On this day

May 11, 1989

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device

Filter by:

Headlines from May 11, 1989

DISPUTED ELECTION NULLIFIED; Bush's Trap On Panama

By R. W. Apple Jr., Special To the New York Times

LEAD: President Bush's effort to win international support for the ouster of Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, the Panamanian military leader, is an attempt to turn a crippling liability into a diplomatic asset.

Foreign Desk1298 words
Continue reading...
Share

Charter Panel Is Proposing Planning Unit

By Alan Finder

LEAD: The commission rewriting the New York City charter proposed a new City Planning Commission yesterday that would initiate broad zoning laws and oversee most decisions on using public and private land.

Metropolitan Desk1003 words
Continue reading...
Share

TV Program On Abortion Loses Ads

By Jeremy Gerard

LEAD: Pressure from a fundamentalist religious group has prompted several advertisers to withdraw from ''Roe vs. Wade,'' a dramatization of the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, NBC executives said yesterday.

Financial Desk613 words
Continue reading...
Share

DISPUTED ELECTION NULLIFIED

By Lindsey Gruson, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: Paramilitary squads attacked the opposition presidential and vice-presidential candidates today, severely beating them with steel pipes and baseball bats as soldiers stood by.

Foreign Desk1256 words
Continue reading...
Share

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 10, 1989, covering May 11, 1989.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Like A Prayer by Madonna

    Like A Prayer

    Madonna

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for G N' R Lies by Guns N' Roses

    G N' R Lies

    Guns N' Roses

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    22
  3. 3
    Album cover for Loc-ed After Dark by Tone-Loc

    Loc-ed After Dark

    Tone-Loc

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Raw & The Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals

    The Raw & The Cooked

    Fine Young Cannibals

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Don't Be Cruel by Bobby Brown

    Don't Be Cruel

    Bobby Brown

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    43

Notable Births

Giovani dos Santos

1989Giovani dos Santos, Mexican footballer[†]

Giovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican former professional footballer. A versatile forward, dos Santos played as an attacking midfielder, winger, and secondary striker.

Cam Newton

1989Cam Newton, American football player[†]

Cameron Jerrell Newton is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Carolina Panthers. He is the NFL leader in career quarterback rushing touchdowns and third in career quarterback rushing yards. Following a stint with the Florida Gators, Newton played college football for the Auburn Tigers, winning the Heisman Trophy and the 2011 BCS National Championship Game as a junior. He was selected first overall by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL draft, where he holds franchise records for passing yards, passing touchdowns, and rushing touchdowns.

Historical Context for May 11, 1989

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