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Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" was the biggest song of the year.
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"Rambo III" topped the year's box office.
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George H.W. Bush had just been elected President.
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Kirk Gibson's game-winning World Series home run captured the country's imagination.
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Wrigley Field had held its first night game only months prior.
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The world had not yet had a real Batman movie.
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The Berlin Wall still stood.
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Ben Johnson had just set the new world record in the 100m at the Seoul Olympics only to test positive for steroids and have his gold medal stripped.
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"Yo! MTV Raps" had just debuted.
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Not a single member of Notre Dame's football team was born.
