April 1, 1989
Gas cost $1.02 a gallon in the spring of 1989, and the Dow Jones stood at 2,753 — the Bush administration was actively pressing both Israel and the P.L.O. toward a peace framework in the Middle East. On the cultural front, "The Cosby Show" remained the top-rated program on American television, while Tom Clancy's "Clear and Present Danger" held the number one spot on the fiction bestseller list. The Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to claim the NBA championship that June, the same spring that a British scientist named Tim Berners-Lee submitted a proposal document at CERN that would become the foundational blueprint for the World Wide Web.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — April 1, 1989
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 1, 1989
Emigres, Moving With Skill, Give U.S. Chess A Soviet Cast
Bush Urges Israel To End Occupation Of Arab Territory
Vietnam Promises Troops Will Leave Cambodia By Fall
World Events — April 1989
Time Person of the Year — 1989
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 1, 1989
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1988–89 Season
Emmy Winners — 1989
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — April 1, 1989
Ebert 4-Star Films — April 1, 1989
On the field
Sports Champions — April 1, 1989
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