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Current events from the year 1988

 
  • In a case of mistaken identity, the USS Vincennes shot down an Iranian passenger plane. The Airbus was carrying nearly 300 passengers, and all were killed.
  • Free elections were held in the Soviet Union for the first time in its history. The formation of the new Soviet Congress of Deputies brought many leading dissidents to elected positions in the Congress
  • NBC bids record $401 million to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics  
  • Rain Man wins Best Picture at the Academy Awards
  • Top songs in 1988: Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car by Billy Ocean; Man In the Mirror by Michael Jackson; Anything for You by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
  • On Television in 1988: My Two Dads; Roseanne; The Hogan Family
  • Cost of a loaf of bread: $0.61/loaf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 
   
Broward County Board of Commissioners
Community Services Department
Cultural Division
100 S. Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL  33301
Phone: 954-357-7457 Fax: 954-357-5769

Arts & Entertainment Hotline (Broward) : 1-800-249-ARTS
Contact Cultural Division