August 1988 calendar

August 1988
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1988.
The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on August 1988: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1988?

Events

01 Aug 1988 Deep Rover one-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon.
02 Aug 1988 Raymond Acevedo is retired from singing group Menudo
03 Aug 1988 Skip Storch swims 246 km of Hudson River from Albany to New York City
04 Aug 1988 US Congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II.
05 Aug 1988 Mario Biaggi (Representative-Democrat-New York), convicted of racketeering, resigns seat.
06 Aug 1988 Oakland Athletics Jose Canseco becomes 11th to hit 30 HRs and steal 30 bases
07 Aug 1988 Martha Nause wins Planters Pat Bradley International Golf Tournament
08 Aug 1988 9th US Seniors Golf Open: Gary Player
09 Aug 1988 Just one day after 8/8/88 New York lottery's daily number is 888.
10 Aug 1988 Matt Biondi swims world record 100m free style
11 Aug 1988 225 at bats after #299, Met Gary Carter is 59th to hit 300th HR
12 Aug 1988 Movie Last Temptation of Christ is released
13 Aug 1988 Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit Opens
14 Aug 1988 70th PGA Championship: Jeff Sluman shoots a 272 at Oak Tree Golf Club - Edmond
15 Aug 1988 At 4PM LILCO consumers used a record 3,813 megawatts
16 Aug 1988 IBM introduces software for artificial intelligence
17 Aug 1988 LIRR says Penn station will get air conditioning in 1991
18 Aug 1988 Largest house (130 rooms) on Long Island, New York sells for $22 million.
19 Aug 1988 Iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war
20 Aug 1988 6.5 earthquake strikes India / Nepal, 1,000s killed
21 Aug 1988 Cease fire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war
22 Aug 1988 NBC premieres Later with Bob Costas
23 Aug 1988 Mike Tyson and Mitch Green brawl at 4 A.M. in Harlem
25 Aug 1988 Challenger Center opens its classroom doors in Houston
27 Aug 1988 Dodger Tommy Lasorda wins 1,000th game as manager tops Philadelphia, 4-2
28 Aug 1988 40th Emmy Awards: 30something, Wonder Years and Richard Kiley
29 Aug 1988 USSR launches 3 Cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, 1 Afghan) to station Mir
30 Aug 1988 Julianne Philips files for divorce from Bruce Springsteen
31 Aug 1988 5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins
01 Aug 1988 A British soldier was killed in the Inglis Barracks bombing in London, England.