January 1 Aruba becomes independent from neighbor island Curaeao January 1 Barbra Striesand and Jon Peters relationship breaks up January 1 International Peace Year begins January 1 Iowa's All-American running back, Ronnie Harmon, fumbles the ball 4 times in his last game at the Rose Bowl January 1 New York City transit fare rises from 90 cents to $1.00 January 1 Oklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship January 1 Spain and Portugal are 11th and 12th to join European Economic Community January 2 191.66 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange January 2 New York Islander, Mike Bossy, scores his 500th goal January 4 David Boon's second Test century, 131 vs. India at Adelaide January 4 NCAA basketball's David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots January 6 British Defense Secretary Michael Heseltine resigns January 6 Impala Platinum fires 20,000 black mine workers in Johannesburg January 6 Last day in Test cricket for Bob Holland January 6 STS-61-C scrubbed at T-31sec because of liquid oxygen valve problem January 7 Netherlands Bank issues 250 guilder notes January 7 STS-61-C mission scrubbed at T -9m because of weather problems January 7 U.S. president Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya January 8 Willie McCovey is 16th elected to Hall of Fame in his 1st year January 9 New York Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Pittsburgh Penguins January 10 Palau signs Compact of Free Association with U.S. January 10 STS-61-C mission scrubbed T -9m because of bad weather at Kennedy January 11 1st black lt Governor since reconstruction sworn in (Douglas Wilder of Va) January 12 24th space shuttle (61-C) mission-Columbia 7-launched January 12 Chicago Blackhawks Denis Savard scores at 4 seconds of 3rd period January 13 NCCA institutes eligibility requirements based on college exams January 13 South Yemen President Ali Nasser Mohammed's bodyguard shoots opponents January 14 Constitution of Guatemala takes effect January 14 Vinicio Cerezo becomes only 2nd freely elected president of Guatemala since CIA-sponsored coup in 1954 January 15 Living Seas opens at Epcot January 16 Police arrested 3 IRA-terrorists in Amsterdam January 17 Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for heavyweight boxing title January 18 24th Space Shuttle (61-C) Mission-Columbia 7-returns to Earth January 18 AIDS charity record "That's What Friends are For," hits #1 January 18 New York Lotto pays $30.5 million to one winner (#s are 19-20-27-34-41-46) January 19 Cerebral Palsy telethon January 19 Israeli premier Simon Peres visits Netherlands January 19 Spain recognizes Israel January 20 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. January 20 Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under Canal) January 20 Military coup in Lesotho under general-major Lekhanya and premier Leabua Jonathan January 21 100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38 degrees F (3 degrees C), Indiana January 21 Allison J Brown, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 4th Miss Teen USA January 21 Bomb attack in East-Beirut, 27 killed January 22 Ghorbanifar 1st suggests diversion of cash to contras, says North January 23 1st induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Bros, B Holly, J L Lewis and Elvis Presley) January 23 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB January 23 "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 13 performances January 24 43th Golden Globes: Whoopi Goldberg, Color Purple win January 24 New York Islander Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point January 24 South Yemen Premier Haydar Bakr al-Attas becomes interim-president January 24 Voyager 2 makes 1st fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons January 25 General Tito Okello's government flees Kampala Uganda January 26 Hein Vergeer becomes European skating champ January 26 Superbowl XX: Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Richard Dent, Chicago, DE January 26 Val Skinner wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic January 26 Yoweri Museveni's rebel army conquerors Kampala Uganda January 27 13th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis and C Gayle January 28 Angolan Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, D.C. January 28 Space Shuttle Challenger 10 explodes 73 sec after liftoff January 28 "Uptown... It's Hot!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 24 performances January 29 193.8 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange January 29 Yoweri Museveni sworn in as president of Uganda January 31 Mary Lund of Minn, is 1st female recipient of an artificial heart February 1 KHJ-AM in Los Angeles, California changes call letters to KRTH February 1 Singer Diana Ross marries Norwegian businessman Arne Naess in Switzerland February 2 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic February 2 Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India February 2 "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" closes at Ritz New York City after 13 performances February 2 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 28-24 February 2 Oscar Arias Sanchez elected president of Costa Rica February 3 President Reagan announces formation of Commission on Challenger Accident February 4 38th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-3 (OT) at Hartford February 4 Israeli fighters intercept Libyan passenger plane February 5 Corazon Aquino and Ferdinand Marcos appear on "Nightline" February 6 New Jersey Devil Peter McNab becomes 42nd NHLer to score 350 goals February 7 Haiti's President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier flees to France Henri Namphy becomes leader of Haiti February 7 Philippine Corazon Aquino defeats incumbent dictator Ferdinand Marcos but fraudulent returns gave the election to Marcos February 7 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas February 8 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition February 8 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano February 9 36th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 139-132 at Dallas February 9 Halley's Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun) February 9 Haydar Bakr al-Attas appointed president of South Yemen February 9 Marvin Johnson wins record 3rd time, light heavyweight boxing title February 9 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic February 9 Tomb of Tutanchamon's treasurer Maya found in Egypt February 9 West German team swims world record 4x200 m freestyle (7:05.17) February 10 "John Lennon: Live in New York City" album is released February 11 Activist Anatoly Scharansky released by U.S.S.R., leaves country February 11 Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup February 11 Iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq February 12 1st-class cricket debut of Curtly Ambrose, Leeward Is vs. Guyana February 15 44,180 largest NBA crowd to date - Philadelphia at Detroit February 15 Ferdinand Marcos wins rigged Philippines presidential election February 16 French air force bombs Ouadi Doum airport in Chad February 16 Hein Vergeer becomes world champion skater February 16 Karlstad skates world record 10 km (14:12.14) February 16 Mario Soares (Socialist) elected Portugal's 1st civilian president February 16 "Uptown... It's Hot!