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"Our first issue appeared in September 1989, starring a 59-year-old cover model: A classic chair. Here are the other major events that rocked that year: \u2022 British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee writes a proposal for an information-sharing system that would become the World Wide Web. \u2022 The Simpsons, a series of animated sketches on The Tracey Ullman Show, launches as a half-hour sitcom. It eventually ranks as the longest-running prime time sitcom. \u2022 The publication of Peter Mayle&amp;#039;s novel A Year in Provence sparks a craze for the bucolic region. \u2022 Accompanied by a controversial video, Madonna&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Like a Prayer&amp;quot; is one of the top singles of the year. \u2022 The Louvre&amp;#039;s glass pyramid, by architect I. M. Pei, makes its debut as the museum&amp;#039;s main entrance. \u2022 The restoration of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is unveiled. \u2022 Communism collapses in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and East Germany, leading to the demolition of the Berlin Wall. \u2022 Seinfeld makes its debut\u2014sans Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who joins the cast in a later episode. \u2022 Tim Burton&amp;#039;s Batman, starring Michael Keaton as the caped crusader, is a box office sensation. \u2022 Frank Gehry&amp;#039;s first building in Europe, the Vitra Design Museum, opens. \u2022 The first-ever text message is sent through a Motorola beeper. \u2022 Driving Miss Daisy premieres\u2014it would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. PLUS: Hats off to the following firms and colleagues, with whom we share a 25th anniversary:  \u2022 Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams \u2022 Michael Aram \u2022 Galerie Patrick Seguin \u2022 Traditional Home magazine \u2022 Lexus \u2022 Porta Romana \u2022 Infiniti \u2022 The Design Museum of London \u2022 Sn\u00F8hetta \u2022 CNBC \u2022 The Q45, one of the first Infinitis. Tell us: What are your favorite things about 1989? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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