What Happened in 1988
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Kirk Gibson's Pinch Hit HR wins World Series game
Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit HR wins World Series game Rick Weinberg Special to ESPN.com He could barely walk. Actually, he could barely stand... Read more
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1988 World Series
The 1988 World Series matched the Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers upsetting the heavily favored A's to win the... Read more
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"Weird Al" Yankovic releases Greatest Hits
"Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits is a compilation CD of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic that features his best known songs from his first five... Read more
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"You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2" by Frank Zappa Is Released
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 is a live album by Frank Zappa. Despite the subtitle "The Helsinki Concert," the album is not one... Read more
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U2 releases "Rattle and Hum" rockumentary
The film documents the band's Joshua Tree Tour of the United States and the band's experiences with American music. Although the album and motion... Read more
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Soundgarden release Ultramega OK
Ultramega OK is the debut studio album by the American grunge band Soundgarden, released on October 31, 1988 through SST Records. Following the... Read more
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Stephen King publishes Nightmares in the Sky
Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques is a coffee table book about architectural gargoyles, photographed by f-stop Fitzgerald with... Read more
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"Heavy Nova" Is Released
Heavy Nova is a 1988 album by Robert Palmer. It followed his very popular album Riptide. Heavy Nova continued his popularity with the single,... Read more
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Ratt release Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky is Ratt's fourth full length album. Though it sold well enough to achieve Platinum sales status and spawned the popular "I Want a... Read more
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State of Palestine proclaimed by Palestinian National Council
A declaration of a "State of Palestine" (Arabic: دولة فلسطين) took place in Algiers on November 15, 1988, by the Palestinian National Council, the... Read more
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Death releases Leprosy
Leprosy is the second album by death metal band Death, released in 1988. Notably different in tone and quality from the 1987 debut, it is the first... Read more
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B-2 Stealth Bomber Unveiled
In the presence of members of Congress and the media, the Northrop B-2 "stealth" bomber is shown publicly for the first time at Air Force Plant 42... Read more
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Candlemass release Ancient Dreams
Ancient Dreams is the third album of Swedish doom metal band Candlemass and was released in 1988, and reissued in 2001 by Powerline Records with... Read more
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"Scrooged" Is Released
Scrooged is a 1988 comedy film, a modernization of Charles Dickens' novella, A Christmas Carol. The film was produced and directed by Richard... Read more
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MST3K Ep. K01 - "Invaders from the Deep"
This is the first episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 ever aired. No fan copy is known to exist. Movie Summary: Movie version of Gerry &... Read more
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MST3K Ep. K02 - "Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars"
Aired as part of a double-feature on the same Thanksgiving evening as MST3K Ep. K01. No fan copy is known to exist. Movie Summary: Movie... Read more
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Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000, often shortened to MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best... Read more
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MST3K Ep. K03 - "Star Force: Fugitive Alien 2"
No fan copy of this episode is known to exist. Movie Summary: Starwolf Ken and the Bacchus 3 crew are on a mission to destroy a secret weapon. Read more
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Guns N' Roses release G N' R Lies
G N' R Lies, also known as Lies, is the second album by the band Guns N' Roses, released in 1988. While officially an extended play, it was treated... Read more
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Exodus release Fabulous Disaster
Fabulous Disaster is the third album by Exodus. UK label Music for Nations released the album in 1988, but in the USA, it was released in January... Read more
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First Observance of World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day was first conceived in August 1987 by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, two public information officers for the Global Programme on... Read more
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Keith Richards appears on the cover of Guitar World
A great cover shot of Keith Richards looking very cool despite wearing a very dainty watch. Guitar nerds note the replacement modern solid saddles... Read more
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"The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad!" Is Released
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! is a 1988 comedy film, the first in a series of films starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley,... Read more
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Barry Sanders Wins Heisman Trophy
In winning the Heisman Trophy in 1988, Barry set 25 NCAA records. A running back averaging 100 yards per game is considered superior. Barry... Read more
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MST3K Ep. K04 - "Gamera vs. Barugon"
This is the earliest aired episode of MST3K to be found all at once by the fans in its entirety, in 1996. Movie Summary: A group of men... Read more