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 24 performances February 17 1st Francophone Summit convenes at Versailles February 17 Howard Stern radio show returns to New York City morning radio on WXRK 92.3 FM February 17 Johnson and Johnson announces it no longer sell capsule drugs February 17 Libyan bombers attack N'djamena Airport in Chad February 18 San Antonio's Alvin Robertson scores NBA 2nd quadruple double-20 pts, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against Phoenix February 19 Jordanian King Hussein severs ties with PLO February 19 U.S. Senate ratifies UN's anti-genocide convention 37 years later February 19 U.S.S.R. launches Mir space station into Earth orbit February 20 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Hershiser is 1st to win a $1M salary by arbitration February 20 Mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany, New York February 21 AIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School February 21 Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 and suspended for 10 weeks February 23 Despite losing, Red Sox Wade Boggs gets largest arbitration ($1.35M) February 23 Mary Beth Zimmerman wins LPGA Standard Register/Samaritan Golf Classic February 23 Nelli Fiere-Cooman runs world record 60 m indoor (7.00 sec) February 24 Texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million February 24 Voyager 2, 1st Uranus flyby February 25 28th Grammy Awards: We Are the World, Sade, Phil Collins wins February 25 Corazon Aquino becomes president of Philippines, Marcos flees February 25 Iran conquerors Iraq peninsula Fao February 25 Thousands of Egyptian military police riot, destroy 2 luxury hotel February 26 Evert van Benthem wins 14th Frisian 11-Cities skating race (6:55:16) February 28 European Economic Community sign "Special Act" for Europe free trade February 28 Peter Uberroth suspended 7 baseball players for 1 year, after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs March 2 1st million-dollar purse for a handicap race won at Santa Anita March 2 Mary Beth Zimmerman wins Uniden LPGA Golf Invitational March 2 Protesters try to stop Land Rover motor company being sold to U.S. March 4 Border completes twin Test tons (140 and 114*) vs. New Zealand March 5 "Today" tabloid launched (Britain's 1st national color newspaper) March 6 Ken Ludwig's "Lend me a Tenor," premieres in London March 6 U.S.S.R.'s Vega 1 flies by Halley's Comet at 8,889 km March 7 South Africa emergency crisis in Brabant and Limburg ends March 7 Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 136th assist March 8 4 French TV crew members are abducted in Beirut Lebanon March 8 Japanese probe Suisei passes Halley's Comet at 109,800 km March 8 Martina Navratilova is 1st tennis player to earn $10 million March 9 16th Easter Seal Telethon raises $30,100,000 March 9 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open March 9 NASA announces searchers found remains of Challenger astronauts March 9 Soviet probe Vega 2 flies by Halley's Comet at 8,030 km March 10 Ernie Lombardi, NL MVP in 1938, and Bobby Doerr, elected to Hall of Fame March 11 1 million days since traditional foundation of Rome, 4/21/753 BC March 11 12th People's Choice Awards March 11 187.27 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange March 11 Islander Mike Bossy, 1st NHLer to score 50 goals in 9 straight seasons March 11 Japanese probe Sakigake flies by Halley's Comet at 6.8 million km March 11 NFL adopts instant replay rule March 12 210.25 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange March 12 Susan Butcher wins 1,158 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race March 13 Soyuz T-15 carries 2 cosmonauts to Soviet space station Mir March 14 European Space Agency's Giotto flies by Halley's Comet (605 km) March 15 Funeral services held for Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Palme March 16 Chris Johnson wins LPGA GNA/Glendale Federal Golf Classic March 17 Haemers gang robs gold transport in Belgium of 35 million BF March 18 Exciting draw in final gives NSW the Sheffield Shield over Qld March 18 Treasury Department announces plans to alter paper money March 20 228 KPH gust of wind strikes Cairngorm (U.K. record) March 20 Jacques Chirac forms French government March 21 199.22 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange March 21 Kania skates ladies world record 500 m (39.52 sec) and 3 km (4:18.02) March 21 Pittsburgh Associates buy Pittsburgh Pirates for $218 million March 22 Ehrig skates ladies world record 5 km (7:20.99) March 22 HBO launches boxing's heavyweight-title-unification-tournament March 22 Heart's "These Dreams," single goes #1 March 22 Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS) March 22 Kania skates ladies world record 1500m (1:59.30) March 22 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA) March 22 Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 for heavyweight boxing title March 23 6th Golden Raspberry Awards: Rambo: First Blood Part II wins March 23 Heavyweight Trevor Berbick KOs Pinklon Thomas March 23 Penny Pulz wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open March 24 58th Academy Awards - "Out of Africa," William Hurt and G Page win March 24 NASA publishes "Strategy for Safely Returning the Space Shuttle to Flight Status" March 24 Suriname army Captain Etienne Boerenveen arrested for cocaine smuggling March 24 U.S. and Libya clash in Gulf of Sidra March 25 Kurt Browning (Canada) becomes 1st skater to land a quadruple jump March 25 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Brian Boitano (USA) March 25 Supreme Court rules Air Force could ban wearing of yarmulkes March 26 Geffen records signs Guns and Roses March 27 Disney-MGM Studio Tour ground breaking March 28 Extremist Sikhs kill 13 hindus in Ludhiana India March 28 John N. McMahon, ends term as deputy director of CIA March 29 Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia March 30 5th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: Texas beats Southern California 97-81 March 30 "Tango Argentino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 198 performances March 31 167 die when Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashes March 31 48th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats