May 1988 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in May 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 May 1988: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of May 1988?
Events
- 01 May 1988 Romance / Romance opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 297 performances
- 02 May 1988 Baltimore Orioles sign a 15-year lease to remain in Baltimore and get a new park.
- 03 May 1988 4,200kg Colombian cocaine is seized at Tarpon Springs, Florida.
- 04 May 1988 A major explosion at an industrial solid-fuel rocket plant in Henderson, Nevada, causes damage extending up to 10 miles away, including Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport.
- 05 May 1988 Eugene A Marino installed as 1st black US Archbishop
- 06 May 1988 Graeme Hick scores 405 for Worcestershire versus Somerset 35 fours 11 sixes.
- 07 May 1988 114th Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Winning Colors wins in 2:02.2.
- 08 May 1988 Oba Oba closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 46 performances
- 09 May 1988 Belgium: 8th government of Martens forms
- 11 May 1988 KV Mechelen wins 28th Europe Cup II.
- 12 May 1988 Carrie opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 5 performances
- 14 May 1988 Mail closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 36 performances
- 15 May 1988 Carrie closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 5 performances
- 16 May 1988 Surgeon General C Everett Koop reports nicotine as addictive as heroin
- 18 May 1988 Bayer Leverkusen wins 17th UEFA Cup at Leverkusen.
- 19 May 1988 Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medell?n drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than three tons of cocaine into US.
- 20 May 1988 Mike Schmidt hits his 535th homerun, moving into 8th place.
- 21 May 1988 Fat by Weird Al Yankovic hits #99
- 22 May 1988 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner.
- 23 May 1988 Maryland stops sale of cheap pistols on Jan 1, 1990
- 24 May 1988 Porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, of Thailand, crowned 37th Miss Universe.
- 25 May 1988 PSV wins Europe Cup.
- 27 May 1988 US Senate ratifies a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles.
- 28 May 1988 Genie Francis (General Hospital) weds Jonathan Frakes
- 29 May 1988 President Zia ul-Haq fires government / disbands parliament in Pakistan
- 31 May 1988 U.S. President Ronald Reagan addresses 600 Moscow State University students, during his visit to the Soviet Union.
- 06 May 1988 All thirty-six passengers and crew were killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in May 1988?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
- Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well
- Gloria Estefan - Anything For You
- George Michael - One More Try
- Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Wet Wet Wet / Billy Bragg With Cara Tivey - With A Little Help From My Friends / She's Leaving Home
- Fairground Attraction - Perfect
- Liverpool FC - Anfield Rap (Red Machine In Full Effect)
- S-Express - Theme From S-Express
- Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in May 1988?
Beloved
By: Toni Morrison
This spellbinding novel, which stares unflinchingly into slavery's abyss, transforms history into a powerful story like Exodus and intimate as a lullaby.
Inheritance
By: Judith Michael
This story is about a family fighting for an orphan, and a woman's struggle to recover her reputation. The family patriarch is a household help to the Salingers.
For The Record
By: Donald T. Regan
Donald T. Regan's provocative memoir is a stunningly insightful look into the inner workings of the Reagan Administration.
The Rise And Fall Of The Great Powers
By: Paul Kennedy
The "modern" period of international and national power. Explanates how different powers have changed over the five centuries since the creation of the "new."
Washington Goes To War
By: David Brinkley
Although Washington, D.C. is now the center of international affairs, government, and politics, it was once a small Southern city that hosted our nationally elected officials.