Major Events
- January 20, 1989: George H. W. Bush became President of the United States, and Dan Quayle became Vice President
- February 23, 1989: Senate Armed Services Committee rejected, 9-11, President Bush's nomination of John Tower for Secretary of Defense
- March 24, 1989: Exxon Valdez oil spill
- December 20, 1989: Operation Just Cause launched to overthrow Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega
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