Duke 72-69 March 31 English Hampton Court palace destroyed by fire, 1 dead April 1 Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 to win Ranji Trophy April 1 U.S. submarine Nathaniel Green runs aground in Irish Sea April 1 World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel April 2 4 U.S. passengers killed by bomb at TWA counter Athens Airport Greece April 2 George Corley Wallace, Governor, Democrat, Alabama, announces retirement plans April 2 NCAA adopts 3-point basketball rule (19 feet 9 inch distance) April 3 U.S. national debt hits $2,000,000,000,000 April 4 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season April 5 Record for a throw-and-return boomerang toss is set (121m) April 5 U.S. soldier and Turkish woman killed in West Berlin disco bombing April 6 15th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Pat Bradley April 6 Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hours April 7 Wrestlemania II at 3 locations, Hulk Hogan beats King Kong Bundy April 8 Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California April 9 "Dallas" announces it will revive killed Bobby Ewing character April 10 Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan April 10 "Big Deal" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 70 performances April 10 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 11 A Canadain 1921 50 cent piece auctioned in New York City for $22,000 April 11 Dodge Morgan sailed solo nonstop around world in 150 days April 11 Halley's Comet makes closest approach to Earth this trip, 63 M km April 11 KXA-AM in Seattle, Washington changes call letters to KRPM April 12 20,000 mine workers protest closing of Hasselt Belgium mines April 13 50th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 279 April 13 Boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record April 13 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic April 13 Pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue April 13 Spanish Grand Prix decided by 0.014 of a second April 14 21st Academy of Country Music Awards: G Strait, Alabama, R McEntire April 14 Desmond Tutu elected Anglican archbishop of Capetown April 14 Double-decker ferry sinks in stormy weather in Bangladesh killing 200 April 14 U.S. aircraft attacks 5 terrorist locations in Libya April 15 U.S. air raids Libya, responding to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing April 15 Viv Richards century off 56 balls vs. England in Antigua Test Cricket April 16 To dispel rumors he's dead, Moammar Gadhafi appears on TV April 16 West Indies complete 5-0 demolition of England April 17 IBM produces 1st megabit-chip April 17 Netherlands and Scilly Islands sign peace treaty (war of 1651) April 17 Pulitzer prize awarded to Larry McMurtry for "Lonesome Dove" April 18 Robert M. Gates, becomes deputy director of CIA April 18 Titan rocket explodes seconds after liftoff from Vandenberg AFB April 19 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title April 20 "Jerry's Girls" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 139 performances April 20 Michael Johnson sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game April 20 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 20 Vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland April 21 15th Boston Women's Marathon won by I Kristiansen of Norway in 2:24:55 April 21 90th Boston Marathon won by Rob de Castella of Australia in 2:07:51 April 21 Bob Hering sets Formula One power boat record (165.338 mph, Ariz) April 21 Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on TV and finds nothing April 22 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 23 Grand Floridian Beach Resort groundbreaking April 23 Madrid-Nelli Cooman runs world record 60m indoor (7 sec) April 25 ETA bomb attacks Madrid killing 5 April 26 Actor/body builder Arnold Schwarzenegger weds newscaster Maria Shriver April 26 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marshall Holman April 26 France performs nuclear test April 26 Game between Angels and Twins delayed for 9 minutes by strong winds April 26 Worst nuclear disaster, 4th reactor at Chernobyl U.S.S.R. explodes, 31 die April 27 Captain Midnight (John R. MacDougall) interrupts HBO April 27 Pat Bradley wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic April 27 "Sweet Charity" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 368 performances April 28 Chernobyl, U.S.S.R. site of world's worst nuclear power plant disaster April 29 800,000 books destroyed by fire in Los Angeles Central Library April 29 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners April 30 Ashrita Furman peformed 8,341 somersaults over 12 miles April 30 Mariners strike out 16 times, set record of 36 in 2 consecutive games May 1 Bill Elliott sets stock car speed record of 212.229 mph May 1 Tass reports Chernobyl nuclear power plant mishap May 1 Will Stegers expedition reaches North Pole May 2 Dynamo Kiev wins 26th Europe Cup II May 2 Transportation Expo 86 opens in Vancouver May 3 112th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Ferdinand wins in 2:02.8 May 3 Air Lanka crashes, killing 22 May 3 Cubs 3rd baseman Ron Cey hits his 300th and 301st home run May 3 NASA launches Goes-G, it failed to achieve orbit May 3 New York Yankee Don Mattingly is 6th to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a game May 4 President Babrak Karmal resigns as party leader of Afghanistan May 5 Hall of Fame and Museum announced to be built in Cleveland May 6 Berlin: Real Madrid wins 15th UEFA Cup May 6 Donald E. Pelotte becomes 1st native American bishop May 6 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island May 7 Bucharest wins 31st Europe Cup I May 7 Phillies outfielder Garry Maddox, retires May 10 "Rock Me Amadeus," by Falco hit #1 on U.K. pop chart May 10 Tommy Lee, drummer of Motley Crue, marries Heather Locklear May 11 Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic May 12 Bicycle is pedaled 65 mph May 12 Fred Markham (U.S.), unpaced and unaided by wind, is 1st to pedal 65 mph on a level course, Big Sand Flat, California May 12 President Reagan appoints Dr. James C Fletcher NASA Administrator May 14 Institute for War documents publishes Anne Franks complete diary May 14 Reggie Jackson hit his 537th home run passing Mickey Mantle into 6th place May 15 Argentine ex-president Galtieri sentenced to 12 years May 16 Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) comes back from dead on Dallas May 16 Joaquin Balaguers PRSC wins Dominican Rep parliamentary election May 16 South African President P W Botha sends Coetsee to visit Mandela May 16 "Top Gun," premieres May 17 112th Preakness: Alex Solis aboard Snow Chief wins in 1:54.8 May 17 "Chicken Song" by Spitting Image hit #1 on the U.K. pop chart May 18 Becky Pearson wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic May 18 Chung Kwung Ying did 2,750 "atomic" hand-stand push-ups May 18 Chung Kwung Ying did 2,750 atomic hand-stand push-ups May 18 David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool May 18 "Singin' in the Rain" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 367 performances May 18 South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia May 19 Anti-apartheid activist Helene Pastoors sentenced to 10 years in South Africa May 20 Christy Fichtner, 23, (Texas), crowned 35th Miss USA May 20 Flintstones 25th Anniversary Celebration airs on CBS-tv May 21 Atlanta Brave Rafael Ramirez hits 4 doubles in a game May 21 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 22 Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC May 23 U.S. and West Europeans veto heavier sanctions against South Africa May 24 Country Singer Garth Brooks marries Sandy May 24 Margaret Thatcher becomes 1st British Prime Minister to visit Israel May 24 Reginald Huffstetler trode water for 985 hours May 24 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames, 4 games to 1 May 25 30,000,000 watch "Live Aid," a massive benefit concert May 25 95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida May 25 Ferry boat Shamia sinks on Maghna River Bangladesh, 600 killed May 25 Hands Across America - 6 million people hold hands from California to New York May 25 Kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit May 25 Laurie Rinker wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic May 25 Virgilio Barco elected president of Colombia May 27 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island May 27 Norway Showcase groundbreaking May 27 President Reagan orderes 2 Poseidon-class submarines be dismantled May 28 Democratic Labor Party wins parliamentary election in Barbados May 28 White Sox Joe Cowley sets record striking out 1st 7 Rangers he faces May 29 59th National Spelling Bee: Jon Pennington wins spelling odontalgia May 30 Ariane-2 (ESA) launched May 30 Bobby Rahal is 1st to avg over 170 mph in Indianapolis 500 May 30 France performs nuclear test June 1 32nd LPGA Championship won by Pat Bradley June 1 40th Tony Awards: I'm Not Rappaport and Mystery of Edwin Drood win June 2 New York City transit system issues a new brass with steel bullseye token June 2 Regular TV coverage of U.S. Senate sessions begins June 3 Battles in Beirut; 53 killed June 4 Jonathan Pollard, spy for Israel, pleads guilty in U.S. court June 5 San Diego Padre Steve Garvey ejected for 1st time June 6 Jurgen Schull sets world discus record, 74.07 m June 6 Kathy Ormsby, a 21-year-old member of North Carolina State track team jumps off a bridge permanently paralyzing herself June 7 118th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Danzig Connect wins in 2:29.8 June 7 56th French Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats M Navratilova (26 63 63) June 7 Air Supply guitarist Graham Russell weds Jodi Varble June 7 Madonna's "Live to Tell," single goes #1 June 7 Pirates draft 3rd baseman Jeff King #1 June 8 40th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Hous Rockets, 4 games to 2 June 8 56th French Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Mikael Pernfors (63 62 64) June 8 Alleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim elected President of Austria June 8 "Big Deal" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 70 performances June 8 Juli Inkster wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship June 8 Longest 9 inning AL game (4h16m), Baltimore Orioles beat Yankees 18-9 June 9 20th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers and Loretta Lynn June 9 Angel Don Sutton (298 wins) beats White Sox Tom Seaver (306 wins) 3-0 June 9 Dow Jones-index hits record 45.71 points June 9 Rogers Comm report on Challenger disaster blames Morton Thiokol June 10 A. Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of baseball's NL June 11 Amnesty International megaconcert June 11 "Blacke's Magic," last airs on NBC-TV June 12 P. W. Botha declares South African national emergency June 13 President Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency June 13 Steve Garvey 1st ejection from a game, after Atlanta's triple-play June 15 86th U.S. Golf Open: Ray Floyd shoots a 279 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club New York June 15 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open June 15 Pravda announces high-level Chernobyl staff fired for stupidity June 15 Raymond Floyd wins U.S. Open golf tournament June 16 1 day general strike in South Africa June 17 Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger resigns Antonin Scalia nominated June 18 52 die in plane and helicopter collision over Grand Canyon June 18 De Havilland Twin Otter and Bell 206 helicopter collide, kills 25 June 18 Don Sutton becomes 19th pitcher to win 300 games June 18 Heike Friedrich swims female world record 200m freestyle (1:57.55) June 18 Papua New Guinea score 9-455 in 60 overs vs. Gibraltar, ICC Trophy June 19 Argentina beats West Germany 3-2 in soccer's 13th World Cup June 20 Doctors at Bethesda Naval remove 2 small benign polyps from Reagan's colon June 20 Jim Fregosi replaces Tony LaRussa as White Sox manager June 21 Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy winner, singns with Kansas City Royals June 21 Heike Drechsler of East Germany long jumps 7.45 m (women's record) June 21 "Living on Video" by Trans-X peaks at #61 June 21 President Reagan gives speech defending his judicial appointments June 21 "Vienna Calling" by Falco peaks at #18 June 22 Judy Dickinson wins LPGA Rochester Golf International June 22 Spain's premier Gonzalez' Socialist Party wins elections June 23 Pedro Morales swims world record 100m butterfly (52.84) June 23 Tip O'Neill, Representative-D-Massachusetts, refuses to let Reagan address House June 24 Guy Hunt elected 1st Republican governor of Alabama in 112 years June 24 U.S. Senate approves tax reform June 25 Former Belgium premier Vanden Boeynants sentenced for fraud June 25 Phillies give Steve Carlton, 41, his unconditional release June 26 South African journalist Zwelakhe Sisulu arrested June 27 Anne White shocks Wimbledon by wearing only a body stocking June 27 In referendum, Irish uphold ban on divorce June 27 Robby Thompson (SF) sets record, caught stealing 4 times in 1 game June 27 San Francisco Giant Robby Thompson is caught stealing record 4 times June 27 U.S. informs New Zealand it will not defend it against attack June 27 World Court rules U.S. aid to Nicaraguan contras illegal June 28 Kenneth and Nellie Pike challenge Alabama Dem runoff win by AG C Graddick June 29 Argentina becomes world champion soccer team (3-2 against W-Germany) June 29 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic June 29 Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues