Friday, December 22, 1989

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The Headlines

Will Readers Buy This 'Hot Book'?

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Another Day in Paradise

Phil Collins

#1 at the box office

$7,007,789

The must-have

Game Boy

On This Day

• German reunification: Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany.

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• Romanian Revolution: Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife Elena flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Basshunter (1984)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858)
• Jean Racine (1639)
• Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887)
• Diocletian (244)

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Tech Check

World Wide Web (Proposal), Game Boy & GPS (Civilian).

Cost of Living (1985)