And in a surprise move, Whoopi Godberg weds David Duke.
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October 2
Baseball's regular season ends. Well, theoretically, of course, since they're still on strike.
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October 3
Harriet Nelson reunites with Ozzie.
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October 4
Juraissec Park comes stomping into video stores nationwide. Barney the Dinosaur, hoping to find his true self, buys a copy for himself.
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October 7
Scandal again rocks the House of Windsor as a new book chronicles Lady Di's three year affair with her riding instructor.
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October 9
The Burt Reynolds-Loni Anderson divorce erupts into a a fierce custody battle over a Pepe LePew cell.
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October 11
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October 13
NASA is forced to cancel the Magellan spacecraft's planned descent into the atmosphere of Venus when the EPA demands an environmental impact statement.
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October 15
Having successfully mastered the "duck and cover" manuever, Haitian President Jean-Luc Aristide returns to power.
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October 17
Jury selection is briefly interrupted when O.J. climbs onto the defense table and begins singing the song "Memories" from Cats.
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October 18
All of Britain is in an uproar when a new biography of Prince Charles reveals that he carried on a longstanding affair with his polo pony.
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October 20
Pope John Paul II's book Crossing the Threshold of Hope is published in hardcover. The papalback edition is expected out early next year.
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October 22
Princess Di visits Washington. President Clinton, accompanied by two Arkansas state troopers, offers to meet her in a hotel room.
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October 23
Roseanne is among the participants in this year's Marine Corps Marathon. Several bridges along the route suffer structural damage.
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October 24
Final credits roll for Raul Julia.
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October 25
After viewing Juraissic Park 47 times, Barney the Dinosaur goes into seclusion to sort out his fellings.
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October 26
President Clinton, hoping to dispel rumors that he's ignorant of foreign affairs, travels to the mideast to witness the signing of a historic peace treaty between Israel and Jordan. "maybe I can get Michael's autograph," says the President.
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October 29
Tourists outside the White House tackle and subdue a man shooting at the Presidential Mansion. Secret service agents, alerted by news reports on CNN, quickly rush outside to make the arrest.
