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1989

"The Satanic Verses"

1989

1989A

1989B

By Ohman, 'The Tribune Media Services', February 23, 1989

1989C

By David Levine, 'The New York Review od Books', March 2, 1989

Sulman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses". After Khomini's Fatwa, Rushdie goes into hiding.

1989D

By Garland, 'The Independent', July 7, 1989

Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran's spiritual and supreme leader, passed away on June 3, 1989.
News Item: Collet's Bookshop in London was fire bomed for selling Rushdie's novel, "The Satonic Verses".

1989E

By Garland, 'The Independent', January 6, 1989

Depicted: President Reagan. U.S. Navy shoots down 2 Libyan jet fighters.

1989F

By Bill Caldwell, 'The Daily Star', January 6, 1989

1989G

By Mauldin, 'The Chicago-Sun Times', January 12, 1989

1989H

By Jeff MacNelly, 'The Chicago Tribune', January 12, 1989