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March 25, 1989

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Headlines from March 25, 1989

E.P.A. WILL REVIEW DAM IN COLORADO

By Philip Shenon, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: The head of the Environmental Protection Agency today ordered a review of a dam project southwest of Denver that could cost as much as $1 billion, saying the dam could result in ''the very heavy, final and irremediable loss of an environmental treasure of national significance.''

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Baker Plan: A New Deal

By Robert Pear, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: The bipartisan agreement on Central America, fashioned by James A. Baker 3d in one of his first major acts as Secretary of State, represents a sharp break from President Reagan's policy of unmitigated opposition to the Sandinista Government of Nicaragua.

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BUSH AND CONGRESS SIGN POLICY ACCORD ON AID TO CONTRAS

By Bernard Weinraub, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: In an attempt to forge a bipartisan foreign policy, President Bush joined Democratic and Republican leaders today to announce an agreement committing the Administration and Congress to aid for Nicaraguan rebels and to support for Central American peace efforts.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 22, 1989, covering March 25, 1989.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Electric Youth by Debbie Gibson

    Electric Youth

    Debbie Gibson

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Don't Be Cruel by Bobby Brown

    Don't Be Cruel

    Bobby Brown

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    36
  3. 3
    Album cover for Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

    Appetite For Destruction

    Guns N' Roses

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    83
  4. 4
    Album cover for Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul

    Forever Your Girl

    Paula Abdul

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    36
  5. 5
    Album cover for Traveling Wilburys by Traveling Wilburys

    Traveling Wilburys

    Traveling Wilburys

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    20

Notable Births

Aly Michalka

1989Aly Michalka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Alyson Michalka is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and musician. Michalka rose to prominence with her starring role as Keely Teslow in the Disney Channel sitcom Phil of the Future (2004–2006). She went on to appear in various films, such as Bandslam (2009), Easy A (2010), The Roommate (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Sequoia (2014), Weepah Way for Now (2015), and The Lears (2017). She had starring roles in The CW comedy drama series Hellcats (2010–2011) and the CW crime drama series iZombie (2015–2019), along with the Hallmark Channel Original Movie, Sand Dollar Cove (2021).

Scott Sinclair

1989Scott Sinclair, English footballer[†]

Scott Andrew Sinclair is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2025. He represented England at youth level, from the under-17s to the under-21s, and also played for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Historical Context for March 25, 1989

In 1989, the world population was approximately 5,234,431,732 people[†]