1990

year

1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1990th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 990th year of the 2nd millennium, the 90th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1990s decade.

Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 19th century20th century21st century
Decades: 1960s  1970s  1980s  – 1990s –  2000s  2010s  2020s
Years: 1987 1988 198919901991 1992 1993

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa, closed on January 7

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Washington National Cathedral, completed on September 29
 
Germany is reunited on October 3
 
Margaret Thatcher leaves office on November 28

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  • Chris Farley and Adam Sandler join Saturday Night Live.
  • The poorly received Cop Rock preimieres on television, TV's first (and last) musical police drama.
  • Legislation is signed into United States law requiring close captioning decoders in all large color TVs manufactured after July 1, 1993.

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Mikhail Gorbachev (pictured with Ronald Reagan) won the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize.

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