A book called "The Story of My Life."

Last month, my Mom got me this book called "The Story of my life" and I really love reading and following the prompts.  I don't often get around to it, but I like reminiscing and seeing what I remember, like I remember Mom as always giving me the Thomas the Tank Engine and Chip N Dale VHS tapes, baking and always being scared if I started crying or being upset.  One prompt I really liked was "what happened in history the year you were born?"  I tapped my own memories of stuff people said, things I'd seen written, and added some things from Wikipedia, most of which were just old memories that had been buried.


The Berlin Wall Fell as Germany reunited, heralding the soon collapse of Communism in Europe.


Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne and Bon Jovi took part in the Moscow Music Peace Festival.  Motley Crue also released the Dr. Feelgood album and with it, their concert-ending anthem “Kickstart My Heart.”


Ozzy Osbourne went on his first tour with guitarist Zakk Wylde.  The tour also features Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler.


Students protest in Beijing, leading to the murders in Tiananmen Square.


Ken Griffey Jr. debuted for the Seattle Mariners, who also traded for 6’10” left-handed pitcher Randy Johnson, both of whom would lead the Mariners to their first playoff run six years later.


Hair band Enuff Z’nuff debuts and their first single, “New Thing,” hits #67 on the Billboard Hot 100, with their second single, “Fly High Michelle,” hitting #47.


Hair Metal band Warrant debuts, making a splash with “Down Boys” and “Heaven.”


Latin Pop singer Selena, played by Jennifer Lopez in her biopic, debuts.  Three years later, she becomes the namesake of a different pop singer.


Tim Burton’s movie “Batman” was released, featuring Danny Elfman making the score, Prince contributing the licensed music and performances by Michael Keaton as Batman and Jack Nicholson as Joker.  Elfman reuses his Batman theme in “Justice League” almost thirty years later, the film causes a rise in dark superhero films in the early half of the 1990s and Keaton goes on to play the Vulture in the MCU also almost thirty years later.


Alice Cooper returned to form with the “Trash” album, which featured songwriting from Desmond Child and Joan Jett, and guest musicians Aerosmith (except Brad Whitford, who doesn’t contribute for reasons unknown), Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora.


“Field of Dreams” was released, I was born after my parents saw the movie.


After a five-year break, the Godzilla series returned to Japanese theatres with “Godzilla vs. Biollante.”  This film was scored by Koichi Sugiyama, famous for making the music for the Dragon Quest video game series, and introduced the character Miki Saegusa, played by Megumi Odaka in all of her appearances.  Odaka is only 17 when this film debuts, and according to Toho Kingdom, at this point in her life, hasn’t seen a Godzilla film before and is actually somewhat scared of the Godzilla suit when she first sees it.  However, befriending suit actor Kenpachiro Satsuma helps her grow into the role.  This film’s music also coaxed Akira Ifukube out of retirement by using his Godzilla theme as a rock song, which he “did not like!”


The Simpsons debut on TV.  Seinfeld’s Pilot also debuts.


Full House enters its Third Season, the last in which Jodie Sweetin has curly hair.


The World Series is interrupted by an Earthquake which rocks the Bay Area.  Both teams in that World Series are in the Bay Area (San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics), so play is held up for a significant amount of time.  This earthquake creates the basis for a Full House episode.  The Giants went on to win the World Series 4-0.


During a week in May, Billy Ray Cyrus undergoes a series of events that lead to the songs “Where’m I Gonna Live,” “She’s Not Crying Anymore” and “Some Gave All.”  This ends up landing him his first album deal later in his life.  (No, this isn’t stalker-dom, he told the audience at the show I was in attendance for and I remember.  Some of the details are also in his autobiography)


Super Mario Land is released for the Game Boy, introducing Princess Daisy, now a Super Smash Bros. fighter.


George Bush Sr. is sworn in as President.


Nirvana releases their debut album “Bleach,” containing the songs “School,” “About A Girl,” “Love Buzz” and “Negative Creep.”


Back to the Future part II is released.


Taylor Swift (pop singer/songwriter), Elizabeth Olsen (actress in Godzilla 2014 and as Scarlet Witch in the MCU), Corbin Bleu (actor/singer in High School Musical), Trace Cyrus (guitarist/frontman of Metro Station and older half-brother of Miley), Aly Michalka (Phil of the Future actress, singer in Aly & AJ), Bebe Rexha (pop singer), Brie Larson (actress as Captain Marvel and in Kong Skull Island), Michelle Wie (professional golfer) and Internet comedian Allison Pregler (I’m guessing on that last one, she referred to a 1978 Sesame Street special as airing when she was “Negative 11 years old”) were also all born.


The Heisei era begins in Japan with the death of Emperor Hirohito from old age.


Voyager 2 reaches Neptune.