WHAT HAPPENED IN 1989.
Look what happened the 1989.

The first episode of television series The Simpsons, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", airs in the United States. (17. December 1989)

Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timișoara, Romania, with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party's District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire. (17. December 1989)

Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years. (17. December 1989)

The European Economic Community and the Soviet Union sign an agreement on trade and commercial and economic cooperation. (18. December 1989)

United States invasion of Panama: The United States sends troops into Panama to overthrow government of Manuel Noriega. This is also the first combat use of purpose-designed stealth aircraft. (20. December 1989)

Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife flee Bucharest with a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers. (22. December 1989)

Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany. (22. December 1989)

Deposed President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, First-Deputy Prime-Minister Elena Ceaușescu are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial. (25. December 1989)

The Romanian Revolution concludes, as the last minor street confrontations and stray shootings abruptly end in the country's capital, Bucharest. (27. December 1989)

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people. (28. December 1989)

Riots break-out after Hong Kong decides to forcibly repatriate Vietnamese refugees. (29. December 1989)