June 30 Georgia sodomy law upheld by Supreme Court (5-4) July 2 After 14 wins, Roger Clemens suffer his 1st loss of year July 2 General strike against Pinochet regime in Chile July 2 Supreme Court upholds affirmative action in 2 rulings July 3 Kuwait's National Assembly (Majlis al Umma) dissolves July 3 President Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty July 5 93rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats H Mandlikova (76 63) July 5 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway sets 10K woman's record (30:13.74) July 5 Nancy Reagan cuts red, white and blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty July 5 Statue of Liberty is reopened after it is refurbished July 6 100th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats Ivan Lendl (64 63 75) July 6 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Mazda Hall of Fame Golf Championship July 6 Bob Horner becomes 11th player to hit 4 home runs in a game July 6 Ex-minister Arturo Tolentino failed coup in Philippines July 6 Premier Nakasones Liberal Democr Party wins Japan's election July 7 IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 (updated) released July 7 It is reported Boy George is being treated for heroin addiction July 7 Jordan government shuts al-Fatah offices July 7 Supreme Court struck down Gramm-Rudman deficit-reduction law July 7 U.S. actress Deborah Hunter marries actor Michael Tylo July 8 Farthest thrown object-an "Aerobie" flying ring, 383 m (1,257') July 8 NASA establishes Safety, Reliability Maintain and Quality Assurance July 8 Zimbabwe beats Netherlands by 25 runs to win ICC Trophy July 9 Atlanta's Dale Murphy doesn't play ending consecutive streak at 740 July 9 Padres trade pitcher Tim Stoddard to Yankees for pitcher Ed Whitson July 11 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in world record 30:13.74 July 11 Maricica Puica of Romania runs 2,000 m in 5:28.69 (record for women) July 11 Mary Beth Whitehead christens surrogate Baby M, Sara July 14 10 killed and 60 injured at ETA-bomb attack in Madrid July 14 2nd government of Lubbers sworn in July 14 41st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Jane Geddes July 14 Motley Crue's Vince Neil begins 30 day sentence for vehicular homicide July 14 NASA's plan to implement recommendations of Rogers commission July 14 Paul McCartney releases "Press" July 14 Richard W. Miller became 1st FBI agent convicted of espionage July 14 Shalamar's Howard Hewett acquitted in Miami of drug charges July 15 57th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-2 at Astrodome, Houston July 15 All star MVP: Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox July 17 Emmy 13th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 7th time July 18 115th British Golf Open: Greg Norman shoots a 280 at Turnberry Scotld July 18 Royals announce manager Dick Howser, 50, has a brain tumor July 18 Videotapes released showing Titanic's sunken remains July 19 Caroline Kennedy (28) marries Edwin Schlossberg (41) July 19 Indian pitcher Phil Niekro wins his 307th game tying him with July 19 Tim Witherspoon KOs Frank Bruno in 11 for heavyweight boxing title July 20 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic July 21 Barbara Palacios Teyde, 22, of Venezuela, crowned 35th Miss Universe July 22 House of Representatives impeaches Judge Harry E. Claiborne on tax evasion July 23 Britain's Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson July 23 King Hassan II meets with Israeli premier Simon Peres July 24 San Francisco Federal jury convicts Navy radioman Jerry Whitworth of espionage July 25 Sikhs extremist kill 16 hindus in Muhktsar India July 26 Lebanese kidnappers released Reverend Lawrence Martin Jenco July 27 14th du Maurier Golf Classic: Pat Bradley July 27 24th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Czechoslovakia in Prague, Czechoslovakia (3-0) July 27 Greg Lemond is 1st American to win Tour de France July 28 Bomb attack in East Beirut, 25 killed July 28 NASA releases transcript from doomed Challenger, pilot Michael Smith could be heard saying, "Uh-oh!" as spacecraft disintegrated July 29 Bomb attack in West-Beirut, 30 killed July 29 Dennis Amiss scores his 100th 100, Warwickshire vs. Lancashire July 29 New York jury rules NFL violated antitrust laws, awards USFL $1 in damages August 1 Bert Blyleven becomes 10th pitcher to strike out 3,000 August 1 Cleveland sets AL attendance record for twi-night doubleheader, 65,934 August 1 Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia release from hospital after 3 week coma August 1 Tennis ace John McEnroe marries actress Tatum O'Neal August 2 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (U.S.) sets record for heptathlon (7161 pts) August 3 Amy Alcott wins LPGA National Golf Pro-Am August 3 Willie McCovey, Bobby Doerr, and Ernie Lombardi inducted in Hall of Fame August 4 OPEC lowers oil production 20% August 5 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway sets 5k woman's record (14:37.33) August 5 It's revealed Andrew Wyeth had, secretly created 240 drawings and paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf, in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania August 5 Steve Carlton is 2nd to pitch 4,000 strikeout August 5 U.S. Senate votes for SDI-project, Star Wars August 6 Orioles, Dwyer and Sheets, and Rangers, Harrah, hit record 3 grand slams August 6 Phil Katz releases PKARC version 1.0, for IBM August 7 Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel and Anne Knabe begin cycling journey of 15,266 miles from Prudhoe Bay Alaska to Argentina August 7 "Honky Tonk Nights" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 4 performances August 8 Record 3 grandslams in a game-(Harrah-Tex, Sheets and Dwyer-Orioles) August 9 "Honky Tonk Nights" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 4 performances August 10 Betsy King wins LPGA Henredon Golf Classic August 10 Billy Martin Day, his uniform number 1 retired August 10 Marquis Theater opens at 1535 Broadway New York City August 10 "Me and My Girl" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 1420 performances August 10 Pitcher Bob Forsch grand slams to lead Cards to a 5-4 win over Pirates August 11 68th PGA Championship: Bob Tway shoots a 276 at Inverness Club Toledo August 12 Don Baylor gets hits by a pitch for a record 25th time in a season August 12 Red Sox pitcher Tim Lollar gets a pinch-hit single August 13 KRE-AM in Berkeley, California changes call letters to KBLX (now KBFN) August 14 Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto arrested August 14 Phillies and Pirates play a 6 game series in 4 days August 15 President Reagan decides to support a replacement for Challenger August 16 Madonna's "True Blue," album goes #1 for 5 weeks and her single August 16 "Papa