Page 19: Historical Events In 1988

Dec 16   Political cult leader Lyndon LaRouche convicted of tax, mail fraud   

Dec 17   USS Tennessee, inaugural sub to carry Trident 2 missiles, commissioned   

Dec 19   NASA unveils plans for lunar colony and manned missions to Mars.   

Dec 19   Unexploded WW II bomb are discovered in Frankfurt, Germany-5000 evacuated.   

Dec 20   Animal rights terrorists fire-bomb Harrod's department store, London.   

Dec 20   Max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49.   

Dec 20   NBC signs lease to stay in NYC, 33 more years.   

Dec 21   After a record 365 days in space, two Russian and one French cosmonaut return to Earth   

Dec 21   Bob Steele, [Robert Bradbury], dies after short illness at 60.   

Dec 21   Drexel agrees guilt to security felonies, pays a $650 million fine   

Dec 21   Pan Am "Flight 103" explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270.   

Dec 22   2 robbers wearing police uniforms rob armored truck of $3 M in NJ.   

Dec 22   South Africa signs accord granting independence to South-West Africa.   

Dec 22   Tucker Smith, singer/dancer (Cool-West Side Story), dies   

Dec 22   Tug hits oil barge, spreads 231000 gal on 300 mi of WA and BC coast   

Dec 26   John Loder, actor (Sabotage, Java Head), dies at 90.   

Dec 27   Bulgaria formally ends jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades   

Dec 27   Fox Harris, actor (Alienator, Warlords, Sid and Nancy), dies   

Dec 28   Hal Ashby, academy-award winning director, dies of cancer at 59   

Dec 28   US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Yonkers is guilty of racism   

Dec 29   Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum   

Dec 29   Victorian Post Office Museum in Australia closes.   

Dec 30   Canadian Senate OK's free trade pact; with US   

Dec 30   Former Soviet President Brezhnev's son-in-law sentenced to 12-yr (bribery).   

Dec 30   Mercedes-Benz pays $20.2-M fine failed to meet '86 government fuel standard   

Dec 30   North subpoenas Reagan and Bush as defense witnesses for upcoming trial   

Dec 30   The Yugoslavian government steps down over problems in Serbia.   

Dec 30   Yugoslav government steps down   

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Jun 07   Milan lucic: Canadian hockey player (boston bruins)   

Jun 07   Michael cera: American actor   

Jul 12   Melissa o'neil: Canadian singer   

Jul 13   Steven r. mcqueen: American actor   

Aug 07   Melody oliveria: American internet blogger   

Sep 02   Ishant sharma: Indian cricketer   

Oct 23   Nicolaj agger: Danish football player   

Nov 06   Erik lund: Swedish footballer   

Jan 01   Leo steiner: Ny carnegie deli's owner,   

Jan 03   Gaston eyskens: Pm of belgium (1949, 1958-61, 1968-72),    

Jan 04   Lily laskine: French harpist (b. 1893)   

Jan 05   "pistol pete" mavarich: Nbaer (atlanta),   

Jan 06   Brent collins: Soap actor (another world),   

Jan 07   Trevor howard: Actor (ryan's daughter),   

Jan 08   Frank pace jr: Us secretary of army (1950-53),   

Jan 11   Gregory (pappy) boyington: Ace ww ii pilot,