Monday June 6, 1988
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It was Monday, under the sign of Gemini (see planets position on June 6, 1988). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Falen Ghirmai and Nikki Baker.
In that special week of June people in US were listening to One More Try by George Michael.
In UK With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home by Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg With Cara Tivey was in the top 5 hits.
Bull Durham, directed by Ron Shelton, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1988
while Freaky Deaky by Elmore Leonard was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Brainstorm.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Devastators or Decisive Battles of the American Civil War Volume 1: Bull Run to Chancellorsville.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Memorial Day - South Korea.
- Doomsday (weekday)
- Queensland Day.
- National holiday of Sweden.
- D-Day landings - Europe.
- Bonza Bottler Day - USA.
- National Yo-yo Day - USA.
Famous Birthdays:
- Nikki Baker: YouTube Star.
- Falen Ghirmai: Reality Star.
- Maria Alyokhina: Russian singer and activist (Pussy Riot).
- Ryan Brathwaite: Barbadian hurdler.
- Israel Dagg: New Zealand All Black rugby player.
- Teerasil Dangda: Thai footballer.
Facts:
- 22nd Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis and Statler Brothers
- 3 giant turtles found in Bronx sewage plant
- George Bush makes campaign promise to support reparations for WWII
- Japanese-American internees (promise broken, May 1989)
- US Presidential candidate George Bush makes campaign promise to support reparations for WW II.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in June 1988?
- LIFE: Robert F Kennedy
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Raisa Gorbachev -- June 6, 1988
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9120
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1988
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of June 1988 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- George Michael - One More Try
- Rick Astley - Together Forever (Remix)
- Daryl Hall & John Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires
- Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams
- Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
- Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat
- The Jets - Make It Real
- Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
- Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand
- Bruce Hornsby - The Valley Road
Top #10 R&B songs
- Tony Toni Tone - Little Walter
- Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid
- George Michael - One More Try
- Flirt - Evelyn "Champagne" King
- Teddy Pendergrass - Joy
- Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson - Get It
- Prince - Alphabet St.
- Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
- Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - Keep Risin' To The Top
- Run-D.M.C. - Run's House
Top #5 Latin songs
- QUE TE PASA - Yuri
- LA ULTIMA LUNA - Emmanuel
- TOCO MADERA - Raphael
- Braulio - EL VICIO DE TU BOCA
- Todo Por Ti - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
Top #5 songs in the UK
- With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home - Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg With Cara Tivey
- The Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis
- Bros - I Owe You Nothing
- Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain
- Desireless - Voyage Voyage
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Freaky Deaky
“Wonderfully wicked…a nonstop, pedal-to-the-metal romp.” —Chicago TribuneOver-the-hill former counter-culture SDS revolutionaries decide to turn bomb-making—and detonating—from a political statement to a profitable enterprise in the master Elmore Leonard’s electrifying and explosively
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Inheritance
Laura Fairchild enters a charmed world when eccentric patriarch Owen Salinger takes her in as his protegee and confidante. In the patrician circles of Boston’s Beacon Hill, she acquires grace, culture,
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The Power Game
Pulitzer Prize winner Hedrick Smith goes inside America's power center in Washington, DC to reveal how the game of governing was played in the 1980s.
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War Volume 1: Bull Run to Chancellorsville
Lancelot
Forgotten Worlds
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Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Kōkeisha
