October 20, 1990
That fall of 1990, gas ran $1.16 a gallon and Bush was in the White House — the U.S. had hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Saudi Arabia as the standoff with Iraq over Kuwait held the attention of the entire country. On television, "Cheers" was the Emmy-winning comedy Americans were tuning into each week, and on the radio George Michael's "Praying For Time" was sitting at number one. The Cincinnati Reds swept the favored Oakland Athletics to win the World Series that October, and just weeks earlier the United Nations World Summit for Children had brought more than 70 heads of state to New York City in what was the largest gathering of world leaders in history to that point.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — October 20, 1990
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 20, 1990
Crisis Impelling The Saudis To Debate War And Allies
Will Familiarity Breed Voters' Contempt?
An Electronic War
White House And Congress On Verge Of Tax Deal
Foes Sharpen Tools Of Electronic War In Persian Gulf
World Events — October 1990
Time Person of the Year — 1990
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 20, 1990
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1990–91 Season
Emmy Winners — 1990
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — October 20, 1990
Ebert 4-Star Films — October 20, 1990
On the field
Sports Champions — October 20, 1990
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