Annual Years

1996 Annual History Facts The weather: A cyclone formed over Lake Huron with tropical characteristics, nicknamed ‘Hurricane Huron.’ The storm had a maximum speed of 73 mph. The Top Song was Don’t Speak by No Doubt The Big Movies included Independence Day, Twister, and Mission Impossible Price of Keebler Chips Deluxe cookies, 16 oz: $1.59 […]

1995 Annual History Facts Politics: While visiting Washington DC, Russian President Boris Yeltsin was found on Pennsylvania Avenue, drunk, in his underwear, and trying to hail a cab to find pizza. Religion/Politics: The Chinese government kidnapped a 6-year-old Tibetan boy called the Panchen Lama and replaced him with a Han Chinese “Fake Panchen”. The Panchen

1994 Annual History Facts Technology: The computer Zip Drive was introduced. In 2006, PCWorld rated the Zip disk/Zip drive the 15th worst technology product of all time AND the 23rd best technology product of all time. The Top Song was I’ll Make Love To You by Boyz II Men The Big Movies included Forrest Gump,

1993 Annual History Facts Politics: Apartheid finally ended in South Africa. The Top Song was Dreamlover by Mariah Carey The Big Movies included Jurassic Park, Mrs. Doubtfire and The Fugitive Price of Bayer Aspirin in 1993: $3.84/100 Sony (radio) Walkman: $29.98 The World Population was ~ 5,477,000,000 US Life Expectancy: Males: 72.2 years, Females: 78.8

1992 Annual History Facts Politics: The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the US Constitution prevents members of Congress from granting themselves pay raises during the current session. The amendment was originally proposed by James Madison in 1789. The Top Song was I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston The Big Movies included Aladdin, Home Alone 2:

1991 Annual History Facts Politics: The USSR dissolved, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned, and Boris Yeltsin took leadership in Russia. The Top Song was (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams The Big Movies included Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Beauty and the Beast The Silence of the

1990 Annual History Facts Politics: The Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush. The Top Song was Because I Love You (The Postman Song) by Stevie B The Big Movies included Home Alone, Ghost, and Dances with Wolves Price of a loaf of bread in 1990: 70 cents

1989 Annual History Facts Science: Sir Tim Berners-Lee created “hypertext markup language” (HTML) to make Web pages and the “Uniform Resource Locator” (URL) to identify where information is stored. It is the basis for our WWW. The Top Song was Another Day In Paradise by Phil Collins The Big Movies included Batman, Indiana Jones and

1988 Annual History Facts Politics: Rome and Carthage officially signed a peace treaty to end the 3rd Punic War. In 1985… Hostilities ended in 146 BC. The Top Song was Roll With It by Steve Winwood The Big Movies included Rain Man, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Coming To America Price of a postage stamp

1987 Annual History Facts Politics: R. Budd Dwyer, Treasurer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, shot and killed himself at a live press conference. The Top Song was Faith by George Michael The Big Movies included Three Men and a Baby, Fatal Attraction, and Beverly Hills Cop II Price of Dawn dish detergent, 22 oz in