1991 History, Fun Facts,Trivia and Year in Review
World Series Champions: Minnesota Twins
Superbowl XXV Champions: New York Giants
NBA Champions: Chicago Bulls
Stanley Cup Champs: Pittsburgh Penguins
U.S. Open Golf Payne Stewart
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Stefan Edberg/Monica Seles
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Michael Stitch/Steffi Graf
NCAA Football Champions: Miami & Washington
NCAA Basketball Champions: Duke
Kentucky Derby: Strike The Gold
Sports Highlights:  
The Hotties and Fashion Icons: Elle Macpherson
The Heartthrob(s):  
"The 1991 Quotes"

"Hello Clarice"
"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."
- Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in 'Silence of the Lambs

 

"I crap bigger than you"
- Jack Palance in 'City Slickers'

 

 

 

"The few, the proud, the Marines"
- United States Marines ad

 

 

 

 

"The quicker picker-upper"
-Bounty paper towels

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Hasta La Vista Baby"
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, in 'The Terminator 2: Judgement Day'

 

Time Magazine's Man of the Year Ted Turner
Miss America: Marjorie Vincent (Oak Park, IL)
Miss USA: Kelli McCarty (Kansas)
The Scandal:

Kentucky Fried Chicken officially changed its name to KFC. Conspiracists claimed that it was because they weren't selling actual chickens, but some kind of cloned, headless chicken bodies. The original name was shortened so it would no longer be "false advertising."

Tailhook Scandal: Marines getting rowdy with the female marines in Las Vegas.

Paul 'Pee Wee Herman' Reubens was caught in adult theater doing an inappropriate public act.

Cannibal serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was captured. He had killed, and sometimes eaten, 17 people.

Airplane Celebrity Death: Senator John Heinz

Nerd News:

'Silence Of The Lambs' won the big five Oscars - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Writing.

UNSUNG HERO - Tim Berners-Lee came up with the idea of making 'links' on his own compter, then others, creating "The Information Mine" (TIM) later renamed the "World Wide Web." . He renounced patent rights because it "would have scuppered the whole thing. It never would have taken off."

Liz Taylor married hubby # 7, Larry Fortensky, at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch. They met in a rehab center.

It became a lot easier for many to quit smoking when Nicoderm CQ's nicotine patch was approved by the FDA.

The Calloway Golf Company's 'Big Bertha' club was introduced. The club revolutionized how the game of golf would be played.

Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1991: $800,000

The Habit: The cool kids were listening to Nirvana's Nevermind album.
1st appearances & 1991's Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys and action figures, Rollerblade Barbie, Super Soaker water gun, K'Nex, Myst
Best Film Oscar Winner: The Silence of the Lambs
The Big Movies:
(according to boxofficemojo)
1. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
2. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
3. Beauty and the Beast
4. Silence of the Lambs
5. City Slickers
6. Hook
7. The Addams family
8. Sleeping With The Enemy
9. Father of the Bride
10. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
1991 Most Popular TV shows:
1. 60 Minutes (CBS)
2. Roseanne (ABC)
3. Murphy Brown (CBS)
4. Cheers (NBC)
5. Home Improvemnt (ABC)
6. Designing Women (CBS)
7. Full House (ABC)
8. Murder, She Wrote (CBS)
9. Major Dad (CBS)
10. Coach (ABC)
1991 Billboard
Number One Songs

December 8, 1990 - January 4, 1991:
Because I Love You (The Postman Song) - Stevie B

January 5 - January 18:
Justify My Love - Madonna

January 19 January 25:
Love Will Never Do (Without You) - Janet Jackson

January 26 - February 8:
The First Time - Surface

February 9 - February 22:
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C&C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams

February 23 - March 8:
All the Man That I Need - Whitney Houston

March 9 - March 23:
Someday - Mariah Carey

March 23 - March 29:
One More Try - Timmy T.

March 30 - April 12:
Coming out of the Dark - Gloria Estefan

April 13 - April 19:
I've Been Thinking About You - Londonbeat

April 20 - April 26:
You're in Love - Wilson Phillips

April 27 - May 10:
Baby Baby - Amy Grant

May 11 - May 17:
Joyride - Roxette

May 18 - May 24:
I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) - Hi-Five

May 25 - June 7:
I Don't Wanna Cry - Mariah Carey

June 8 - June 14:
More Than Words - Extreme

June 15 - July 19:
Rush, Rush - Paula Abdul

July 20 - July 26:
Unbelievable - EMF

July 27 - September 23:
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You - Bryan Adams

September 14 - September 20:
The Promise of a New Day - Paula Abdul

September 21 - October 4:
I Adore Mi Amor - Color Me Badd

October 5 - October 11:
Good Vibrations - Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch featuring Loleatta Holloway

October 12 - November 1:
Emotions - Mariah Carey

November 2 - November 8:
Romantic - Karyn White

November 9 - November 22:
Cream - Prince & the New Power Generation

November 23 - November 29:
When a Man Loves a Woman - Michael Bolton

November 30 - December 6:
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss - PM Dawn

December 7, 1991- January 24, 1992:
Black Or White - Michael Jackson

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