Friday 11 November 1988, Veteran's Day
It was Friday, under the sign of Scorpio (see planets position on November 11, 1988). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
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 Anything For Billy by Larry McMurtry was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching The Bottom Line.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing The Computer Edition of Scrabble or King of Kings.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1988 or at November 11 across the years.
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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
Famous Birthdays:
- Alexandra Kyle: American actress.
- Uldouz Wallace: Movie Actress.
- David Depetris: Argentinian-Slovak footballer.
- Kyle Naughton: English footballer.
- Mikako Komatsu: Japanese voice actress and singer.
Famous Deaths:
- William Ifor Jones: Welsh conductor and organist (Born 1900).
Facts:
- 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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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in November 1988?
- LIFE: Our Planet Earth
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Enrique Camarena -- Nov. 7, 1988
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9143
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1988
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of November 1988 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- The Escape Club - Wild, Wild West
- The Beach Boys - Kokomo
- Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion
- Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine
- Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time
- U2 - Desire
- Phil Collins - Groovy Kind Of Love
- Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley - Will To Power
- George Michael - Kissing A Fool
- INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
Top #10 R&B songs
- Anita Baker - Giving You The Best That I Got
- Luther Vandross - Any Love
- Cheryl Pepsii Riley - Thanks For My Child
- Al B. Sure! - Rescue Me
- Don't Rock The Boat - Midnight Star Feat. Ecstacy Of Whodini
- Ready For The World - My Girly
- Stevie Wonder - My Eyes Don't Cry
- Deniece Williams - I Can't Wait
- Troop - My Heart
- Paula Abdul - (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me
Top #10 Latin songs
- Angela Carrasco - BOCA ROSA
- SI EL AMOR SE VA - Roberto Carlos
- ESTE AMOR QUE HAY QUE CALLAR - Yolandita Monge
- Rocio Durcal - Como Tu Mujer
- QUE SERA - Emmanuel
- Franco - MARIA
- SENTADO A LA VERA DEL CAMINO - EYDIE GORME Y ROBERTO CARLOS
- MALA NOCHE NO - Veronica Castro
- HAZME TUYA UNA VEZ MAS - Isabel Pantoja
- Marisela - YA NO
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Anything For Billy
The first time I saw Billy he came walking out of a cloud....Welcome to the wild, hot-blooded adventures of Billy the Kid, the American West's most legendary outlaw.
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The Last Lion
Spanning the years 1940 to 1965, The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm begins shortly after Winston Churchill became prime minister—when Great Britain stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
Captain Comic
Michael Andretti's World GP
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The Computer Edition of Scrabble
King of Kings
