Hart & Soul: A Collaborative Gary Hart in '88 TL

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January 11, 1989: U.S. President Ronald Reagan delivers his farewell address from the Oval Office.

March 4, 1989: Time, Inc., and Warner Communications announce plans for a merger, forming Time Warner.

March 22, 1989: Buffalo Sabres player Clint Malarchuk dies during a game against the St. Louis Blues after another player accidentally slits his jugular vein. The Sabres retire his jersey number later that night.

 

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June 21, 1989: In Texas v. Johnson, the United States Supreme Court rules that burning the American flag is protected speech under the First Amendment.

July 5, 1989: The Seinfeld Chronicles debuts on NBC.

July 10, 1989: Mel Blanc, voice of numerous Looney Tunes characters, dies of heart failure at the age of 81.

July 14, 1989: France celebrates the bicentennial of the French Revolution.

July 31, 1989: Nintendo releases the GameBoy in North America.

August 14, 1989: The Sega Genesis is released in North America.

October 19, 1989: The Wonders of Life pavilion opens at EPCOT Center in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

 

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September 8, 1990: President Hart issues a statement praising German reunification, calling it "a great leap forward in healing Cold War wounds."

August 21, 1991: President Hart issues a statement praising the signing of the New Union Treaty, calling it "a sign of the times...that the end of communism is near."

April 29, 1992: In a heavily publicized trial in Los Angeles, California, Rodney King is found not guilty on either count of murdering a police officer. African-Americans throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area erupt in celebration.

 

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June 1, 1989: Inspired by Mikhail Gorbachev's "Glasnost" and "Perestroika" in the Soviet Union, Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang addresses the student protesters at Tinanammen Square to announce his plans for similar policies in the People's Republic of China: "The time has come for change, and all of you here today are evidence of that. As Mr. Gorbachev is doing in Russia, we need to allow the people more power. After all, this is a People's Republic."

June 2, 1989: President Hart praises Zhao Ziyang's reforms in China, calling them "the next great step towards a new era in our history."

 

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Just so you all know, @TrumanJohnson has allowed me to continue this timeline with his blessings.