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January 1 Czech born tennis star Hana Mandikova becomes an Australian Citizen January 1 Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship January 1 Year of the Reader begins January 2 Ashland Oil storage tank spills 3.8 million gallons, Penn January 2 Mulroney and Reagan sign Canada-US free trade agreement January 3 Israel orders 9 Palestinian "instigators" deported from W Beirut January 3 Margaret Thatcher becomes longest-serving British Prime Minister this century January 8 9th largest NBA crowd 38,873-Chicago at Detroit January 8 Dow Jones down 140.58 points January 8 Hewlett-Packard introduces HP-28S Advanced Scientific Calculator January 8 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas January 9 August Wilson's "Piano Lesson," premieres in Boston January 9 English earl of St. Andrews marries Sylvana Tomaselli January 9 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano January 10 "Don't Get God Started" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 86 performances January 11 Test debut of Phil Simmons, WI vs. India, Madras January 11 U.S.S.R. announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics January 12 Willie Stargell (Pitts Pirate), elected to Baseball Hall of Fame January 13 LA Dodger/SD Padre Steve Garvey retires January 13 Supreme Court rules (5-3) public school officials have broad powers to censor school newspapers, plays and other expressive activities January 15 Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder makes racist remarks about black athletes January 15 Kiran More stumps five WI batsman at Madras, world Test record January 15 Narendra Hirwani takes 16-136 (8-61 and 8-75) vs. WI on Test debut January 16 4th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins January 16 Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder fired from CBS for racial remarks January 16 NFL St. Louis Cardinals announce move to Phoenix January 17 Leslie Manigay elected president of Haiti January 17 "Teddy and Alice" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 77 performances January 18 Airliner crashes in SW China, killing all 108 on board January 19 "48 Hours" premiers on CBS-TV January 20 Andre Hoffman skates world record 1500m (1:52.06) January 20 Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Gov Evan Mecham January 21 US accept immigration of 30,000 U.S. - Vietnamese children January 22 1st-class cricket debut of Brian Lara, Trinidad and Tobago vs. Leeward Is January 22 1st-class cricket debut of Hansie Cronje, OFS vs. Transvaal January 22 Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in 4 for heavyweight boxing title January 23 45th Golden Globes: Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas January 23 62nd Australian Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (61 76) January 23 Bob Benoit bowls 1st 300-pt game in a televised title match January 23 Experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, complete 1st nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling lands January 24 1st WWF Royal Rumble - Jim Duggan wins January 24 76th Australian Mens Tennis: M Wilander beats P Cash (63 67 36 61 86) January 24 9th ACE Cable Awards January 24 Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup January 24 Cerebral Palsy telethon January 25 15th American Music Award: Anita Baker, Paul Simon and Whitney Houston January 25 George Harrison releases "When We Was Fab" January 25 Longest winless streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (15 games) January 25 Ramsewak Shankar sworn in as President of Suriname January 25 VP Bush and Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in Iran-Contra affair January 26 Australia's 200th anniversary-parade of tall ships in Sydney Harbor January 26 "Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 4,000+ performances January 27 Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to U.S. Supreme Court January 28 Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional January 28 "Saratina!" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 597 performances January 29 Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15 January 29 Detroit's Kirk Gibson signs a 3-year contract with Dodgers January 29 Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit (61,938) January 29 United Airlines Boeing 747SP, circles world in 36h54m15s January 30 Hansie Cronje gets a pair in 2nd 1st-class game (OFS vs. N Tvl) January 31 Barge sinks near Anacortes, WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil January 31 Superbowl XXII: Washington Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10 in San Diego Superbowl MVP: Doug Williams, Washington, QB February 2 David Boon's 6th Test Cricket century, 184* vs. England at Sydney February 4 Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges February 5 Andre beats Hulk Hogan in 1st prime-time wrestling match in 30 years February 5 Arizona House of Representatives vote to impeach Republican Gov Evan Mecham February 5 Panamanian Gen Manuel Noriega indicted by U.S. grand jury for drugs February 6 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. February 7 38th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 138-133 at Chicago February 7 Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens February 7 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic February 7 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 15-6 February 8 NASA launches DOD-2 February 9 39th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (OT) at St. Louis February 9 NH begins a NCAA record 32-game losing streak at home (ends Feb 1991) February 10 3-judge panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco strikes down Army's ban on homosexuals (later overturned by appeal) February 10 Rocky Malebane-Metsing coup in Bophuthatswana fails February 11 Anthony M. Kennedy appointed to Supreme Court February 13 15th Winter Olympic games open at Calgary, Canada February 13 Christine Wachtel runs world record 800m indoor (1:56:40) February 13 European Community plans removal of inner boundaries on Jan 1, 1992 February 13 Heike Dreschler long jumps world record indoor (7.37m) February 13 Ronald Weigel runs unofficial world record speed walking (18:11.41) February 14 49th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player February 14 Alfredo Stroessner re-elected president of Paraguay February 14 Bobby Allison at 50 becomes oldest driver to win Daytona 500 February 14 General hospital star Jackie Zeman marries Glenn Gorden February 14 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic February 15 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 16 1st documented combat action by U.S. military advisors in El Salvador February 17 Lebanese terrorists kidnap United Nations truce observer Lt Col William Higgins February 17 U.S. Lt. Col Wm Higgins kidnapped by Lebanese terrorists and later killed February 18 Anthony M. Kennedy, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice February 19 Helga Arendt, Silke-Beate Knoll, Mechthild Kluth, Gisela Kinzel walk indoor female world record 4x200m (1:32.55) February 20 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Brazil February 20 Andre Hoffmann skates world record 1500m (1:52.06) February 20 Brian Boitano wins Olympic gold medal in figure skating February 20 Cornelia Oschkenat hurdles indoor world record 50m (6.58 sec) February 20 Kelly Hrudy's 5th Islander shut-out win-Hartford 3-0 February 20 Peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million February 20 Rob Druppers runs world record indoor 1000m (2:16.2) February 20 Stefka Kostadinova high jumps indoor world record (2.06 m) February 21 Actor Dudley Moore marries actress Brogan Lane February 21 Gustafson skates world record 10km (13:48.20) February 21 Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses his sins to his congregation February 22 Bonnie Blair skates world record 500m (39.10 sec) February 23 15th Winter Olympic games opens in Calgary, Alberta February 23 Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights and play up to 18 night games February 23 Yvonne van Gennip skates female record 3k (4:11.94) February 24 Matti Nykanen becomes winter olympics 1st triple gold medalist February 24 South African apartheid regime bans the UDF February 24 Supreme Court votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody February 25 Bruce Springsteen "Tunnel of Love Tour," begins in Worcester Mass February 25 South Korea adopts constitution February 26 Christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000m (1:17.65) February 27 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open February 27 Bonnie Blair (U.S.) wins Olympic 500m speed skating in record 39.1 February 27 Gulfstream G-IV goes around the world 36:08:34 February 27 Katarina Witt (GDR) wins 2nd consecutive Olympic figure skating February 28 15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada February 28 Anti-Armenian pogrom in Azerbaijan, 30 killed February 28 Pat Verbeek becomes 1st New Jersey Devil to score 4 goals in an NHL game February 28 Yvonne van Gennip skates world record 5 km ladies (7:14.13) February 29 KWK-FM in St. Louis Missouri changes call letters to WKBG February 29 Mark Greatbatch scores 107* vs. England on Test Cricket debut February 29 Nazi document implicates Waldheim in WW II deportations February 29 New York City Mayor Koch calls Reagan a "WIMP" in the war on drugs March 1 Courtney Gibbs Eplin, 21, (Texas), crowned 37th Miss USA March 1 Iraq says it launched 16 missiles into Tehran March 1 Pontiac announces the end of the Fiero automobile March 1 Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe with his record 1,050th NHL assist March 2 30th Grammy Awards: Graceland, Joshua Tree, Jody Watley March 2 Dutch Liberal Party merged with SDP March 6 18th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,200,000 March 6 3 IRA suspects were shot dead in Gibraltar by SAS officers March 6 Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open/Helene Curtis Pro-Am March 6 Julie Krone becomes winningest female jockey (1205 victories) March 6 Orville Moodey shoots 63 at Seniors golf tournament March 7 Howard Stern's 1st pay-per-view "Underpants and Negligee Party" March 7 Jim Abbott, 1-handed pitcher, wins 58th James E. Sullivan Award March 9 President Reagan presides at unveiling of Knute Rockne stamp March 10 Avalanche at Klosters, a Swiss Ski resort, nearly kills Prince Charles March 10 New York Islanders celebrate Mike Bossy night March 11 Utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire March 13 14th People's Choice Awards: Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby. win March 15 Eugene Marino of Atlanta, appointed 1st African American archbishop March 15 NASA reports accelerated breakdown of ozone layer by CFK March 15 NFL's St. Louis Cardinals officially move to Phoenix March 16 Federal grand jury indicts North and Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair March 16 North-Ireland Protestant fires on Catholic funeral, 3 killed March 16 U.S. sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras March 17 Highest scoring NCAA basketball game; Loyola-Marymont 119, Wyoming 115 March 17 Iran says Iraq uses poison gas in the war March 17 "Les Miserables," opens at Det Norske Teatret, Oslo March 19 Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15:25.25) March 20 David Henry Hwang's "M. Butterfly," premieres in New York City March 20 Laura Davies wins Circle K LPGA Tucson Golf Open March 20 Mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title March 21 23rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams, Jr. March 22 Congress overrides Reagan's veto of sweeping civil rights bill March 22 WA beat Queensland by 5 wkts to win the Sheffield Shield Final March 24 "Gospel at Colonus" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 61 performances March 24 Quarterback Dan Fouts retires March 25 "Les Miserables," opens at Chunichi Theatre, Nagoya Japan March 25 NASA launches space vehicle S-206 March 25 Robin Givens demands full access to husband Mike Tyson's money March 26 Janet B. Evans swims 1500m freestyle female world record (15:52.10) March 27 Ice Dance Championship at Budapest won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS) March 27 Ice Pairs Championship at Budapest won by E Valova and O Vasiliev (URS) March 27 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Budapest won by Katarina Witt (GDR) March 27 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Budapest won by Brian Boitano (USA) March 27 Ok-Hee Ku wins Standard Register Turquoise Classic Golf Tournament March 27 Wrestlemania IV at Trump Plaza, "Macho Man" Savage pins Ted Dibiase March 29 "Oba Oba" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 46 performances March 29 U.S. Congress discontinues aid to Nicaraguan contras March 30 2nd Soul Train Music Awards March 30 Tamil Nadu beat Railways by inns and 144 to win Ranji Trophy March 31 Last East Limburg coal mine closes in Gent Belgium March 31 New York Islanders celebrate Denis Potvin night March 31 Pulitzer prize awarded to Toni Morrison for "Beloved" April 2 Simply Majestic sets horse racing's 1-1/8 mile record at 1:45 April 2 Test Cricket debut of Curtly Ambrose, WI vs. Pakistan, Georgetown April 3 17th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott April 3 7th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Louisiana Tec beat Auburn 56-54 April 3 Mario Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stopping Gretzky's 7 year streak April 3 New Jersey Devils beat Blackhawks, 4-3 in OT to join playoffs for 1st time April 3 Somalia and Ethiopia sign accord about Ogaden desert April 3 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. April 4 50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79 April 4 Largest crowd (55,438) at a season game at Riverfront (Reds vs. Cards) April 4 Last broadcast of "Crossroads" on British TV April 4 Mets set Opening Day record with 6 HRs April 5 Democratic convention picks Michael Dukakis as their President candidate April 6 Black pole explorer M Henson buried next to R Peary in Arlington April 6 New Jersey Devils' 1st playoff game; lose to Isles 4-3 (OT) in 1st round April 7 Devils 3-2 over Isles, 1st round tied 1-1 April 7 Gerrit John Heijns murderer, arrested April 7 Russia announced it would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan April 7 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site April 9 Devils 3-0 over Islanders-Devils lead 2-1 in 1st round April 9 "Les Miserables," opens at Umeda-Koma Theatre, Osaka April 9 U.S. imposes economic sanctions on Panama April 10 52nd Golf Masters Championship: Sandy Lyle wins, shooting a 281 April 10 8th Golden Raspberry Awards: Leonard Part 6 wins April 10 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA San Diego Inamori Golf Classic April 10 Herschel Walker performs Fort Worth Ballet April 10 Islanders beat Devils 5-4 (OT) 1st round tied at 2-2 April 11 Royal Concert building in Amsterdam reopens April 12 Devils 4-2 over Islanders-Devils lead 3-2 in 1st round April 12 Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripkin as manager of Baltimore Orioles April 12 Harvard University patents genetically engineered mouse April 12 Sonny Bono elected mayor of Palm Springs California April 13 Italy government of De Mita forms April 14 Devils 6-5 over Islanders-Devils take 1st round 4-2 April 14 "Mail" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 36 performances April 14 U.S.S.R., U.S., Pakistan and Afghanistan sign Afghanistan treaty April 15 Meteorite exploded above Indonesia April 15 Wendy Wasserstein's "Heidi Chronicles," premieres in New York City April 17 Ethiopian Belayneh Densimo runs world record marathon (2:06:50) April 17 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic April 18 17th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:24:30 April 18 92nd Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:43 April 18 Barbra Streisand records "Warm All Over" April 20 Baltimore Orioles set worst record to start a season 0-14 (will go 0-21) April 20 New Jersey Devils 1st playoff hat trick-Eric Broten April 20 U.S. accuses Renamo of killing 100,000 Mozambiquians April 20 Yanks HR 9,999 (D Winfield) 10,000 (C Washington) 10,001 (J Clarke) April 21 1st four-day games in County Cricket Championship commence April 21 Barbra Streisand records "You'll Never Know" April 22 New Jersey Devil Patrik Sundstrom ties NHL playoff record of 8 pts in a playoff game (hat trick and 5 assists) in 10-4 rout over the Capitals April 22 Women are allowed to compete in Little 500 bicycle race (Indiana) April 23 A Greek pedals self-powered aircraft, 74 miles April 23 Federal smoking ban during domestic airline flights of 2 hours or less April 23 Karolina Szabo runs female world record 25k (1:29:30)/30k (1:47;06) April 24 Rosie Jones wins LPGA USX Golf Classic April 25 John Demjanjuk (Ivan the Terrible), sentenced to death in Jerusalem April 25 NASA launches space vehicle S-211 April 25 "Nightline" goes on location to Jerusalem Israel April 26 1st TNN Viewers choice awards - Randy Travis wins in 5 categories April 26 NBA approves addition of 3rd referee in 1988-89 season April 26 New York Met Davey Johnson becomes 2nd manager to record 400 victory in 1st 4 years (Al Lopez did it 1st) April 28 Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 roof tears off in flight; kills stewardess April 28 Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row April 28 "Chess" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 68 performances April 28 New Jersey Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes April 29 "60 Minutes" newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols April 29 Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson marry April 29 Orioles beat White Sox 9-0 for 1st 1988 win after 21 loses April 30 Baltimore Orioles win record 14th straight from beginning of season April 30 New Jersey Devils beat Caps 3-2 taking 7th game of Patrick Division final April 30 New York Knights 1st arena football game beats Cobras 60-52 (10,157 in Los Angeles) April 30 New York Yank Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April - Sets AL and ties ML Record April 30 World Exposition, Expo 