24 March 1989 Posted on March 23, 2012 by Staff In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels of petrol after running aground. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I bet the main reason the police keep people away from a plane crash is they don't want anybody walking in and lying down in the crash stuff, then when somebody comes up act like they just woke up and go, 'What was THAT?!'" Jack Handey — Click here for more from Jack Handey Related posts: 2 August 1989 15 October 1989 17 November 1989 1 January 1989 24 February 1989