1989

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1989 was a year of disasters, protests, and the breaking down of walls. The Exxon Valdez ran aground off Alaska in March, causing the United State's worst ever oil spill. Later, catastrophe again s...

1989 was a year of disasters, protests, and the breaking down of walls. The Exxon Valdez ran aground off Alaska in March, causing the United State's worst ever oil spill. Later, catastrophe again struck the US, with a powerful earthquake devastating northern California, killing 63 people. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, the Berlin Wall finally came down, changing the political map of Europe forever.

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