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unusual facts about 1989 in sports


Randall Burks

In 1989, Burks was voted into the Southeastern Oklahoma State Athletic Hall of Fame.


Retractable roof

By contrast, the Rogers Centre (formerly known as SkyDome) in Toronto, Ontario had a fully functional retractable roof at its debut in 1989.

Winter Pan American Games

At a meeting in Mar Del Plata, Argentina between the PASO nations and participants from the 1988 Winter Olympics, it was determined that the first Winter Pan American Games should take place in Las Leñas, Argentina in 1989 and be held every four years thereafter.


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