do as the Vandals
Peace thru Vandalism/When in Rome Do as the Vandals is a compilation album by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals. It was originally released in 1989 by Restless Records (a...
1989 "Twinworld" Is Released
Twinworld (also spelled TwinWorld or Twin World) is a computer game, published by UBI Soft for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga and Atari ST computers in the late 19...
1989 Violent Femmes release 3
3 is the fourth album by Violent Femmes, released in early 1989. The songs on 3 are performed by the three members of the band playing only drums, bass and guitar, with only the addition ...
1989 World Wide Web
The World Wide Web, abbreviated as WWW and commonly known as the Web, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. With a web browser, one can view web pages ...
1989 Jan Robert Cray appears on the cover of Guitar World
Robert Cray brings his blues styling and blue Strat to the cover of Guitar World this month. Also peeking out at us through his shades is Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora.
1989 Jan 1 Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer Enters into Force
The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer (a protocol to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer) is an international treaty designed to protect...
1989 Jan 3 Senator Robert Byrd Becomes Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee
Byrd was the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee when the Democrats were in power from 1989 to January 6, 2009, when he stepped down because of concerns about his age and was ...
1989 Jan 8 MST3K Ep. K08 - "Gamera vs. Guiron"
An incomplete version of this episode had been circulating among the fans until 1998, when the next-to-last host segment and some of the movie commentary after it were finally found. M...
1989 Jan 9 Rush release A Show of Hands
A Show of Hands is a live album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1989. The band released a video of the same name, originally on VHS and laserdisc in 1989. A DVD version was releas...
1989 Jan 15 MST3K Ep. K09 - "Phase IV"
Movie Summary: Weird cosmological phenomena cause ants in Arizona to go on a rampage.
1989 Jan 20 George H.W. Bush is inaugurated as the 41st president of the United States
The 200th anniversary of the Presidency was observed as George Bush took the executive oath on the same Bible George Washington used in 1789. The ceremony occurred on a platform on the t...
1989 Jan 22 MST3K Ep. K10 - "Cosmic Princess"
Movie Summary: A re-edit of two Space: 1999 episodes, "The Metamorph" and "Space Warp". Moonbase Alpha encounters an evil scientist with phenomenal destructive powers and his shapeshif...
1989 Jan 22 Super Bowl XXIII - 49ers 20, Bengals 16
Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game played on January 22, 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion following the 1988 ...
1989 Jan 24 Dark Angel releases Leave Scars
Leave Scars is the third studio album released by thrash metal band, Dark Angel.
1989 Jan 24 Skid Row release self titled debut
Skid Row is the debut album from the American heavy metal band Skid Row, released on January 24, 1989. The album charted at #6 on The Billboard 200 and is certified 5x Platinum by the RIA...
1989 Jan 27 Clash At Demonhead Is Released
Clash at Demonhead (電撃ビックバン?, Dengeki Big Bang!) is a video game released by Vic Tokai for the Nintendo Entertainment System on January 27, 1989 in Japan and December 31, 1990 in North Am...
1989 Jan 29 MST3K Ep. K11 - "Humanoid Woman"
Movie Summary: Astronauts probing an abandoned spaceship find a female clone whose planet is threatened by pollution and a dictatorship.
1989 Jan 30 Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan release Dylan & the Dead
Dylan & the Dead is a collaborative live album by Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead, released in 1989 by Columbia Records. It consists of seven songs written and sung by Dylan, with the Dea...
1989 Jan 31 Warrant releases Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Warrant, released in 1989. The album was highly successful, spawning the hit singles "Heaven" (#...
1989 Feb Night Ranger appear on the cover of Guitar World
Night Ranger's Jeff Watson and Brad Gillis are featured this month, and although Night Ranger is not metal per se, Brad Gillis' hair earns this cover a "big hair" tag nonetheless. And hey...
1989 Feb 5 MST3K Ep. K12 - "Fugitive Alien"
Movie Summary: Starwolf Ken casts his lot with the Earthling crew of Bacchus 3.
1989 Feb 6 Boston University defeats Northeastern, 5-4
1989 Feb 6 Harvard defeats Boston College, 5-4
1989 Feb 8 The Azores Crash of 1989
An American charter jet carrying Italian vacationers to the Caribbean crashed into a fog-shrouded mountain in the Azores today while trying to land and all 144 people on board were believ...