88 opens in Brisbane, Australia May 1 IRA attack in Roermond, kills 3 May 1 Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic May 1 "Romance/Romance" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 297 performances May 2 Baltimore Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Balt and get a new park May 2 David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow," premieres in New York City May 2 Jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000 May 2 Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump May 3 4,200 kg Colombian cocaine in seized at Tarpon Springs Florida May 3 Jasper Johns' "Diver" sold for $4,200,000 May 4 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. May 5 Eugene Marino installed as 1st black U.S. archbishop May 6 Doughnutgate incident: New Jersey Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!,' he is suspended May 6 Graeme Hick scores 405 for Worcs vs. Somerset 35 fours 11 sixes May 7 114th Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Winning Colors wins in 2:02.2 May 7 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. May 8 Amateur referees work New Jersey Devil-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by Devils May 8 Francois Mitterrand elected president of France May 8 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic May 8 Mike Tyson crashes his $183,000 Bently on Varick St. in New York City May 8 "Oba Oba" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 46 performances May 9 Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth May 9 Belgium: 8th government of Martens forms May 10 Edgar Degas' "Danseresje of 14" sold for $10,120,000 May 11 France performs nuclear test May 11 KV Mechelen wins 28th Europe Cup II May 11 Mario Andretti records fastest Indianapolis 500 lap (221.565 mph) May 12 "Carrie" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 5 performances May 14 1st non-pitcher (Jose Oquendo) in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he and St. Louis Cardinals lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn May 14 "Mail" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 36 performances May 15 2nd American Comedy Award: Robin Williams and Tracey Ullman May 15 "Carrie" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 5 performances May 15 "Gospel at Colonus" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 61 performances May 15 Moscow began withdrawing its 115,000 troops in Afghanistan May 15 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic May 16 Surgeon General C. Everett Koop reports nicotine as addictive as heroin May 16 U.S. Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant May 18 Bayer Leverkusen wins 17th UEFA Cup at Leverkusen May 18 In just Oakland's 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16 May 19 Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than 3 tons of cocaine into US May 19 Red Sox retire Bobby Doerr's #1 May 20 Howard Stern fans disrupt WMMR's and John DeBella's "Louie Louie" parade May 20 Mike Schmidt hits his 535th HR, moving into 8th place May 21 114th Preakness: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 1:56.2 May 21 "Da'Butt" by EU hits #35 May 21 "Fat" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #99 May 21 Jane Powell weds Dickie Moore May 21 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 22 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner May 22 Karoly Grosz succeeds party leader Janos Kadar in Hungary May 23 Maryland stops sale of cheap pistols on Jan 1, 1990 May 24 John Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute May 24 Porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, of Thailand, crowned 37th Miss Universe May 24 Power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals May 25 PSV wins Europe Cup May 26 Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games May 27 Senate ratified a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles May 28 Genie Francis (General Hospital) weds Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek TNG) May 29 Graeme Hick scores his 1,000th run of 1st-class cricket season May 29 President Zia ul-Haq fires government/disbands parliament in Pakistan May 29 Sherri Turner wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic June 1 "Les Miserables," opens at Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles June 1 "Morton Downey, Jr. Show," debuts in TV syndication June 1 Train crash in Zeeland Neth, kills 2 June 2 61st National Spell Bee: Rageshree Ramachandran wins spelling elegiacal June 2 Consumer Reports calls for a ban on the Suzuki Samurai automobile June 3 "Big," premieres in U.S. June 3 Margo Adams sues Red Sox 3rd baseman Wade Boggs for palimony June 4 42nd Tony Awards: M Butterfly and Phantom of the Opera win June 4 58th French Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats N Zvereva (60 60) June 4 "Cabaret" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 262 performances June 4 Kay Cottee sails into Sydney as 1st woman to circle the globe alone June 4 Longest game in Balt Memorial Stadium (5:46) 14 inn (beat New York 7-6) June 4 Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases for record 249 as a New York Yankee June 5 1st Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $590,000 June 5 58th French Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Henri Leconte (75 62 61) June 5 Kay Cottee sails into Sydney as 1st woman to circle globe alone June 5 Laura Davies wins LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic June 5 Longest champagne cork flight is 177'9 in New York June 5 Russian orthodox church celebrates 1,000th anniversary June 6 22nd Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis and Statler Brothers June 6 3 giant turtles found in Bronx sewage plant June 7 Aluminum contaminates Cornish England's water supply June 8 Nippon Airways announces that painting eyeballs on Jets cut bird collisions by 20% June 9 Attorney General Meese orders Joseph Doherty deported to U.K. June 10 Greatest number of participants, 31,678, on a bicycle tour, London June 11 120th