A Year To Remember - 1989
History • 1h 0m
In this episode: George Bush becomes president - Japan: Emperor Hirohito, the world's longest-serving monarch, dies - The Soviet occupation of Afghanistan comes to an end - 95 soccer supporters die in the terraces of Sheffield Wednesday’s ground - Peking students fighting for liberty and their lives - 200th anniversary of the French Revolution
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