Historical Events In 1989
Oct 19 The 'Guilford Four', accused of IRA bombings, have their convictions quashed after serving 14 years in prison
Oct 09 Penthouse Magazine's hebrew edition hits the newstands
Oct 07 Radio talk show host Larry King weds Julie Alexander
Oct 24 After a week's delay due to earthquake, World Series game 3 is played (World Series #86)
Oct 01 Dallas Cowboy, Ed "Too Tall" Jones records his 1,000th NFL tackle
Oct 01 Thousands of East Germans flee to West Germany
Oct 01 US issues a stamp, labeling an apatosaurus as a brontosaurus
Oct 29 The African National Congress(ANC) first political rally for almost thirty years is attended by 70,000 supporters
Oct 18 US 62nd manned space mission (Atlantis 5) launches into orbit
Oct 09 Tass, the official Soviet news agency, reports that a spaceship, with a crew of three extra-terrestrials, lands in a city park in Voronezh.
Oct 26 The re-built Globe Theatre in London reopens for the first time in 350 years
Oct 15 Billy Graham is given the 1,900th star on Hollywood Blvd
Oct 21 Buck Helm found alive after being buried 4 days, in SF earthquake
Oct 13 Dow Jones down 190.58 points
Oct 28 Oakland A's sweep SF Giants in earthquake/BART series
Oct 05 The exiled Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 15 Wayne Gretsky passes Gordie Howes as NHL's all time top scorer
Oct 17 Earthquake in SF (6.9) kills 67
Oct 24 Rev Jim Bakker is sentenced to 50 years for fraud
Oct 03 Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails
Oct 15 South African pres FW de Klerk frees Sisulu & 4 other political prisoners
Jul 11 Sir Laurence Olivier acting great, dies at 82
Jul 19 United flight 232 crashes in Iowa
Jul 21 Mike Tyson TKOs Carl "the Truth" Williams in 1:33 of first round
Jul 04 Federal PC cabinet minister Bernard Valcourt injured while motorcycling; later charged with impaired driving and dropped from the cabinet.
Jul 17 Paul McCartney releases "This One"
Jul 20 93ø F, highest overnight low ever recorded in Phoenix Arizona
Jul 05 Rod Stewart hits his head while on stage &knocks himself out
Jul 21 Greg LeMond (US) wins Tour de France in fastest time
Jul 11 President Ronald Reagan sportscasts the All Star Game
Jul 19 General Jaruzelski appointed President of Poland
Jul 14 The 16th James Bond movies "License to Kill" premiers
Jul 23 FOX-TV tops ABC, NBC & CBS for first time (America's Most Wanted)
Jul 06 After 9 years, WHOT (Bkln pirate radio station) is busted by the FCC
Jul 18 Rebecca Schaeffer actress (My Sister Sam) is shot by a fan at 21
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