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1987 - Los Angeles Rams beat Dallas Cowboys 28-27 in London, England (NFL expo).

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1988 - Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 6-4 in their first official night game at Wrigley Field.

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1988 - Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles Kings for $15-$20 million.

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1992 - Games of the XXV Olympiad close in Barcelona, Spain.

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2004 - British football player Lee Hughes, 28, is sentenced to six years in prison and banned from driving for ten years after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. Hughes also has his contract terminated by his employer West Bromwich Albion.

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2005 - EA Sports releases the Madden NFL 06 video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the USA. 1.7 million copies are sold in the first week.

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