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March 10, 1990

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Headlines from March 10, 1990

School Chief's Fast Start; Fernandez Injects a Forceful Personality And Acumen at a Moment of Broad Dismay

By Joseph Berger

LEAD: Joseph A. Fernandez's ability to shake up the New York City school system swiftly is largely a product of his forceful personality and political cunning, combined with the right political moment, a moment of widespread dismay with the schools. As the new chancellor, Mr. Fernandez has moved at a speed that has startled even a city renowned for its fast pace.

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U.S. IS STEPPING UP EFFORTS TO SEIZE CARGOES OF DRUGS

By Michael R. Gordon, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: The Pentagon said today that it was beefing up efforts to intercept drug shipments by operating Awacs reconnaissance aircraft over the Caribbean and deploying a network of radar-carrying balloons across the southern United States.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 7, 1990, covering March 10, 1990.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul

    Forever Your Girl

    Paula Abdul

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    86
  2. 2
    Album cover for Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson

    Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814

    Janet Jackson

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    23
  3. 3
    Album cover for ...But Seriously by Phil Collins

    ...But Seriously

    Phil Collins

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  4. 4
    Album cover for Cosmic Thing by The B-52s

    Cosmic Thing

    The B-52s

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    34
  5. 5
    Album cover for Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanilli

    Girl You Know It's True

    Milli Vanilli

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    51

Notable Births

Stefanie Vögele

1990Stefanie Vögele, Swiss tennis player[†]

Stefanie Vögele is a Swiss professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 42 on 11 November 2013. Her highest WTA ranking in doubles is 100, which she reached on 5 January 2015. Over her career, she has defeated top ten players Sloane Stephens and Caroline Wozniacki.

Historical Events

Haiti

1990In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted eighteen months after seizing power in a coup d'état in September 1988.[†]

Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean, and with an estimated population of 11.4 million, is the most populous Caribbean country. The capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince.

Historical Context for March 10, 1990

In 1990, the world population was approximately 5,327,803,110 people[†]