From the day
On the date
Saturday, August 20, 1988
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
QUAYLE DECLARES HE BROKE NO RULES TO GET INTO GUARD
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Roll With It
Steve Winwood
#1 at the box office
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
The must-have
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Figures
On This Day
Iran–Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
Wikipedia →The Troubles: Eight British soldiers are killed and 28 wounded when their bus is hit by an IRA roadside bomb in Ballygawley, County Tyrone.
Wikipedia →"Black Saturday" of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Harrison (1833)
- Andrew Garfield (1983)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890)
- Rajiv Gandhi (1944)
- Slobodan Milošević (1941)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
awesomebodaciouscheesychill
Valley Girl
as ifbarf me outgag me with a spoongrodytotally
Hip Hop
baddefdopeflyfreshword
Yuppie
greed is goodpower lunchnetworking
Tech Check
Fiber Optic Cables (Transatlantic), Doppler Radar & Digital Cellular.
Cost of Living (1985)
Loaf of Bread
$0.55
Gallon of Gas
$1.12
Average Home
$84,300
New Car
$12,650
Time Elapsed
13,803 days ago
(37 years, 298 days)