Belmont: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 2:26.6 June 11 25th Curtis Cup: British Isles, 11-7 June 11 "Everything Your Heart Desires" by Daryl Hall and John Oates peaks at #3 June 11 Freedomfest - Mandela addresses Wembley Stadium London June 11 Galina Chistyakova of U.S.S.R. sets long jump woman's record (24"8") June 11 "Rooty Toot Toot" by John Cougar Mellencamp peaks at #61 June 11 "We All Sleep Alone" by Cher peaks at #14 June 11 Yanks' Rick Rhoden becomes 1st pitcher to DH (0 for 1 with an RBI) June 12 6th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Billy Casper June 12 Andy Hampton is 1st American to win Round of Italy June 12 Mei-Chi Cheng wins LPGA Rochester Golf International June 13 45th time opposing pitchers hit HRS, Mark Davis (Padres)/Mike Krukow June 13 Boston Red Sox are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East June 13 George Harrison releases "This is Love" June 13 U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Yonkers argument they aren't racist June 14 Woman sues Chuck Berry for $5,000,000 alleges he hit her June 15 NASA launches space vehicle S-213 June 15 Turkish premier zal meets Greek premier Papandreou in Athens June 16 Boston Red Sox Barrett steals home June 16 In Santa Barbara, California, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hours 20 mins June 17 Bruce Springsteen separates from Juliette Phillips June 17 Givens' Family reports Mike Tyson beats his wife Robin Givens June 17 Microsoft releases MS DOS 4.0 June 17 Soyuz TM-5 launches June 17 Women sentenced to 90 years in 1st product tampering murder case June 18 Jeff Hamilton, hits 8,000th Dodger home run June 19 32 divers finish cycling underwater on a standard tricycle,to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hours 20 mins June 19 88th U.S. Golf Open: Curtis Strange shoots a 278 at Country Club Mass June 19 Danny Spitz, heavy metal artist (Anthrax), weds Valerie June 19 Namphy takes control of Haitian government June 19 Shirley Furlong wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open June 19 World's Largest Sausage completed at 13 miles long June 20 Curtis Strange wins U.S. Open golf tournament June 20 Haiti's general assembly dissolves June 20 New York City WABC-AM becomes flagship radio station of New Jersey Devils June 20 "Price is Right" model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera June 20 Supreme Court upholds a law that made it illegal for private clubs to discriminate against women and minorities June 20 WABC officially becomes the New Jersey Devils new home radio June 21 42nd NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3 June 21 Many killed at demonstration against general Ne Win in Rangoon June 21 Rascals begin 1st tour in 20 years June 23 Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft June 23 Yank manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager June 24 Cleve pitcher Doug Jones sets record of 14 consecutive saves June 24 Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak June 25 104 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in June June 25 Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game June 25 "Chess" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 68 performances June 25 Expos Pitcher Floyd Youmans suspended for 60 days due to drugs June 25 Iceland's president Vigdis Finnbogadottir elected (90+%) June 25 Kristen Logan, 17, of Mississippi, crowned America's Junior Miss June 25 Netherlands soccer team wins European Cup (2-0 against U.S.S.R.) June 26 Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship June 27 Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m) June 27 Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning June 28 Mike Tyson sues to break contract with manager Bill Cayton June 29 Emmy 15th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 9th time June 30 Brooklyn dedicates a bus depot honoring Jackie Gleason June 30 Chicago agrees to build a new stadium so White Sox won't move to Fla June 30 "Sledge Hammer!" last aires on ABC-TV July 2 95th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Navratilova (57 62 61) July 3 16th du Maurier Golf Classic: Sally Little July 3 A's Gene Nelson is 1st AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973 July 3 U.S. Vincennes in Strait of Hormoez shoots Iran Airbus A300, kills 290 July 4 102nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Becker (46 76 64 62) July 4 KC releases pitcher Dan Quisenberry, whose 238 saves are the 4th most July 4 U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290 July 5 Malcolm Marshall takes 7-22 at Old Trafford, England all out 93 July 6 Carlos Salinas de Gortari elected president of Mexico July 6 North Sea oil platform Piper Alpha explodes, 166 die July 6 Wrestler Jake Roberts convicted of battery July 7 Soviet Union launches Phobos 1 to probe Martian moon (unsuccessful) July 7 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site July 8 Indians' Bud Black sets club record for most batters hit in inning (3) July 8 Miami Arena opens July 8 Rockers Jonathan "Chico" and Robert DeBarge indicted on drug trafficking July 8 Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992 July 9 Chris Speier hits for the cycle and Ernest Riles hits 10,000th Giant HR July 9 "Facts of Life," Lisa Whelchel weds Steve Cauble July 9 Jessye Norman begins recording Bizets "Carmen" July 9 Nolan Ryan is 7th to win 100 game on 2 teams, as Astro beat Mets 6-3 July 10 Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic July 11 Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor July 12 59th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cin July 12 All star MVP: Terry Steinbach for the Oakland A's July 12 Margo Adams alleges Red Sox Wade Bogg's had an affair with her July 12 U.S.S.R. launches Phobos II for Martian orbit July 13 9th Emmy Sports Award presentation July 13 Red Sox replace manager John McNamara with Joe Morgan July 13 Sting performs his 1st Rain Forest benefit concert July 14 200,000 demonstrate in Soviet Armenia for incorp of Nagorno-Karabak July 14 Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th