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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in April 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.

But much more happened on April 1988: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of April 1988?


Events

  • 03 Apr 1988 17th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott.
  • 04 Apr 1988 Last broadcast of Crossroads on British TV
  • 05 Apr 1988 Democratic Convention picks Michael Dukakis as their Presidential Candidate
  • 06 Apr 1988 Black pole explorer M Henson buried next to R Peary in Arlington
  • 07 Apr 1988 Devils 3-2 over Isles, 1st round tied 1-1
  • 09 Apr 1988 Les Miserables, opens at Umeda-Koma Theatre, Osaka
  • 10 Apr 1988 8th Golden Raspberry Awards: Leonard Part 6 wins.
  • 11 Apr 1988 Royal Concert building in Amsterdam reopens.
  • 12 Apr 1988 Former pop singer Sonny Bono is elected mayor of Palm Springs, California.
  • 13 Apr 1988 Italy government of De Mita forms.
  • 14 Apr 1988 Mail opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 36 performances
  • 15 Apr 1988 Meteorite explodes above Indonesia.
  • 17 Apr 1988 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA AI Star / Centinela Hospital Golf Classic
  • 18 Apr 1988 Barbra Streisand records Warm All Over
  • 20 Apr 1988 Yanks HR 9,999 (D Winfield) 10,000 (C Washington) 10,001
  • 22 Apr 1988 New Jersey Devils' Patrik Sundstrom ties NHL playoff record of eight points in a playoff game (hat trick and five assists) in 10-4 rout over the Washington Capitals.
  • 23 Apr 1988 Karolina Szabo runs female world record 25km (1:29:30)/30km (1:47:06).
  • 24 Apr 1988 Rosie Jones wins LPGA USX Golf Classic.
  • 25 Apr 1988 Nightline goes on location to Jerusalem Israel
  • 26 Apr 1988 NBA approves addition of third referee in the 1988-89 season.
  • 28 Apr 1988 Chess opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 68 performances
  • 29 Apr 1988 60 Minutes newscaster Diane Sawyer weds Mike Nichols
  • 30 Apr 1988 World Expo '88 opens in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The exhibition runs for six months, hosting pavilions from over 70 countries.

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in April 1988?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Man In The Mirror
  2. - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Caryoutube
  3. - Where Do Broken Hearts Goyoutube
  4. - Endless Summer Nights
  5. - Devil Inside

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Heart
  2. - With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home
  3. - Drop The Boy
  4. - Perfect
  5. - Love Changes (Everything)

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

Release year: 1988

Directed by: Isao Takahata

Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara

Country: United States of America

My Neighbor Totoro

My Neighbor Totoro

Release year: 1988

Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki

Starring: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi

Country: United States of America

Waaris

Waaris

Release year: 1988

Directed by: Ravindra Peepat

Starring: Smita Patil, Amrita Singh, Raj Babbar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Salome's Last Dance

Salome's Last Dance

Release year: 1988

Directed by: Ken Russell

Starring: Glenda Jackson, Stratford Johns, Nickolas Grace, Douglas Hodge

Colors

Colors

Release year: 1988

Directed by: Dennis Hopper

Starring: Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso, Randy Brooks

Books

Which were the most popular books released in April 1988?
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Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow

Presumed Innocent

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PRESUMED INCIDENT is a suspenseful, compelling novel that has been hailed as one of the best in decades. It brings to life the worst nightmare of a citizen who faces incarceration for the most horrific of crimes.

A Brief History Of Time by Stephen W. Hawking

A Brief History Of Time

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Stephen Hawking is known as one of the greatest theoretical physicists since Einstein. This landmark book shares Hawking's brilliant intellect with all nonscientists, and guides us expertly.

Winfield by Dave Winfield with Tom Parker

Winfield

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The Last Princess by Cynthia Freeman

The Last Princess

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This New York Times bestseller is about a forbidden 1920s love story between a woman from a rebellious Jewish society and a writer from No Time for Tears.

Kaleidoscope by Danielle Steel

Kaleidoscope

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A young Frenchwoman meets a brilliant American actor in wartime Paris. Their love is fairytale-like, but they end up in tragedy. Their three children are cruelly divided after they become orphaned.