Iraq invades Kuwait, which will later trigger the first Gulf War. 

Dr. Jack Kevorkian makes headlines after he assists his first terminally ill patient in committing suicide. 

 White rap star Vanilla Ice becomes a huge star.

 The Motion Picture ratings board comes up with the “NC-17” rating, which will help some films which might otherwise have received an “X” rating.

 “Entertainment Weekly” hits newsstands.

Wilson Phillips
Bell Biv Devoe
Mariah Carey
En Vogue
Sinead O’Connor

Album:  Back on the Block, Quincy Jones
Song:  “Another Day In Paradise”  Phil Collins
Best New Artist: Mariah Carey

The top five movies of the year:

1. Home Alone
2. Ghost
3. Pretty Woman
4. Dances With Wolves
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Our eyeballs were glued to these favorites!

• Roseanne
• Murphy Brown
• The Simpsons
• In Living Color
• Beverly Hills 90210

Greta Garbo
Jim Hensen (The Muppets
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Barbara Stanwyck