1989

Nintendo released the Game Boy, a portable handheld gaming console that became incredibly popular. The Game Boy revolutionized gaming by allowing users to play video games on the go.

British scientist Tim Berners-Lee proposed the idea of the World Wide Web while working at CERN. His concept of a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessible via the internet laid the foundation for the modern web.

On June 4, 1989, the Chinese government violently suppressed pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. The massacre resulted in the deaths of hundreds, possibly thousands, of protestors and led to widespread international condemnation.

On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the Cold War and the division between East and West Germany, fell. The event marked a significant moment in history, leading to the eventual reunification of Germany and the end of the Cold War.