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Post by NerdiestKen on Apr 17, 2023 8:29:32 GMT -6
MLB American & National League Final Standings 1989 AL Eastern Division | AL Western Division | Toronto Blue Jays 89W/73L/.549%/- Baltimore Orioles 87W/75L/.537%/2GB Boston Red Sox 83W/79L/.512%/6GB Milwaukee Brewers 81W/81L/.500%/8GB New York Yankees 74W/87L/.460%/14½GB Cleveland Indians 73W/89L/.451%/16GB Detroit Tigers 59W/103L/.364/30GB | Oakland As 99W/63L/.611%/- Kansas City Royals 92W/70L/.568%/7GB California Angels 91W/71L/.562%/8GB Texas Rangers 83W/79L/.512%/16GB Minnesota Twins 80W/82L/.494%/26GB Chicago White Sox 69W/92L/.429%/29½GB |
NL Eastern Division | NL Western Division | Chicago Cubs 93W/69L/.571%/- New York Mets 87W/75L/.537%/6GB St. Louis Cardinals 86W/76L/.531%/7GB Montreal Expos 81W/81L/.500%/12GB Pittsburgh Pirates 74W/88L/.457%/19GB Philadelphia Phillies 67W/95L/.414%/26GB | San Francisco Giants 92W/70L/.568%/- San Diego Padres 89W/73L/.549%/3GB Houston Astros 86W/76L/.531%/6GB Los Angeles Dodgers 77W/83L/.481%/14GB Cincinnati Reds 75W/87L/.463%/17GB Atlanta Braves 63W/97L/.394%/28GB |
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Post by NerdiestKen on May 28, 2023 15:54:32 GMT -6
Chicago Voters Back Daley - February 1989 Richard M. Daley, the Cook County State's Attorney, who won the Democratic Party primary for mayor of Chicago, February 28. He defeated acting mayor, Eugene Sawyer, Chicago's second black mayor, who had been named to his office in 1987 following the death of Mayor Harold Washington. The voting divided largely along racial lines. In the general election, April 4, Daley was elected mayor with 55.5 percent of the vote. Timothy Evans, an independent candidate, won 41 percent.
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Post by NerdiestKen on May 28, 2023 16:50:16 GMT -6
Huge Oil Spill Fouls Alaskan Waters - March 1989 The largest oil spill in U.S. history occured after a tanker struck a reef in Alaska's Prince Edward Sound, March 24. The Exxon Valdez struck Blight Reef, about 25 miles from the town of Valdez, the southern terminus of the pipeline that carried oil from northern Alaska. The tanker, which was off course, was being piloted by the third mate instead of by the captain, Joseph Hazelwood. Exxon Corporation announced, March 25, that it accepted full financial responsiblility for the spill, which was initially estimated at 240,000 barrels. The 987-foot tanker had been carrying 1,260,000 barrels of crude oil, some of which was being siphoned into another ship. Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, the oil-company consortium that operated the pipeline, had said that there would be a spill containment team at Valdez, but that turned out to consist only of a barge that happened to be in drydock with a hold in its side. A skimming technique removed only a small portion of the oil. Exxon announced, March 26, it was ready to deploy a dispersant, but winds up to 73 miles and hour, March 27, thwarted that effort. The economic and environmental dimensions of the disaster grew daily. The fishing industry was temporarily wiped out, and the pictures on television of dying birds and otters, soaked with oil, stunned the nation. Exxon said, March 28, that it was impossible to contain the spill. Valdez Mayor John Devens said, March 28, that his community felt betrayed by Exxon. By March 29, the spill extended 45 miles. On hearing a report from federal officials after their return to Alaska, Pres. George Bush called the spill "a major tragedy," but the administration decided not to take over the cleanup. Having tested Capt. Hazelwood, the Coast Guard announced, March 30, that he had an unacceptably high level of alcohol in his blood. The FBI opened an investigation into the spill, March 31.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Sept 26, 2023 9:52:08 GMT -6
Shuttle Deploys Craft to Venus - May 1989 The shuttle Atlantis, with 5 crew members aboard, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., May 4. Later that day the crew deployed the Magellan spacecraft of a 15-month, 800M-mile trip to Venus. The Magellan's mission was to utilize radar to map 90 percent of the surface of Venus. The shuttle landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., May 8.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Sept 26, 2023 10:03:25 GMT -6