HR into 7th place July 14 WYHY radio offers $1M to anyone who can prove Elvis is still alive July 16 Carl Lewis runs a wind-assisted 100 m in 9.78 sec July 16 Florence Joyner runs 100 m in women's world record 10.49 seconds July 16 Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets women's heptathlete record of 7,215 pts July 16 Michael J. Fox marries Tracy Pollan July 16 San Antonio (Texas League) beats Jackson 1-0 in 26 innings July 16 Wayne Gretzky (NHL) and Janet Jones (Police Acad 5) wed in Edmonton July 17 117th British Golf Open: Seve Ballesteros shoots 273 at Royal Lytham July 17 4 Billion tv-viewers watch Mandela's 70th Birthday Tribute July 17 Colleen Walker wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic July 17 Florence Griffith Joyner of USA sets 100m woman's record (10.49) July 17 Highest temperature ever recorded in San Francisco, 103 degrees F (39 degrees C) July 18 Abu Nidal terrorists kill 9 on City of Poros cruise ship July 18 Shooting begins on "License to Kill" July 20 Michael Dukakis selected Democratic presidential nominee July 21 ESA's Ariane-3 launches 2 communications satellites (1 Indian) July 22 500 U.S. scientists pledge to boycott Pentagon germ-warfare research July 23 Saskatchewan's Dave Ridgway kicks record 8 field goals vs Edmonton July 24 43rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Liselotte Neumann July 24 U.S. and Jamacia play scoreless tie, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup July 25 Mindy Duncan, 16, of Oregon, crowned 6th Miss Teen USA July 25 Pedro Delgado wins Tour de France July 26 Mike Schmidt sets NL record appearing in 2,155 games at 3rd base, as Phillies and New York Mets end that game at 2:13 AM July 27 Boston's worst traffic jam in 30 years July 27 General Sein Lwin succeeds Ne Win as President of Burma July 27 Radio Shack announces Tandy 1000 SL computer July 27 Tommy John commits rec 3 errors on 1 play as Yanks rout Brewers 16-3 July 28 IBM announces price hike on older models July 28 Israeli diplomats arrive in Moscow for 1st visit in 21 years July 28 Jordan cancels $1.3 billion development plan in West Bank July 28 Winnie Mandella's home in Soweto, South Africa destroyed by arson July 28 Yanks' Tommy John makes 3 errors on 1 play yet beats Brewers 16-3 July 29 Baltimore trades Mike Boddicker to the Red Sox for Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling July 29 FDIC bails out 1st Republic Bank, Dallas, with $4 billion July 29 Gorbachev pushes plan electing president and parliament in March, 1989 July 29 Judge orders NASA to release unedited tape from Challenger cockpit July 29 Last U.S. Playboy Club, Lansing, Michigan, closes July 29 Rick Sutcliffe swipes home, 1st pitcher since Pascual Perez in 1984 to steal home July 29 South African government bans anti-apartheid film "Cry Freedom" July 30 Cincinnati Red pitcher John Franco sets a record of 13 saves in 1 month July 30 Harry Drake shoots arrow record 1873m July 30 James Ogilvy, under Engl princess Alexandra, marries Julia Rawlinson July 30 John Franco saves record 13th game of July July 30 Jordanian King Hussein renounces sovereignity over West Bank to PLO July 30 King Hussein dissolves Jordan's House of Representatives July 30 Ronald J Dossenbach begins world record ride, pedaling across Canada from Vancouver BC, to Halifax, NS (13 days, 15 hr, 4 min) July 31 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Greater Washington Golf Open July 31 Jose Canseco is 1st to hit 30 home runs in 1st 3 years July 31 Miami Dolphins beat San Francisco 49ers 27-21 in London July 31 Willie Stargell became 200th man inducted in Baseball's Hall of Fame August 1 Deep Rover 1-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon August 2 Raymond Acevedo is retired from singing group Menudo August 2 System Enhancement Assoc settles case with PKware (ARC vs PKARC) August 3 Skip Storch swims 246 km of Hudson River from Albany to New York City August 4 Congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II August 4 Hertz car rental will pay out $23 million in consumer fraud case August 5 Mario Biaggi (Rep-D-NY) convicted of racketeering resigns seat August 6 Oakland A's Jose Canseco becomes 11th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases August 6 Rich Gossage 300th career save, beats Phillies August 7 Martha Nause wins Planters Pat Bradley International Golf Tournament August 7 Writers guild end their 6 months strike August 8 9th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Gary Player August 8 Angola, Cuba and South Africa sign cease fire treaty August 8 Army in Rangoon shoots on students, 5-10,000 killed August 8 Cubs and Phillies attempt to play 1st night game ever at Wrigley Field but are rained out in 4th inning with Chicago leading, 3-1 August 8 Duchess of York gives birth to 6 lb 12 oz baby girl August 8 Goose Gossage registers 300th career save August 8 Jennifer Levin's parents file $25M suit against Dorrian Red Hand Bar August 8 Jose Canseco becomes 11th to get 30 home runs and 30 steals in a season August 8 Matt Biondi swims U.S. record 200m freestyle (1:47.72) August 8 Minnesota Twins pull 2nd triple-play of year and beat Cleveland 6-2 August 8 Renovated Central Park Zoo reopens after 4 years August 8 Russian troops begin pull out of Afghanistan after 9 year war August 8 Secretary of State Shultz narrowly escapes assassin attempt in Bolivia August 8 South Africa declares cease-fire in Angola August 8 Temperature hits high of 88 on 8/8/88 in New York City August 9 Cubs beat Mets 6-4 in their 1st official night game at Wrigley Field August 9 Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles Kings for $15-$20 millions August 9 Just 1 day after 8/8/88 New York's daily number is 888 August 10 Matt Biondi swims world record 100m free style (48.42 sec) August 10 Rodrigo Borja installed as president of Ecuador August 10 U.N. estimates Asia's population hits 3 billion August 11 225 at bats after #299, Met Gary Carter is 59th to hit 300th HR August 11 Charlotte Colisieum in Charlotte North Carolina opens August 11 Meir Kahane renounced U.S. citizenship to stay in