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17 June 1988 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 June 1988 was a Friday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “One More Try” by George Michael.
- Top Film of 1988
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1988 was Rain Man.
- Bestselling Novel of 1988
- “The Cardinal of the Kremlin” by Tom Clancy was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1988.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “The Cosby Show” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1988–89 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 June 1988 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 June 1988 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 17 June
- 1967 Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
- 1972 Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process.
- 1985 Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist.
- 1991 Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
- 1992 A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. president George Bush and Russian president Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
Famous people born on June 17
- Elena Rybakina, Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player (born 1999)
- Will Forte, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (born 1970)
- Thomas Haden Church, American actor (born 1960)
- Odessa A'zion, American actress (born 2000)
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Events of 1988 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1988 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 1 – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is established, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
- January 4 – Nick Jr. begins as a block of Nickelodeon programming for younger children.
- March 9 – Blackstone Financial Management is founded as a global asset management company in New York City by eight co-founders, led by Larry Fink. In 1992, it would change its name to BlackRock.
Life in the US in 1988
President
Ronald Reagan
Gas (per gallon)
$0.90
Loaf of Bread
$0.70
Average House
$99,700
Weekly Wage
$374
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