1988

CDs outsell vinyl for the first time ever.

Soviets leave Afghanistan

Jimmy Swaggart admits to being with prostitutes.

Summer Olympics in Seoul, South-Korea; Ben Johnson caught for steriods after setting a World Record in the 100 meter dash.

Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland; Lybian terrorists are suspected of planting the bomb

Bobby McFerrin tells everyone "Don't worry, be happy"

Prozac is introduced as an anti-depresent.

The first plutonium pacemaker is made.

World's longest undersea tunnel is completed. Work begins on the Chunnel which will then become the world's longest undersea tunnel.

Sonny Bono becomes Mayor in Palm Springs.

Robin Givens files for divorce from Mike Tyson

Willie Horton ads during the '88 re-election
Dukakis loses to the "Read My Lips" guy, he's never heard from again.

Long Island beaches close due to medical waste coming ashore July 6th.

Iran-Iraqi war ends in August.

Human Genome project begins.

Aloha Flight 243 loses several yards of its upper fuselage while in flight; extraordinarily, the craft lands with only 1 fatality.

The Chicago Cubs play their first ever night game at home in Wrigley Field, defeating the New York Mets, 6-4.

In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.

Deaths:
Pappy Boyington, American pilot (b. 1912)
Andy Gibb, British singer (b. 1958)
Sammy Davis, Sr., American dancer (b. 1900)
Jack Clark, American television personality and Game Show host (b. 1921)
Frank Zamboni, American inventor (b. 1901)
Enzo Ferrari, Italian car maker (b. 1898)
John Carradine, American actor (b. 1906)
Roy Orbison, American singer (b. 1936)