Don't Preach," goes #1 for 2 weeks August 16 Sudan rebels shoot a Fokker's F-27 down, 57 killed August 17 Bronze pig statue unveiled at Seattle's Pike Place Market August 17 Cindy Mackey wins LPGA MasterCard International Golf Pro-Am August 17 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Nestle World Golf Championship August 17 Red Sox trade shortstop Rey Quinones and pitcher Mike Trujillo to Mariners for shortstop Spike Owen and outfielder Dave Henderson August 17 Rioting at DMC concert, 40 injured August 18 Crockett's Tavern opens in Fort Wilderness August 18 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on WYSP 94.1 FM August 18 Jim Kelly signs with NFL Buffalo Bills ($75 million for 5 years) August 18 John Tesh's 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight August 18 WYSP-FM Philadelphia begins simulcasting Howard Stern Show August 19 Car bomb kills 20 in Tehran, Iran August 20 Mail carrier Patrick Sherrill, Edmond Ok, shot 14 fellow workers dead August 20 Phils Don Carmen perfect game bid is broken in 9th August 21 Ian Botham takes world-record 356th Test Cricket wkt (v New Zealand, The Oval) August 21 Lake Nios Volcano in Cameroon kills 1,746 August 21 "Rags" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 4 performances August 21 Red Sox Spike Owens scores 6 runs in a 24-5 rout of Cleveland Indians August 21 Surinames Ronnie Brunswijks Jungle commandos kill 2 government officials August 21 Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas, killing 2,000 August 21 With 2 outs in 6th inning, Red Sox score 11 runs August 22 NASA announces tests designed to verify ignition pressure dynamics August 23 "Rags" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 4 performances August 24 Juli Inkster wins Atlantic City LPGA Golf Classic August 25 A's Mark McGwire hits his 1st major league home run August 26 Rosa Mota wins Stuttgart female marathon (2:28:38) August 27 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation August 28 Bolivia president Victor Paz Estensoro calls state of siege August 28 Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium August 28 Tina Turner's star unveiled in Hollywood August 28 U.S. Navy officer Jerry A Whitworth sentenced to 365 years for spying August 29 Heike Drechsler of E Germany ties world women's 200 m mark (21.71s) August 29 Morocco king Hassan II signs unity treaty with Libya August 30 Gelindo Bordin wins Stuttgart marathon (2:10:54) August 30 Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (U.S. News World Report) August 31 Russian cargo ship crashes into cruise ship Admiral Nakhimov; 398 die September 1 Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic September 1 Jerry Lewis' 21st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $34,096,733 September 1 Paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album September 1 Texas Rangers O McDowell and Porter are 7th to hit consecutive pinch home runs September 2 Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi September 3 Alan Ayckbourn's "Woman in Mind," premieres in London September 3 Astros and Cubs use a record 53 players in an 18 inning game September 4 189.42 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange September 4 Claude Brochu becomes CEO of Montreal Expos September 5 3rd MTV Awards: Whitney Houston wins September 5 Karachi Pakistan army storms hijacked U.S. B-747, 19 killed September 5 MTV Music Awards - Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" wins September 5 NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms September 5 NASA launches DOD-1 September 6 300 invitees pay $5,000 to hear Barbra Striesand's benefit concert September 6 Attack on synagogue in Istanbul, 23 killed September 6 Jozef Pribilinec speed walking world record time (15,447k) September 6 Michael Spinks TKOs Steffen Tangstad in 4 for heavyweight boxing title September 6 U.S.S.R. charges correspondent Nicholas Daniloff with spying September 7 100th U.S. Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Helena Sukova (63 62) September 7 106th U.S. Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Miloslav Mecir (64 62 60) September 7 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship September 7 Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31 September 7 Desmond Tutu becomes Anglican archbishop of Capetown September 7 Failed assassination attempt on Chilean dictator Pinochet, 5 killed September 7 Ivan Lendl defeats Miloslav Mecir for U.S. Tennis open title September 8 Westinghouse sells Muzak September 9 New York City jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet United Nations employee) of spying September 10 Bryan O'Connor named chairman of Space Flight Safety Panel September 11 Dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares traded September 11 President Mubarak receives Israeli premier Peres September 11 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 12 240.49 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange September 12 Twins fire manager Ray Miller and replace him with coach Tom Kelly September 12 U.S. professor Joseph Cicippio is kidnapped and held hostage in Beirut September 13 Bert Blyleven gives up a record 44 home runs in a season September 13 Kellye Cash (Tenn), 21, crowned 60th Miss America 1987 September 14 Bo Jackson's 1st home run - a 475-foot blast (longest at Royal Stadium) September 14 Bomb attack in Paris, 2 killed September 14 Bomb explosion on airport Kimpo at Seoul, 5 killed September 14 Judy Dickinson wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic September 14 Saskatchewan and Hamilton play 1st CFL regular-season overtime game September 15 1st broadcast of "LA Law" on NBC-TV September 15 Bomb attack in Paris, 1 dead September 16 Fire in Kinross gold mine, Transvaal South Africa, 177 killed September 17 Bomb attack in Paris, 6 killed September 17 Marina Stepanova of U.S.S.R. sets 400m hurdle woman's record (52.94) September 17 Mets clinch NL East Championship September 17 U.S. Senate confirms William Rehnquist as 16th chief justice September 18 David Boon's 3rd Test cricket century, 122 vs. India at Madras September 19 "Captain EO" with Michael Jackson premieres September 19 Chicago White Sox Joe Crowley no-hits California Angels, 7-1 September 19 Dean Jones scores 210 vs. India at Madras September 19 Federal health officials announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients September 20 Wichita State Shockers blow a 35-3 lead; lose 36-35 to Morehead State September 21 38th Emmy Awards: Golden Girls, Cagney and Lacey and Michael J Fox win September 21 Miami Dan Marino passes for 6 touchdowns vs New York Jets (51-45) September 21 New Orleans Saints Mel Gray returns kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown September 21 New York Jets beat Miami Dolphins 51-45 in OT; record 884 passing yards September 21 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic September 21 San Diego Padre Jimmy Jones pitchs 1-hitter in his major league debut September 22 35 countries signs disarmament accord in Stockholm September 22 India vs. Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie September 22 Los Angeles Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games September 23 Astro Jim Deshaies strikes out 1st 8 Dodger of game (ends with 10) September 23 Congress selects the rose as U.S. national flower September 25 Antonin Scalia appointed to Supreme Court September 25 Houston Astro Mike Scott no-hits San Francisco Giants, 2-0 September 26 Bobby (Patrick Duffy) returns to Dallas, his death is attributed to his wife Pam's bad dream (erases all of last season) September 26 RUN-DMC is 1st rap group to hit top 10 (Raisin' Hell) September 26 William Hubbs Rehnquist, sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court September 27 Senate joins House of Representatives voting for sweeping tax reforms September 28 Cleveland Browns' Gerald McNeil sets the team record for the longest punt return with an 84-yard run (and TD), Browns 24, Detroit 21 September 28 Record 23,000 start in a marathon (Mexico City) September 28 Tight end Brian Foster of RI catches NCAA record 18 passes for 327 yards September 29 "Airwolf," TV Adventure; moves to USA September 29 Cubs Greg Maddux defeats Phillies Mike Maddux (1st rookie brothers) September 29 "Designing Women," TV Comedy, debuts on CBS September 29 Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a home run on 1st major league pitch he sees September 29 Mary Lou Retton retires as a gymnast September 29 U.S.S.R. releases U.S. journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges September 30 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 30 U.S. releases soviet spy Gennadiy Zakharov October 1 President Carter's presidential library dedicated in Atlanta October 2 Failed assassination attempt on India premier Rajiv Gandhi October 2 Mike Scott is 3rd NL pitcher to strike out 300 in a season (306) October 2 New York Met Dwight Gooden is 1st to strike out 200 or more in 1st 3 seasons October 2 Sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi October 3 Baltimore loses assuring Orioles of their 1st last-place finish October 3 Soviet Yankee-class sub sinks off NC, 3 die October 4 New York Yankee Dave Righetti saves doubleheader for then record 46 saves October 4 Queen Beatrice installs dam at Oosterschelde October 4 Rachel Oliver (Mass), 20, crowned 19th Miss Black America October 5 London Sunday Times reports Israel is stocking nuclear arms October 6 Russian nuclear sub sinks in Atlantic Ocean October 7 1st edition British newspaper "Independent" begins publishing October 8 Mike Scott ties playoff record of 14 strikeouts, beats Mets 1-0 October 8 RUN DMC calls for a day of peace among LA street gangs October 9 Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, became 12th NHLer to score 500 goals October 9 "Phantom of the Opera" premeires in London October 9 Senate convicted U.S. District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment October 10 7.5 Earthquake strikes San Salvador, El Salvador October 10 Israel Prime Minister Shimon Peres resigns October 11 Reagan and Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Iceland October 12 California Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox October 13 20th Country Music Association Award: October 13 25th NY, NL appearance in World Series (Mets vs A's) October 13 IOC announces baseball will become a medal sport in 1992 October 14 Concentration camp survivor Elie Wiesel wins Nobel Peace Prize October 14 IOC decides to stagger Winter and Summer Olympic schedule October 14 Tim Kides of West New York, New Jersey performs 25,000 leg raises in 11:57:15 October 15 Longest post season game, Mets beat Astros 7-6 in 16 and win NL pennant October 16 Armand Hammer returns to U.S. with Jewish refusenik David Goldfarb October 16 Marie Osmond marries Brian Blosil October 16 "Raggedy Ann" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 5 performances October 16 U.S. government closes down due to budget problems October 16 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 17 U.S. Senate approved immigration bill prohibiting hiring of illegal aliens and offered amnesty to illegals who entered prior to 1982 October 17 Yitzak Rabin forms Israeli government October 19 Allan Border scores the 10,000th run in Tests (v India, Bombay) October 19 "Flamenco Puro" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 40 performances October 19 "Raggedy Ann" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 5 performances October 19 U.S.S.R. expels 5 U.S. diplomats October 20 Tupolev-134 crashes in Southern Africa October 21 1st-class cricket debut of Andy Flower, ZCU Presidents XI vs. Young WI October 21 Hugh Whitemore's "Breaking the Code," premieres in London October 21 IBM re-forms in South Africa October 21 Republic of Marshall Islands signs Compact of Free Association with US October 21 U.S. writer Edward A. Tracy kidnap in Beirut October 22 "Into the Light" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City for 6 performances October 24 Dodgers' Bill Russell, 38, announces his retirement October 24 Great Britain drops diplomatic relations with Syria October 25 International Red Cross ousted from South Africa October 25 Michael Sergio Parachutes into Shea Stadium during game 6 of WS October 25 Trailing 5-3 with 2 out and no one on in bottom of 10th, New York rallies to win Game 6 of the World Series, 6-5, Bill Buckner misplays a ball October 26 "Into the Light" closes at Neil Simon Theater New York City after 6 performances October 27 New York Mets beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 83rd World Series October 27 Paul McCartney release "Pretty Little Head" October 28 KOB-AM in Albuquerque New Mexico changes call letters to KKOB October 28 KOB-TV in Albuquerque NM's final transmission October 29 Kirk Muller scores New Jersey Devil record 6 point, beat Penguins, 8-6 October 29 Padres pitcher LaMarr Hoyt is arrested at US-Mexico border for drugs October 29 West Indies all out for 53 vs. Pakistan (Abdul Qadir 6-16) October 30 Discovery moves to OPF where more than 200 modification are made November 1 Fire in Sandoz-factory Basel, 30 tons of chemicals in the Rhine November 1 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Brave Raj, Capote, Lady's Secret, Last Tycoon, Manila, Skywalker, Smile at Santa Anita November 2 16th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:06 November 2 17th New York City Marathon won by Gianni Poli in 2:11:06 November 2 Ayako Okamoto wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship November 3 Federated States of Micronesia signs Compact of