Friday November 11, 1988, Veteran's Day

US date format: 11/11/1988, UK date format: 11/11/1988

It was Friday, under the sign of Scorpio (see birth chart on November 11, 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. Famous people born on this day include Uldouz Wallace and Alexandra Kyle. In that special week of November people in US were listening to Wild, Wild West by The Escape Club. In UK First Time by Robin Beck was in the top 5 hits. The Land Before Time, directed by Don Bluth, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1988 while The Last Lion by William Manchester was one of the best selling books. On TV people were watching The Bottom Line. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Arcade Volleyball or Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!.
But much more happened that day: find out below..

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Historical Events

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Holidays

Colombia - Independence of Cartagena, from the Spanish Army in (1918)
Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth of Nations, including United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.
Lacplesis' Day (1919) in Latvia: the official date for commemoration of Latvian soldiers, who had died for the country's freedom.
Armistice Day in France and Belgium: end of World War I (1918)
Poland - Independence Day (1918)
R.C. Saints - Martin of Tours
Angola - Independence Day (1975)
Opening of carnival season in Germany ("Karneval"/"Fasching" on 11-11, at 11:11), the Netherlands, and other countries
Also see November 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
United States - Veterans Day (Formerly "Armistice Day")
South Korea - Pepero Day
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Events

Oldest known insect fossils (390 million yrs) reported in Science
In Sacramento, California, police find a body buried in the lawn of 60-year-old boardinghouse landlady Dorothea Puente (seven bodies are eventually found and Puente is convicted of three murders and sentenced to life in prison).

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