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LEAD: A major upset highlighted the fourth day of the Olympic track and field competition. Paul Ereng of Kenya, the National Collegiate Athletic Association champion from the University of Virginia, stunned an outstanding field in the men's 800-meter final today to win the gold medal, the first for his country in the
LEAD: The eight days of Olympic swimming ended tonight after enough twists and turns for a television series.
LEAD: As the Thursday launching of the winged spaceship Discovery approaches, tension is rising among engineers and officials who feel they have done all they can to make the flight safe but who also know they can never be absolutely confident that a disaster will not occur.
LEAD: The Chicago Sun-Times, the nation's 12th-largest daily newspaper, has suffered a number of recent setbacks that are raising new questions about what its future will be like. Some think that the paper, which has changed owners twice in the last four years, may be sold again; others say it will be sharply squeezed in an attempt to regain a solid financial footing.
LEAD: A team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology announced today that they had developed a long-sought comprehensive theory explaining key aspects of superconductivity, the phenomenon in which certain materials are able to conduct electricity without resistance.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 21, 1988, covering September 26, 1988.
Guns N' Roses
Def Leppard
Tracy Chapman
D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Steve Winwood
1988Chris Archer, American baseball player[†]
Christopher Alan Archer is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins.
1988James Blake, English singer-songwriter and producer[†]
James Blake Litherland is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first gained recognition following the release of three extended plays—The Bells Sketch, CMYK and Klavierwerke—in 2010. He signed with A&M Records to release his self-titled debut album (2011) the following year, which was met with critical praise and peaked within the top ten of the UK Albums Chart.
1988Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater[†]
Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi is a Finnish figure skater. She is a three-time European medalist, the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion, the 2012 Rostelecom Cup champion, a two-time Cup of China medalist, and a five-time Finnish national champion. She retired from competitive skating in August 2015.
1988Buddy Matthews, Australian wrestler[†]
Matthew Adams is an Australian professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Buddy Matthews and is a member of the stable Hounds of Hell. He is a former one-time AEW World Trios Champion. Adams also makes appearances on the independent circuit and is best known for his time with WWE where he performed under the ring name Buddy Murphy.
1988Branko Zebec, Croatian and Yugoslav football player and coach (born 1929)[†]
Branislav "Branko" Zebec was a Croatian footballer and manager who played for Yugoslavia.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]