Historical Events in June 1990
- Jun 1 "Cemetery Club" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theatre NYC after 56 performances
- Jun 1 Cowboy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting
- Jun 1 Dow Jones Avg hits a record high of 2,900.97
- Jun 2 "Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme hits #13
- Jun 2 Seattle's Randy Johnson, no-hits Tigers, 2-0
- Jun 3 3rd Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $894,560
- Jun 3 44th Tony Awards: "The Grapes of Wrath" (play) and "City of Angels" (musical) win
- Jun 4 24th Music City News Country Awards: Ricky Van Shelton & Patty Loveless win
Event of Interest
Jun 4 Dr Jack Kevorkian assists an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die
- Jun 4 Greyhound Bus files bankruptcy
- Jun 4 LA Dodger Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves
- Jun 4 NY Telephone company announces that it wants Bronx area code 917
- Jun 6 2nd International Rock Awards
- Jun 6 For 2nd time this season, Cecil Fielder belts 3 home runs in a game
- Jun 6 Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as NY Yankee manager
Music History
Jun 7 Michael Jackson enters St. John's Hospital and Health Center, near his home, for chest pains after a dance rehearsal and exercise session
- Jun 8 "It's Garry Shandling's Show" last airs on Fox-TV
- Jun 8 Phil Bradley hits 18th inside-the-park HR in Oriole history
- Jun 9 122nd Belmont: Michael Kinane aboard Go & Go wins in 2:27.2
- Jun 9 Michael Jackson is hospitalized with inflamed rib cartilage, in California
Red Hot + Blue
Jun 9 Red Hot Organization releases music album "Red Hot + Blue" featuring contemporary pop stars (including U2; Annie Lennox; Thompson Twins; Sinéad O'Connor; Tom Waits) performing songs of Cole Porter to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV
- Jun 10 Burger King begins using Newman's Own Salad Dressing
- Jun 10 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers for 1st time since 1974 in Portland
Jun 10 French Open Men's Tennis: Andres Gomez of Ecuador wins his 1st and only career Grand Slam title; beats American Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
- Jun 10 Hugh Martin Ralph Blane's musical "Meet Me In St Louis", based on the 1944 film, closes at Gershwin Theatre, NYC, after 253 performances
- Jun 10 Rap group "2 Live Crew" members arrested in Florida for obscenity
- Jun 10 Rupert Holmes' stage play "Accomplice" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC, after 52 performances
Jun 10 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Dearborn CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his second of 8 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Lee Trevino
- Jun 11 Federal judge sentenced former national security adviser John M Poindexter to 6 months for making false statements to Congress
- Jun 11 Supreme Court says law prohibiting desecration of US flag unconstitutional
- Jun 12 Egypt (500-1 longshot) ties favorite the Netherlands 1-1 in World Cup game
- Jun 12 NY Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field, Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning
Baseball Record
Jun 12 Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list
- Jun 13 Boeing 767 sets non-stop commercial flight, Seattle to Narobi Kenya
- Jun 13 Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term
- Jun 14 Date of the events in the movie Mr Destiny
Jun 14 NBA Finals: Defending champion Detroit Pistons beat Portland Trail Blazers, 92-90 in Game 5 for back-to-back titles; MVP: Isiah Thomas
- Jun 14 NL announces plans to expand from 12 to 14 teams for 1993 season
- Jun 14 Supreme Court rules police check for drunk drivers constitutional
- Jun 16 "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer peaks at #8
- Jun 16 Nelson & Winnie Mandela visit Leidseplein, Amsterdam
- Jun 16 NHL Draft: Cornwall Royals (OHL) right wing Owen Nolan first pick by Quebec Nordiques
- Jun 17 "Some Americans Abroad" closes at Vivian Beaumont NYC after 62 performances
- Jun 17 "Zoya's Apartment" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 45 performances
Jun 17 US Open Men's Golf, Medinah CC: Hale Irwin wins his 3rd Open title; defeats Mike Donald at the 91st hole, the first in sudden-death, after tying the 18-hole Monday playoff
Event of Interest
Jun 19 Grupo Carso, S.A. de C.V., founded by Carlos Slim is listed on the Mexico Stock Exchange
- Jun 20 Asteroid Eureka is discovered
- Jun 20 Nelson Mandela lands in NYC to begin a tour of US
- Jun 21 7.7 Manjil-Rudbar Earthquake with hundreds of aftershocks hits Iran; killing about 50,000
- Jun 21 At Yankee Stadium rally, Nelson Mandela dons a NY Yankee baseball cap and proclaims "I am a Yankee!"
- Jun 21 NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 4th victim, Larry Parham, who survives
- Jun 21 Parliaments of W & E Germany recognize Oder-Neissegrens
- Jun 21 US House of Representatives votes 254-177 to stop US flag burning, doesn't pass
Music Concert
Jun 22 Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium, New York City
- Jun 22 Florida passes a law which prohibits wearing a thong bathing suit
- Jun 22 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: The Cure, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo headline; other performers include Sinéad O'Connor, Neville Brothers, Ry Cooder, Del Amitri, Flaco Jiminez, Hothouse flowers, and World Party
- Jun 22 Longest game in Toronto, Yanks beat Blue Jays 8-7 in 15 inns
- Jun 22 MLB Atlanta Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with GM Bobby Cox
- Jun 22 Nelson Mandela addresses the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid in New York, saying that nothing has occurred in South Africa to reverse the ANC's position
- Jun 23 A rally to save Alien Nation from cancellation held at Statue of Liberty
- Jun 23 African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela, on a US tour, receives a tumultuous welcome in Boston
- Jun 23 Moldavia declares independence
- Jun 25 "Dave Thomas Comedy Show" last airs on CBS-TV
- Jun 25 120°F in Phoenix, Arizona
- Jun 25 African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela meets with President George H. W. Bush at the White House
- Jun 25 Anti-government riots break out in Lusaka, Zambia
- Jun 25 NBC decides to air episodes of "Quantum Leap" for 5 straight days
- Jun 25 Supreme Court rules family members cannot end lives of comatose relatives unless those relatives previously made their wishes known
- Jun 26 122°F in Phoenix Arizona
- Jun 26 8 Kansas & Oklahoma radio stations boycott k d lang, due to her anti-meat ad
- Jun 26 African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela addresses a joint session of US Congress in Washington, D.C. [1]
- Jun 26 New Kid on the Block Donnie Wahlberg release from hospital after fall
Contract of Interest
Jun 27 Jose Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oak A's contract
- Jun 27 NBA Draft: Syracuse power forward Derrick Coleman first pick by New Jersey Nets
Event of Interest
Jun 27 Salman Rushdie, condemned to death by Iran, contributes $8600 to help their earthquake victims
Sports History
Jun 29 A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays & Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues
- Jun 29 NY Mets tie their team career high 11 game winning streak
- Jun 29 World's first female diocesan Anglican bishop, Dr Penny Jamieson, appointed in New Zealand
- Jun 30 East and West Germany merge their economies
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