Raises Proposed for U.S. Leaders - December 1988 The president's Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries proposed, December 13, that salaries of U.S. government leaders be increased by at least 50 percent. Members of Congress, for example, would go from $89,500 to $135,000 and the president from $200,000 to $350,000. Judges and cabinet officers would be among others getting similar increases. By law, the increases would take effect within a month after the president approved the recommendations, unless rejected by both houses of Congress. Pres. Ronald Reagan gave his approval to the commission's recommendations, January 5.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 22, 2023 8:33:49 GMT -6
Mexico Agrees to Reduce Debt - July 1989 Pres. Carlos Salinas announced, July 23, that negotiations between Mexico and a committee representing some 500 creditor banks had resulted in an agreement that would reduce the nation's $54B commercial bank debt. The agreement marked the first success for the Bush administration's strategy to head off the debt crisis in developing countries, and the first time commercial bank creditors had agreed to significant reduction of debt during the crisis. Under the plan, creditors could choose one of 3 broad options---reducing the principal, reducing interest, or extending more credit.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Oct 22, 2023 8:41:03 GMT -6
95 Soccer Fans Die in Crush - April 1989 Ninety-five persons attending a soccer game in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England were killed, April 15, when fans pushing into the stadium crushed the victims crowded in front of them. Some 200 others injured. Just before the game started, some 4,000 fans were massed at an entrance eager to enter the stadium. When it appeared they could not enter easily through the turnstiles, an exit was opened and they flooded in. Those in front of them were pushed, and many of those who died were crushed against metal fences.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Jan 5, 2024 12:10:23 GMT -6
Pete Rose Banned from Baseball - August 1989 Pete Rose, a baseball legend, was banned from the game for life on August 24, by the commissioner of major league baseball, A. Bartlett Giamatti. In making the announcement, Giamatti said he had concluded that Rose had gambled on baseball games, including games involving the Cincinnati Reds, the team Rose managed. Rose, a hero in Cincinnati where he had spent most of his career, had more base hits than any other player in the history of the game. An investigation of Rose had continued for several months, and the gambling charges were supported in a 225-page report prepared for the commissioner by John Dowd, a Washington, D.C. lawyer. Major League Rule 21 provides for the lifetime suspension of anyone who bets on a game in which his team is involved. Rose vehemently denied that he bet on baseball games. In announcing his suspension, Giamatti said that a signed agreement with Rose affirmed that nothing in it could be deemed as either an admission or denial by Rose that he had bet on baseball games. Giamatti said his decision was based on the Dowd report. Rose had declined to participate in a hearing. He would be eligible to apply for reinstatement after one year. On September 1, 8 days after banning Rose, Giamatti, 51, died of a heart attack.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Jan 5, 2024 12:17:44 GMT -6
Producer Prices Jump - October 1989 Producer prices rose after declining for 3 months. The Labor Dept. reported, October 6, that the nation's unemployment rate had inched up 0.1 percentage point in September to 5.2 percent. The 0.9 percent surge in September in the Producer Price Index for finished goods, reported by the department, October 13, sparked worries that the rate of inflation might soon increase.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Jan 14, 2024 16:47:52 GMT -6
George Bush Elected President - November 1988 George Herbert Walker Bush, whose long record of public service had included 8 years as vice president under Pres. Ronald Reagan, was elected the 41st president of the U.S. on November 8. The election was the first since 1928 in which a presidential candidate was elected to succeed a president of his own party. Bush became the first vice president since Martin Van Buren in 1836 to be elected directly to the presidency. His running mate, Sen. Dan Quayle of Indiana, was elected vice president. They defeated the Democratic presidential and vice-presidential nominees, Gov. Michaek Dukakis of Mass. and Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas. Bush and Quayle carried 40 states with 426 electoral votes and Dukakis and Bentsen won 10 states and the District of Columbia collecting 112 electoral votes. One of the Dukakis electors actually cast his presidential vote for Bentsen. The nationwide popular vote was closer, about 54 to 46 percent in Bush's favor. In other voting on November 8, the Democrats gained one seat in the U.S. Senate for a margin of 55 to 45, and they added 2 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives for a margin of 260 to 175. The Democrats gained a governorship for a nationwide advantage of 28 to 22, and they also gained a little ground in state legislatures.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Jan 14, 2024 16:58:48 GMT -6