Free Association with US November 3 Joaquim Chissano elected president Mozambique November 3 John Lennon releases "Menlove Avenue" album November 3 Lebanese magazine Ash Shirra reveals secret U.S. arms sales to Iran November 3 Northern Mariana Islands becomes a Commonwealth associated with US November 6 Houston's Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young November 6 Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill November 6 Reverend Donald Wildmon begins a campaign against Howard Stern November 8 "Song and Dance" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 474 performances November 9 Ai-Yu Tu wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic November 9 Pakistan all out for 77 vs. West Indies at Lahore November 10 Bangladesh Constitution restored November 11 Houston's Astro Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young Award November 11 Suriname government proclaims gold purification November 12 France performs nuclear test November 12 Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award unanimously November 13 Giselle Jeanne-Marie LaRonde of Trinidad, 23, crowned 36th Miss World November 13 NASA launches space vehicle S-199 November 13 U.S. president Reagan confesses weapon sales to Iran November 14 Doubleday Publishing sells New York Mets to Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon November 14 FCC issues Notice Of Apparent Liability to WYSP Philadelphia November 14 SEC imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky November 15 2nd time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay (Sam Knison hosts) November 17 "Oh Coward!" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 56 performances November 18 Roger Clemens wins AL MVP November 19 Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins NL MVP November 19 Tina Howe's "Coastal Disturbances," premieres in New York City November 20 Afghanistan President Babrak Karmal flees November 20 UN's WHO announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS November 21 Central African Republic adopts constitution November 21 Suriname army leader Desi Bouterse massacres Moiwana village November 22 Mike Tyson KOs Trevor Berbick in 2 for heavyweight WBC boxing title November 22 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton, became 13th NHLer to score 500 goals November 24 Cards reliever Todd Worrell wins NL Rookie of Year November 24 "Smile" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 48 performances November 24 Wrestler John Tatum charged with possession of marijuana November 25 A's Jose Canseco wins AL Rookie of Year November 25 Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arm deal November 25 Oliver North's sect, Fawn Hill, smuggles documents out of his office November 28 Hilbert van der Duim skates 1 hour world record 39.4928 km November 28 NBC's Ahmad Rashad marriage proposal is accepted by Phylicia Ayers-Allen during halftime of Det Lions-New York Jets football game November 28 Reagan administration exceeds SALT II arms limitations for 1st time November 30 74th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 39-15 November 30 "Flamenco Puro" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 40 performances November 30 Ivan Lendl is 1st tennis player to earn over $10 million, lifetime December 1 Musee d'orsay opens in Paris December 1 Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains" December 2 Dow-Jones index hits record 1955.57 December 3 Sri Lanka all out 55 vs. WI in one-dayer Walsh 5-1 in 4 3 overs December 4 NASA launches Fltsatcom-7 December 4 Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound," premieres in New York City December 6 52nd Heisman Trophy Award: Vinny Testaverde, Miami Florida (quarterback) December 6 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island December 7 Juli Inkster/Tom Purtzer wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic December 7 President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees Haiti December 8 House Dems select majority leader Jim Wright as 48th speaker December 10 Atlanta Hawk Dominique Wilkins scores 57 points vs Chicago Bulls December 10 France performs nuclear test December 10 Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel accepts 1986 Nobel Peace Prize December 11 A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of baseball's National League December 11 South Africa censors press December 12 David Boon's fourth Test century, 103 vs. England at Adelaide December 12 James "Bone Crusher" Smith TKO's WBA champ Tim Witherspoon in MSG December 12 Russian Tupolev-134 crashes in East Berlin, 70 killed December 12 South African journalist Zwelakhe Sisulu arrested December 14 Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, took off from Edwards AFB, California on 1st non-stop, non-refueled flight around world December 15 150 killed during race riot in Karachi December 15 Carnegie Hall reopens after a $50 million facelift December 15 CIA director William Casey suffers a cerebral seizure December 17 Mrs Davina Thompson makse medical history by having the 1st heart, lung and liver transplant (Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England) December 17 U.S. Congress forms Irangate committee December 18 Mr Gates, serves as acting director of CIA December 19 Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency December 19 Michael Sergio, who parachuted into Shea Stadium during game 6 of the World Series, sentenced to 100 hours of community service and fined $500 December 19 U.S.S.R. frees dissident Andrei Sakharov from internal exile December 20 White teenagers beat blacks in Howard Beach, New York December 21 75th Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2) December 21 Amy Alcott/Bob Charles wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship December 22 India score 7-676 vs. Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Cricket December 23 Rutan and Yeager make 1st around-the-world flight without refueling December 24 French hostage Aurel Cornea, held in Lebanon for 9 months, released December 24 Iran offensive against Iraqi islands of Shatt al-Arab December 26 Captured Iraqi Airways Boeing-737 in Saudi Arabia, about 60 killed December 26 Doug Jarvis, 31, sets NHL record of 916 consecutive games December 26 TV soap "Search for Tomorrow" ends 35 year run December 27 10th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards - Young and Restless wins December 27 "Les Miserables" opens at Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. December 28 Pat Davis, ranked 412th among world tennis competitors wins Davis Cup December 31 Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 97 December 31 Russian TU-144 flies for 1st time faster than sound December 31 WIS-AM in Columbia South Carolina changes call letters to WVOC (now WOMG)
