A snapshot of the year
1991
In the White House: George H. W. Bush
The soundtrack and the screen
The number one song
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You
by Bryan Adams
Number one album
Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey
Top movie of the year
Terminator 2 Judgment Day
Best Picture winner
The Silence of the Lambs
Academy Awards
On television
Cheers
Highest rated show
On the bestseller list
Scarlett
by Alexandra Ripley
The nation and the world
In the White House
George H. W. Bush
Time Person of the Year
Ted Turner
The story of the year
The Soviet Union dissolved into independent republics.
Nobel Peace Prize
Aung San Suu Kyi
On the field
World Series champions
Minnesota Twins
Baseball
Pro football champions
New York Giants
NFL
Life and the times
Born this year
Ed Sheeran
singer
We said goodbye to
Freddie Mercury
Queen singer
Car of the Year
Chevrolet Caprice
Motor Trend
New that year
The first website went online
Everybody was into
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
What things cost
Figures are representative US averages for 1991, drawn from federal and industry records.