| | Mark McGwire (Oakland, Al) sets a rookie record of 49 Home Runs. |
| | Spuds Mackenzie and Max Headroom are in. |
| | One time use disposable cameras are new. |
| | Ad: For $22,000 you can buy a BMW or the hollow felling of something just as good. (BMW) |
| | Michael Jordan (Chicago) averages 37.1 ppg, the first since Wilt Chamberlain to score 3,000 points. |
| | Playtex, in TV ads for the "Cross Your Heart" bra, is the first to use live lingerie models. |
| | Quote: "I came here to tell the truth - the good, the bad, and the ugly." (Oliver North) |
| | Forty states and hundreds of cities restrict smoking in public buildings and restaurants following the surgeon general's directives on passive smoking. |
| | "Baby M" custody is awarded to the father. (mother was contracted to have the baby and give it up, then changed her mind) |
| | Sixty percent of US kitchens now have microwave ovens and forty percent of the food dollars are spent eating out. |