What year was it?
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This year is shortened by ONE second, in order to adjust the Gregorian calendar
This is the predominant international standard used
today.
On November 17th of this year, a tsunami hits the Gulf of Alaska
Caused by a size 7.2 Earthquake, around
8:46AM, going inward up to 1 mile
Disposable Contact Lenses become available for commercial
distribution during this year.
Vistakon launches the first disposable
contact lens
Prozac makes its debut in the United
States
(Prozac) is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder
(bothersome thoughts that won't go away and the need to perform
certain actions over and over), some eating disorders, and panic attacks
The Simpsons Cartoon first appears as a
series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show.
During this year, the US Postage Stamp was
24 cents
Cost of a gallon of regular
gas: $0.95…WHERE HAVE THE
TIMES GONE?!?
And…on August 31 – Michael Jackson releases his hit
album Bad.
On January 3rd, Aretha Franklin becomes the first
woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame