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April 4, 1988 50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79
April 4, 1988 Eddie Hill becomes 1st to race a ¬ mile in under 5 seconds
April 4, 1988 Largest crowd (55,438) at a season game at Riverfront (Reds Vs Cards)
April 4, 1988 Mets set Opening Day record with 6 HRs
April 5, 1988 Alf Kjellin, Swedish actor/director (Juggler), dies
April 5, 1988 Democratic convention picks Michael Dukakis as their President candidate
April 6, 1988 Black pole explorer M Henson buried next to R Peary in Arlington
April 6, 1988 New Jersey Devils' 1st playoff game; lose to Isles 4-3 (OT) in 1st round
April 7, 1988 Cesar Bresgen, Austrian composer/organist, dies at 74
April 7, 1988 Devils 3-2 over Isles, 1st round tied 1-1
April 7, 1988 Gerrit John Heijns murderer, arrested
April 7, 1988 Russia announced it would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan
April 7, 1988 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
April 9, 1988 Brook Benton, singer (Just a Matter of Time), dies at 56 of meningitis
April 9, 1988 Dave Prater, rocker (Sam & Dave), dies in a car crash at 50
April 9, 1988 Devils 3-0 over Islanders-Devils lead 2-1 in 1st round
April 9, 1988 US imposes economic sanctions on Panama
April 10, 1988 52nd Golf Masters Championship: Sandy Lyle wins, shooting a 281
April 10, 1988 8th Golden Raspberry Awards: Leonard Part 6 wins
April 10, 1988 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA San Diego Inamori Golf Classic