Tuesday May 3, 1988
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It was Tuesday, under the sign of Taurus (see planets position on May 3, 1988). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Ben Revere .
In that special week of May people in US were listening to Wishing Well by Terence Trent D'Arby.
In UK Perfect by Fairground Attraction was in the top 5 hits.
The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1988
while Thriving On Chaos by Tom Peters was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Bereitschaft Dr. Federau.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Air Warrior II or F-16 Combat Pilot.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Saint Apostle James the Lesser
- Black Madonna of Cz?stochowa Queen and Protector of Poland (since April 1, 1656)
- Antonia and Alexander (martyrs of 313)
- Saint Emily Bicchiere (1238 - 1314
- Saints Eventius and Alexander, Saint Theodulus (martyrs of 119)
- Saint Ansfrid (c. 1008)
- Saint Alexander I
- Saint Apostle Philip
- Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross, aka the Invention of the True Cross.
- Discoflux (Discordianism).
- Constitution Day in Poland and Japan.
- World Press Freedom Day.
- Saint Juvenalis (d. 376)
Facts:
- 4,200 kg Colombian cocaine in seized at Tarpon Springs Florida
- 4,200kg Colombian cocaine is seized at Tarpon Springs, Florida.
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Planetary positions on this day
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in May 1988?
- LIFE: Gone With The Wind 2000 Covers
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Michael Dukakis -- May 2, 1988
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9115
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1988
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 1988 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well
- Gloria Estefan - Anything For You
- Aerosmith - Angel
- Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
- Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac
- Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
- Taylor Dayne - Prove Your Love
- Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams
- Icehouse - Electric Blue
- Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
Top #10 R&B songs
- Al B. Sure! - Nite And Day
- Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
- Pebbles - Mercedes Boy
- Da'Butt (From The Film "School Daze") - E.U.
- Suave - My Girl
- Kool Moe Dee - Wild, Wild West
- That's What Love Is - Miki Howard (Duet With Gerald Levert)
- Keith Sweat - Something Just Ain't Right
- Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam - Everything Will B-Fine
- Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito
Top #10 Latin songs
- AY AMOR - Ana Gabriel
- Y AHORA TE VAS - Los Bukis
- Juan Gabriel - DEBO HACERLO
- Braulio - EL VICIO DE TU BOCA
- QUE TE PASA - Yuri
- LA ULTIMA LUNA - Emmanuel
- ES MEJOR PERDONAR - Daniela Romo
- AMOR PERFECTO - Roberto Carlos
- Mi Hembra - Jose Jose
- Luis Angel - DAME TU AMOR
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Fairground Attraction - Perfect
- With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home - Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg With Cara Tivey
- S-Express - Theme From S-Express
- Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain
- New Order - Blue Monday 1988
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Thriving On Chaos
The national bestseller that offers prescriptions for an economic world turned upside down. A New York Times bestseller for eleven months.
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The Bonfire Of The Vanities
Vintage Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities, the #1 bestseller that will forever define late-twentieth-century New York style. "No one has portrayed New York Society this accurately and devastatingly since Edith Wharton" (The National Review)“A page-turner .
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Washington Goes To War
Though it is today the hub of international affairs and government, Washington, D.C. was once little more than a small Southern town that happened to host our nationally elected officials.
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Inheritance
This is a saga of a family pitted against an orphan and of a woman's fight to recover her reputation. A household help to the Salingers befriends the family patriarch and
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
