What Happened in 1988
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Spitak Earthquake of 1988
Two events about 3 seconds apart. At least 25,000 people killed, 19,000 injured and 500,000 homeless in the Leninakan-Spitak-Kirovakan area of... Read more
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United Nations Peacekeeping Forces is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
As The Korean War entered a cease-fire in 1953, UN forces remained along the south side of demilitarized zone until 1967, when American and South... Read more
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MST3K Ep. K05 - "Gamera"
Movie Summary: A military plane crashes in the Arctic, awakening giant turtle Gamera. He heads to Japan and wreaks havoc, yet seemingly... Read more
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"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" Is Released
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Frank Oz. The screenplay by Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro, and Paul Henning... Read more
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"Rain Man" Is Released
Rain Man is a 1988 comedy-drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive... Read more
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"Dangerous Liaisons" Is Released
Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Malkovich, Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer and Uma Thurman. It is... Read more
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MST3K Ep. K06 - "Gamera vs. Gyaos"
This episode saw Servo's transformation into Tom Servo, following the birth of his "Mighty Voice". Movie Summary: Gamera fights the... Read more
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Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103 was a transatlantic flight from London Heathrow Airport to JFK Internation Airport in New York City. The flight was taking place... Read more
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Lockerbie Bombing Kills 270
Pan Am Flight 103, also commonly referred to as the Lockerbie bombing, was the bombing of a Pan Am transatlantic flight from London Heathrow... Read more
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Airflight Attack in Lockerbie, Scotland
A New York bound flight Pan Am Flight 103, exploded in flight from a terrorist's bomb and crashed into a Scottish village. Fatalities included all... Read more
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MST3K Ep. K07 - "Gamera vs. Zigra"
In a segment before the film Joel states that this is their last Gamera Film, and is holding a Root beer Kegger on the S.O.L. because of... Read more