What was new or all the rage in 1989?
PacMan game
Polly Pockets miniature dolls
Snowboards
Skateboards
Inline Rollerskates
Popular Culture 1989
•The first episodes of the Simpsons was shown
Popular Films
•Batman
•Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
•Lethal Weapon 2
•Twins
•Back to the Future Part II
•Ghostbusters II
•The Little Mermaid
•Driving Miss Daisy
•Parenthood
•Dead Poets Society
•License to Kill
•Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
•My Left Foot
•When Harry Met Sally
Popular Musicians
•Duran Duran
•Paul McCartney
•Phil Collins
•Prince
•Madonna
•Erasure
•The Bangles
•Madonna
•New Kids On The Block
•Cher
•R.E.M
•Depeche Mode
•Paula Abdul
•Garth Brooks
•Elvis Costello
Cost of Living 1989
How Much things cost in 1989
Yearly Inflation Rate U.S.A. 4.83%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 2753
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 10.50%
Average Cost of new house $120,000.00
Average Income per year $27,450.00
Average Monthly Rent $420.00
Average Price for new car $15,3500.00
1 gallon of gas 97 cents
US Postage Stamp 25 cents
1989 Events
Berlin Wall Comes Down 1989
Tiananmen Square Protests 1989