A Look Back At
Born in 1988
What Was Life Like in 1988?
Who Was in Charge?
President
Ronald Reagan
What Things Cost
Gas (per gallon)
$0.90
Loaf of Bread
$0.70
Average House
$99,700
Weekly Wage
$374
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.
- May 14 – Bus collision near Carrollton, Kentucky: A drunk driver traveling in the wrong direction on Interstate 71 hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group from Radcliff, Kentucky.
- June 14 – A small wildfire is started by a lightning strike in Montana, United States, near the boundary for Yellowstone National Park. The Storm Creek fire expands into the park, then merges with dozens of other drought-aggravated fires.
- June 22 – Animation/live action crossover movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit is released through Touchstone Pictures. It brings a renewed interest in the Golden Age of American animation, spearheading modern American animation and the Disney Renaissance.
- November 2 – The Morris worm, written by Robert Tappan Morris – the first computer worm distributed via the Internet – is launched from MIT.
- November 8 – 1988 United States presidential election:George H. W. Bush is elected president of the United States over Democratic opponent, Michael Dukakis.
Popular Toys & Games
- Micro Machines
- Nintendo Game Boy
- Jenga
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 on 1 January 1988
Faith
George Michael