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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