Mulroney Keeps Power in Canada - November 1988 Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney won a second term in parliamentary elections, November 21. The dominant issue in the campaign was free trade, specifically whether the U.S.-Canada trade accord should be approved. Mulroney's government had negotiated the agreement. Opposition leaders, former Liberal Prime Minister John Turner and Edward Broadbent of the new Democratic Party, warned that the concept of free trade embodied in the agreement would prove disadvantageous to Canada's economic and cultural interests. Final approval of the free-trade bill turned on the outcome of the voting. Mulroney's Progressive Conservative Party, which had trailed in the polls for much of the campaign, won a decisive victory, taking 170 of 295 seats in the House of Commons. The Liberals won 82 seats and the NDP 43. The nationwide popular vote was closer: PC 43 percent, Liberals 32 percent, NDP 20 percent. Turner said, Novemebr 22, that his party would no longer seek to prevent approval of the free-trade agreement.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Feb 4, 2024 15:56:22 GMT -6
Colombian Presidential Candidate Slain - August 1989 The assassination of a Colombian presidential candidate prompted a new crackdown on illegal drug traffickers. The candidate, Luis Carlos Galán, was shot fatally at a rally in a suburb of Bogotá, August 18. Galán, a senator, was a vocal opponent of the drug dealers and exporters. A judge and a police chief were also slain within a 3-day period. Some 4,500 judges went on strike and threatened to resign unless the government provided more protection. Pres. Virgilio Barco, August 19, reinstated a decree that permitted drug figures to be extradited to the U.S. for trial. Colombian police and army units confiscated more than $125M in property, including hundreds of planes and houses as well as helicopters and yachts, from the traffickers. Pres. George Bush said, August 22, that Barco had told him that additional financial aid was needed, but that sending in U.S. troops would not be necessary. On August 24, the drug barons issued a communiqué vowing "total and absolute war" on the government, and in fact began a new wave of bombings and arson. The Extraditables, a paramilitary group, said, August 24, that 10 judges would be killed for every Colombian extradited to the United States. Bush, August 25, announced a $65M military-aid package for Colombia. The U.S. State Department, August 30, advised U.S. citizens to consider leaving Colombia. Some 11,000 persons had been arrested after the Galán assassination, and 3,000 remained in custody as of the end of the month.
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Post by NerdiestKen on Feb 4, 2024 16:12:47 GMT -6
House Speaker Jim Wright to Resign - May 1989 Speaker of the House Jim Wright, who faced serious ethical charges, announced that he would resign as speaker and from the House. On May 26, a few days before Wright's announcement, the Democratic majority in the House suffered another shock when Rep. Tony Coelho (Cal.) announced that he would resign as majority whip and from the House. Coelho, who ranked third in the Democratic leadership ranks, had hoped to move up a notch in the event that Wright resigned. But then he, too, had become a potential subject of ethical inquiries concerning the possible use of $100,000 in campaign funds to buy junk bonds underwritten by Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. In announcing his impending resignations, Coelho denied using campaign funds for that purpose, but he said he had nor reported a $50,000 loan used to cover half of the bond purchase on his financial disclosure forms. Wright's announcement of resignation came in a long, impassioned speech to the House, May 31. He defended himself against 69 charges brought in April by the House Ethics Committee, and he urged an end to the "period of mindless cannibalism" that prevailed in the House. In recent months, partisan animosities had run high, and many unflattering rumors members, mostly unsubstantiated, had been circulating.
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