Israeli Parliament August 12 Boston Red Sox set AL consecutive home victories at 23 August 12 Movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released August 12 Nelson Mandela is treated for tuberculosis at hospital August 12 Red Sox beat Tigers 9-4 for AL record 23rd consecutive win at home August 12 Richard Thornburgh becomes U.S. Attorney General August 13 Boston Red Sox win AL record 24 straight home games August 13 Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit Opens August 13 Ronald J. Dossenbach sets world record for pedaling across Canada from Vancouver, BC to Halifax, NS in 13 days, 15 hr, 4 min August 13 U.S. beats Jamacia 5-1, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup August 14 70th PGA Championship: Jeff Sluman shoots a 272 at Oak Tree GC Edmond August 14 Detroit beats Sox, 18-6, at Fenway, ends Boston winning streak at 24 August 15 "Ain't Misbehavin'" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 176 performances August 15 At 4PM LILCO consumers used a record 3,813 megawatts August 15 New York City begins $70 million program to rebuild 900 Bronx apartments August 16 Butch Reynolds runs world record 400 m (43.29) August 16 IBM introduces software for artificial intelligence August 16 Jailed black nationalist Nelson Mandela struck with tuberculosis August 16 Mayor Koch says he plans to wipe out street-corner windshield washers August 17 Butch Reynolds runs world record 400m (43.29) August 17 LIRR says Penn station will get air conditioning in 1991 August 17 New York City 1st case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (9 year old Bronx boy) August 17 Republicans nominate George H. W. Bush for president August 17 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 18 FDA approves Minoxidil as a hair loss treatment August 18 Largest house (130 rooms) on Long Island sold for $22 million August 18 Republican Convention in New Orleans select Bush-Quayle ticket August 19 Iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT) August 19 Muang Muang succeeds Gen Sein Lwin as President of Burma August 19 New York Rangers sign ex-Canadien great Guy LaFluer August 20 6.5 earthquake strikes India/Nepal, 1,000s killed August 20 Yordanka Donkova of Bulgaria sets 100m hurdle woman's record (12.21) August 21 Cease fire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war August 21 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Atlantic City Golf Classic August 21 Yordanka Donkova runs world record 100 m hurdles (12.21) August 22 Australia unveils 1st platinum coin (Koala) August 22 NBC premieres "Later" with Bob Costas (1st guest Linda Ellerbee) August 22 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 23 Mike Tyson and Mitch Green brawl at 4 A.M. in Harlem August 25 Challenger Center opens its classroom doors in Houston August 25 Heavy fire destroys historic center of Lisbon August 25 Iran and Iraq begin talks to end their 8 year war August 25 NASA launches space vehicle S-214 August 27 Dodger Tommy Lasorda wins 1,000th game as manager tops Philadelphia, 4-2 August 28 40th Emmy Awards: 30something, Wonder Years and Richard Kiley August 28 70 killed in crash of 3 Italian AF fighters at air show in Germany August 28 88th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Eric Meeks August 28 Italian stunt flyers crashes in flames in West Germany, killing 50 August 28 Patty Jordan wins LPGA Ocean State Golf Open August 28 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Nestle World Golf Championship August 29 Macy's Tap-o-Mania sets Guiness record August 29 U.S.S.R. launches 3 cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, 1 Afghan) to station Mir August 30 France performs nuclear test August 30 Julianne Philips files for divorce from Bruce Springsteen August 30 Kent Tekulve is 2nd pitcher in majors to appear in 1,000 games August 30 Tennis star Chris Everett weds skier Andy Mills August 31 5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins August 31 Arbitrator George Nicolau rules owners conspired against free agents August 31 Bomb attack on office of South Africa Council of Churches September 1 Timberlake Westenbaker's "Our Country's Good," premieres in London September 2 Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley September 3 Dennis Eckersley sets A's record with his 37th save en route to 45 September 4 Mike Tyson crashes a silver BMW into a tree near Catskills NY September 4 Phoenix Cardinals play 1st regular-season NFL game September 5 Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic September 5 CFL's Earl Winfield (Ham) scores TDs on 101-yd punt return, 100-yd kickoff return and 58-yd pass reception September 5 Jerry Lewis' 23rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $41,132,113 September 6 Crippled soviet Soyuz TM-5 lands safely with 2 cosmonauts aboard September 6 Thomas Gregory (11) swims English Canal September 6 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test September 7 5th MTV Awards September 7 Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park inducted in NHL Hall of Fame September 7 New York Daily News reports boxer Mike Tyson is seeing a psychiatrist September 7 Security and Exchange Commission accuses Drexel of violating security laws September 8 Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation September 8 Javier Sotomayer of Cuba high jumps world record 2.43 m (7' 11 ") September 8 NL President Bart Giamatti is unanimously elected baseball's 7th commish September 9 Braves Bruce Sutter joins Fingers and Gossage to save 300 games September 9 Chris Evert defaults at U.S. Open due to a stomach flu September 9 U.S. swamps NZ at 27th America's Cup: NZ set to appeal September 10 102nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini (63 36 61) September 10 Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (Minn), 22, crowned 62nd Miss America 1989 September 10 Hurricane Gilbert, kills 300 in Jamaica, Texas and Yucatan September 11 1/3 of population argues for Estonia autonomy September 11 108th U.S. Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (64 46 63 57 64) September 11 108th U.S. Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (64 46 63 57 64) in 4hrs 55 min - longest men's final in U.S. Open history September 11 Betsy King wins LPGA Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship September 11 Sports Aid - jogging to feed the world September 12 1st NFL regular-season game played in Phoenix; Cowboys beat Card September 12 Gilbert, strongest hurricane ever (160 mph), devastates Jamaica September 13 10th time, 4 players hit baseball major-league record grand slams September 13 9 hard/software manufacturers announce EISA computer bus in New York September 13 Gilbert is strongest (26.13 barometer) hurricane in Western Hemisphere September 14 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 15 "Les Miserables," opens at Raimund Theatre, Vienna September 15 Lillehammer, Norway upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics September 15 Museum of Moving Image in London opens September 15 Test Cricket debut of Ian Healy, vs Pakistan at Karachi September 16 Cin Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game, beats Dodgers, 1-0 September 16 Fish leaves rock group Marillion September 16 Javed Miandad completes 211, his 5th Test Cricket double, vs. Australia September 16 Jury awards Valerie Harper $1.6 M in dispute over TV series September 16 Tom Browning of Cincinnati Reds pitches a perfect game against LA September 17 24th Olympic games open at Seoul, Korea September 17 Jeff Reardon becomes 1st to record 40 or more saves in both AL and NL September 17 Military coup in Haiti: Lieutenant General Avril takes control, Henri Namphy flees September 18 Burma suspends its constitution September 18 Coup in Haiti September 18 Juli Inkster wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic September 19 Israel launches 1st satellite, for secret military reconnaissance September 19 U.S. Olympic diver Greg Louganis hits his head on diving board September 20 Darrell Evans hits his 400th career home run September 20 Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold medal in springboard diving September 20 Wade Boggs is 1st player to get 200 hits for 6 consecutive seasons September 21 Mike Tyson smashes TV camera outside his Bernardsville New Jersey home September 22 Canada begins production of a $5 silver Maple Leaf bullion coin September 22 South Korean coaches attack NZ referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in September 23 Fiji's new constitution is proposed September 23 Jose Canseco is baseball's 1st to steal 40 bases and hit 40 HRs September 23 Rosa Mota wins 2nd female olympic marathon (2:25:39) September 24 Barbara C Harris of Massachusetts, elected 1st woman Episcopal bishop September 24 Canada's Ben Johnson runs drug-assisted 100 m in 9.79 sec September 24 Carl Lewis runs world record 100m (9.92 sec) September 24 Dave Stieb has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in the 9th September 24 Jackie Joyner-Kersee of USA sets heptathlon woman's record (7,291) September 25 Christopher Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Hunter and Matt Biondi, swim world record 4x100 m freestyle (3:16.53) September 25 Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s September 25 Kathy Guadagnino wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic September 26 Canada's Ben Johnson stripped of his 100-m gold failing drug test September 26 New York City's Rockefeller Center declared a national landmark September 26 Polish Communist Party picks propaganda chief Rakowski as new PM September 26 U.S. space shuttle STS-26 launched September 27 Lab tests reportedly show Shroud of Turin not Christ's burial cloth September 27 Senate votes for major federal tax code changes September 28 Bronx Museum for Arts opens September 28 Javed Miandad scores his 19th Test Cricket century (v Aus, Faisalabad) September 28 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Hershiser sets record for consecutive scoreless inns September 29 26th Space Shuttle mission, Discovery 7 launched September 29 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC September 29 Florence Griffith Joyner of USA sets 200m woman's record (21.34) September 29 U.N. peacekeeping forces win Nobel Peace prize September 29 Union Station reopens in Washington D.C. September 30 Andrei Gromyko retires September 30 Dave Stieb, loses 2nd consecutive no hitter bid with 2 outs in 9th September 30 IBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer September 30 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings September 30 Louise Ritter, U.S., jumps 6'8" to win Olympic gold medal September 30 Robin Givens and Mike Tyson appear on Barbara Walter's Show October 1 Bradley Center in Milwaukee opens October 1 Lowest batting avg for NL champion (Tony Gwynn .313) October 1 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes president of Soviet Union October 1 Robert Englund, actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth October 2 24th Olympic games close at Seoul, Korea October 2 Gelindo Bordin wins 21st Olympics marathon (2:10:32) October 2 Mike Tyson wrecks furniture in his Bernardsville New Jersey Mansion October 2 Minn Twins are 1st AL club ever to break 3 million season attendance October 2 Pakistan's Supreme Court orders free elections October 2 Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens October 3 26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days October 3 Criterion Center Theater opens at Broadway bet 44th and 45th Sts New York City October 3 Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh (held for 30 months) October 3 WBMW-FM, Washington D.C. changes calls to WJFK and begins airing Howard Stern October 4 Pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid October 5 Brazil adopts its Constitution October 5 Chilean population agrees at referendum against Pinochet regime October 5 Israel bans Meir Kahane's Kach Party on grounds of racism October 6 Oakland A's sweep Boston Red Sox in 4 games for AL pennant October 7 Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as New York Yankee manager October 7 Jim Fregosi is fired as manager of White Sox |