Historical Events In 1988

Jan 01 Actress Kelly McGillis marries Fred Tillman

Jan 22 Two earthquakes, one registering 7.0 on the Richter scale, cause 20km fault near Tennant Creek, northern Australia.

Jan 28 Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional

Jan 23 45th Golden Globes Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas

Jan 29 Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15

Jan 15 Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder makes racist remarks about black athletes

Jan 31 Barge sinks near Anacortes WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil

Jan 01 Czech born tennis star Hana Mandikova becomes an Australian Citizen

Jan 25 George Harrison releases "When We Was Fab"

Jan 23 62nd Australian Women's Tennis Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (61 76)

Jan 17 Leslie Manigay elected President of Haiti

Jan 31 Barge sinks near Anacortes WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil

Jan 08 Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP-28S Advanced Scientific Calculator

Jan 23 Experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan &Jeana Yeager, complete first nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling lands

Jan 20 Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Governor Evan Mecham

Jan 29 Rogier van Otterloo Dutch composer/conductor, dies at 46

Jan 01 Actress Kelly McGillis marries Fred Tillman

Jan 19 "48 Hours" premieres on CBS-TV

Jan 11 USSR announces it will participate in the Seoul Summer Olympics

Jan 24 First WWF Royal Rumble - Jim Duggan wins

Jan 01 Czech born tennis star Hana Mandikova becomes an Australian Citizen

Jan 08 US female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas

Jan 17 Leslie Manigay elected President of Haiti

Jan 29 United Airlines Boeing 747SP, circles world in 36 hours 54 minutes 15 seconds

Jan 02 Ashland Oil storage tank spills 3.8 million gallons, Pennsylvania

Jan 15 Arab uprising in Israel begins

Jan 25 Ramsewak Shankar sworn in as President of Suriname

Jan 30 Hansie Cronje gets a pair in 2nd 1st-class game (OFS vs N Tvl)

Jan 18 Airliner crashes in SW China, killing all 108 on board

Jan 09 English Earl of St Andrews marries Sylvana Tomaselli

Jan 23 Sandinista missiles downed a cargo plane that was dropping U.S.-financed supplies to Contra rebels in southeastern Nicaragua. Four crewmen were killed.

Feb 20 Brian Boitano wins Olympics gold medal in figure skating at Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta

Feb 11 Anthony M Kennedy appointed to the Supreme Court

Feb 26 Christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000 meter (1:17.65)

Feb 07 Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens

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