1988

Soviet troops begin withdrawal from Afghanistan
End of Iran-Iraq war
Terrorists kill nine tourists on Aegean cruise ship
Plane blast kills Pakistani President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq
Benazir Bhutto, first Islamic woman prime minister, chosen to lead Pakistan

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George H.W. Bush elected President
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US and Canada reach free trade agreement
Navy ship shoots down Iranian airliner in Persian Gulf, mistaking it for jet fighter
Pan-Am 747 explodes from terrorist bomb and crashes in Lockerbie, Scotland
1st official appearance of the B-2 Stealth bomber
Last Playboy club closes and High Hefner marries (swingers around the world mourn)
Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses
Song - "Faith"
Broadway - "The Phantom of the Opera"
Films - "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", "Rain Man"
TV - "The Wonder Years", "China Beach", "Murphy Brown"
Trevor Howard, Robert Joffrey, Robert Heinlein, Louis L'Amour, Joshua Logan, Enzo Ferrari, and Charles Addams die