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Frankston High School
Class Of 1989
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Welcome to the Frankston High Class Of 1989 web site. As you know, our 20-year reunion will be here the weekend October 16-17, 2009. It will be exciting to catch up on each other's lives and friendships.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Howdy classmates! It's time to start making connections for our 20-year reunion.
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Most Popular Television Shows
1. The Cosby Show (NBC)
2. Roseanne (ABC)
3. Cheers (NBC)
4. A Different World (NBC)
5. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
6. The Golden Girls (NBC)
7. 60 Minutes (CBS)
8. The Wonder Years (ABC)
9. Empty Nest (NBC)
10. Monday Night Football (ABC)
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Top Movies of 1989
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Lethal Weapon 2
- Look Who's Talking
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
- Back to the Future Part II
- Ghostbusters II
- Driving Miss Daisy
- The Little Mermaid
- Batman
- Parenthood
(funny how things are repeating....like Indiana Jones and Batman)
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Top 5 Songs of 1989:
1. Chicago - Look Away
2. Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
3. Poison - Every Rose Has its Thorn
4. Paula Abdul - Straight Up
5. Janet Jackson - Miss You Much
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Top 5 Country Songs of 1989:
1. Clint Black - Better Man
2. Clint Black - Killin' Time
3. Conway Twitty - She's Got a Single Thing in Mind
4. Ricky Skaggs - Lovin' Only Me
5. Steve Wariner - I Got Dreams
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News Headlines of 1989
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Alaskan Coast Hit With 11 Million Barrel Oil Spill From Exxon Tanker, "Valdez" |
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28 Year Old Investment Banker Raped In Central Park While Jogging |
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One Million Demonstrate For Democracy In Beijing, Students Take Lead |
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Soviets Complete troop Withdraw From Afghanistan |
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Oliver North Is Convicted In Iran "Contra" Affair |
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Khomeini Offers $5 million For murder Of "Blasphemous" Author Salman Rushdie |
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Hundreds Die In Tiananmem Square As Troops Open Fire On Demonstrators |
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5-4 Ruling By Supreme Court That Flag Burning Is Protected Free Speech |
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US Invades Panama |
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Solidarity wins first free election in 40 years |
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Earthquake Hits San Francisco Bay Area minutes before World Series Game |
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AZT is shown to delay onset of AIDS |
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Nolan Ryan sets record with his 5,000 strike out at age 42 |
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Dow drops 190 points on October 13, second worst drop in history. |
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"Junk Bond" King Michael Milken earned $550 Million In 1987 From Drexel Lambert |
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Died; Sugar Ray Robison, Lucille Ball, Emporor Hirohito, Salvador Dali |
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166 billion Taxpayer bail out of savings and loan industry voted by Congress |
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Fear of pesticide "Alar" used on apples causes industry to suffer |
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TV and at the MOVIES
- Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell took a Quantum Leap onto our screens
- Robin Williams made Shakespeare fun in Dead Poets Society
- Morgan Freeman was Driving Miss Daisy
- The awesome Bridges became the Fabulous Baker Boys
- We all cried in Steel Magnolias
- Faking it became dinnertime entertainment When Harry Met Sally
- Kirstie Alley and John Travolta had to 'Look Who's Talking'
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People who died in 1989
- Bette Davis (b.1908) American film actress
- Lucille Ball (b.1911) American actress
- Salvidor Dali (b.1904) Spanish surrealist artist
- Laurence Olivier (b.1907) English film and stage actor
- Mel Blanc (b.1908) American cartoon voice (Bugs Bunny)
- Emperor Hirohito (b.1901) Japanese leader
- Irving Berlin (b.1888) American composer
- Samual Beckett (b.1906) Irish Nobel Playwright
- Ferdinand Marcos (b.1917) former Philippines leader
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Sports
NBA: Detriot Pistons vs. LA Lakers Series: 4-0
NCAA Football:Miami-Fl Record: 11-1-0:
Heisman Trophy: Andre Ware,houston, QB points: 1,073
Stanley Cup:Calgary Flames vs.Montreal Canadiens Series: 4-2
Super Bowl XXIV:San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals Score: 20-16
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