Tuesday October 25, 1988
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It was Tuesday, under the sign of Scorpio (see planets position on October 25, 1988). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Chandler Parsons and Rylan Clark.
In that special week of October people in US were listening to Groovy Kind Of Love by Phil Collins.
In UK One Moment In Time by Whitney Houston was in the top 5 hits.
They Live, directed by John Carpenter, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1988
while A Brief History Of Time by Stephen W. Hawking was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Dirty Dancing.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Hidden Agenda or King of Kings.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Holidays:
- Day of the Romanian Army
- Virgin Islands - Thanksgiving Day : end of the hurricane season
- Republic of China - Taiwan Retrocession Day (1945)
- Also see October 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- R.C. Saints - Feast day of Saints Crispin and Crispian; Six Welsh martyrs and companions; forty martyrs of England and Wales
- Kazakhstan - Republic Day
Famous Birthdays:
- Chandler Parsons: Basketball Player.
- Sickick : DJ.
- Rylan Clark: Pop Singer.
- Shane Edwards: Australian Rules footballer.
- Mandi Lampi: Finnish actress and singer (d. 2008).
Famous Deaths:
- Bill Cody: Actor (Blazing Justice, Ghost City), dies at 75.
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Planetary positions on this day

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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in October 1988?
- LIFE: Sigourney Weaver With Gorilla
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Politics of Personality -- Oct. 24, 1988
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9141
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1988
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of October 1988 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Phil Collins - Groovy Kind Of Love
- The Beach Boys - Kokomo
- The Escape Club - Wild, Wild West
- Red Red Wine '88 - UB40
- Information Society - What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)
- Steve Winwood - Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?
- Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion
- INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
- Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time
- Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine
Top #10 R&B songs
- Karyn White - The Way You Love Me
- Luther Vandross - Any Love
- New Edition - You're Not My Kind Of Girl
- Don't Rock The Boat - Midnight Star Feat. Ecstacy Of Whodini
- Anita Baker - Giving You The Best That I Got
- Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
- Cheryl Pepsii Riley - Thanks For My Child
- Al B. Sure! - Rescue Me
- Ready For The World - My Girly
- Vanessa Williams - (He's Got) The Look
Top #10 Latin songs
- Angela Carrasco - BOCA ROSA
- Franco - MARIA
- SENTADO A LA VERA DEL CAMINO - EYDIE GORME Y ROBERTO CARLOS
- ESTE AMOR QUE HAY QUE CALLAR - Yolandita Monge
- SI EL AMOR SE VA - Roberto Carlos
- MALA NOCHE NO - Veronica Castro
- QUE SERA - Emmanuel
- Marisela - YA NO
- HAZME TUYA UNA VEZ MAS - Isabel Pantoja
- Rocio Durcal - Como Tu Mujer
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
A Brief History Of Time
Stephen Hawking has earned a reputation as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein. In this landmark volume, Professor Hawking shares his blazing intellect with nonscientists everywhere, guiding us expertly to
More infoThe Cardinal Of The Kremlin
Two men possess vital data on Russia’s Star Wars missile defense system. One of them is CARDINAL—America's highest agent in the Kremlin—and he's about to be terminated by the KGB.
More infoA Bright Shining Lie
ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED BOOKS OF OUR TIME25th ANNIVERSARY EDITIONWhen he came to Vietnam in 1962, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann was the one clear-sighted participant in an enterpirse riddled
More infoVideogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?

Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy Great Tank

Hidden Agenda
Blaster Master
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King of Kings
