August 12, 1989
A Big Mac cost $1.95 that summer of 1989, and the Dow Jones sat at 2,753 — just weeks after President Bush called for a Mars mission and a permanent Moon base, signaling that American ambitions in space were far from finished. On movie screens, "Lethal Weapon 2" was pulling in crowds as the summer's top box office draw, while on the radio, Simply Red's "If You Don't Know Me By Now" held the number one spot. That June, Japan launched the world's first high-definition television test broadcasts, a demonstration of analogue HDTV that pointed toward a fundamental change in how people would eventually watch the world around them.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — August 12, 1989
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 12, 1989
U.S. Presses P.L.O. On Israel'S Plan To Hold Elections
Rise Of A Law Firm Headed By Senator D'Amato'S Brother
Israel Tends To Quake Victims, And Soviet Ties
Hostage Situation Straining Washington'S Ties To Israel
World Events — August 1989
Time Person of the Year — 1989
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 12, 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 — August 12, 1989
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 12, 1989
On the field
Sports Champions — August 12, 1989
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