| May 9th 1987 | | Actor Tom Cruise (27) & actress Mimi Rogers (33), marry
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| May 9th 1987 | | 183 die aboard a Polish jetliner that crashes in Warsaw
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| May 9th 1988 | | A's winning streak hits 14, ends tommorow
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| May 9th 1988 | | Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth
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| May 9th 1988 | | Belgium: 8th govt of Martens forms
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| May 9th 1989 | | VP Quayle say in United Negro College Fund speech: "What a waste it is to lose one's mind" instead of "a mind is terrible thing to waste"
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| May 9th 1989 | | NY Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher
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| May 9th 1989 | | NY Mets Kevin Elster, errors after 88 errorless games at shortstop
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| May 9th 1989 | | Journalist petition Chinese govt for freedom of press
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| May 9th 1989 | | "Saratina!" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 597 performances
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| May 9th 1990 | | Sampdoria wins 30th Europe Cup II
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| May 9th 1990 | | NY Newsday reporter Jimmy Breslin suspended for a racial slur
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| May 9th 1991 | | Italian actress Laura Antonelli found guilty of cocaine possession
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| May 9th 1991 | | Michael Landon appears on Tonight Show to talk about his cancer
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| May 9th 1992 | | America Cup finals begin in San Diego
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