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September 29, 1988 Charles Addams, cartoonist (Addams Family), dies of heart attack at 76
September 29, 1988 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
September 29, 1988 Emily Evelyn Chase, daughter of Jayni & Chevy
September 29, 1988 Florence Griffith Joyner of USA sets 200m woman's record (21.34)
September 29, 1988 UN peacekeeping forces win Nobel Peace prize
September 29, 1988 Union Station reopens in Washington D.C.
September 30, 1988 Andrei A Gromyko retires
September 30, 1988 Dave Stieb, loses 2nd consecutive no hitter bid with 2 outs in 9th
September 30, 1988 IBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer
September 30, 1988 Joachim Prinz, author/Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37), dies at 86
September 30, 1988 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings
September 30, 1988 Robin Givens & Mike Tyson appear on Barbara Walter's Show
October 1, 1988 Bradley Center in Milwaukee opens
October 1, 1988 Lowest batting avg for NL champion (Tony Gwynn .313)
October 1, 1988 Mikhail Gorbachev became president of Soviet Union
October 1, 1988 Robert Englund, actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth
October 2, 1988 24th Olympic games close at Seoul, Korea
October 2, 1988 Gelindo Bordin wins 21st Olympics marathon (2:10:32)
October 2, 1988 Mike Tyson wrecks furniture in his Bernardsville NJ Mansion
October 2, 1988 Minn Twins are 1st AL club ever to break 3 million season attendance