Date in year · 1989 · The 1980s
On November 7, 1989, douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States. The year's #1 song was "Look Away" by Chicago. Jan Blokhuijsen, David Ngog, Christian Vietoris would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · November 7, 1989
Lawrence Douglas Wilder is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. S. state since the Reconstruction era, and the first African American ever elected as governor.
Around 1989
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1989th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 989th year of the 2nd millennium, the 89th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1980s decade.
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American politician (born 1931)
Lawrence Douglas Wilder is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. S. state since the Reconstruction era, and the first African American ever elected as governor.
Mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993
David Norman Dinkins was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 107th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993.
Country in Central Europe (1949–1990)
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally viewed as a communist state and described itself as a socialist workers' and peasants' state.
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