What Happened in 1988? - Like Totally 80s What Happened in 1988? Posted By Pia Sooney on Aug 18, 2007 | 0 comments 1988 was a politically active year with indictments handed down in the Iran-Contra affair, a presidential election in which George HW Bush beats out Michael Dukakis, and the election of Sonny Bono as the new mayor of Palm Springs. To escape the politics and the natural and manmade disasters, people flocked to the movies to see some great cinema. This was the year of Rainman, Coming to America, Die Hard, Beetlejuice, and A Fish Called Wanda. At the Oscars that year, The Last Emperor won an astounding 9 Academy Awards (what!?!).

On the music scene, Rick Astley released “Never Gonna Give Up” allowing future generations to Rick Roll (not sure if that goes in the good or bad category), and George Michael convinced us that we had to have “Faith.” We all wished Michael Hutchence was talking to us personally when he sang “Need You Tonight” and Guns N Roses hit it huge with “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” Both Roseanne and The Wonder Years hit the small screen. The Winter Olympics were in Calgary, and the Redskins won Super Bowl XXII. Whatever 1988 brought us both good and bad, we heeded the advice of Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry, Be Happy. Jump directly to your area of interest using these links: History & Politics U.S. Vice President George H.W. Bush and CBS News anchor Dan Rather clash over Bush’s role in the Iran-Contra scandal, during a contentious television interview. Anthony M. Kennedy is appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States. Hustler Magazine v. Falwell: The Supreme Court of the United States sides with Hustler magazine by overturning a lower court decision to award Jerry Falwell $200,000 for defamation.

Students at Gallaudet University (school for the advanced education of the deaf and hard-of-hearing) go on strike for the selection of a non deaf university president. Two U.S. Army helicopters collide in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, killing 17 servicemen. Iran-Contra Affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. The Last Emperor (directed by Bernardo Bertolucci) wins 9 Oscars. Former pop singer Sonny Bono is elected mayor of Palm Springs, California. The USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) strikes a naval mine in the Persian Gulf, while deployed on Operation Earnest Will during the Tanker War phase of the Iran-Iraq War. United States Navy forces retaliate for the Roberts mining with Operation Praying Mantis, in a day of strikes against Iranian oil platforms and naval vessels. PEPCON disaster in Henderson, Nevada: A major explosion at an industrial solid-fuel rocket plant causes damage extending up to 10 miles away, including Las Vegas’s McCarran International Airport.

Bus disaster near Carrollton, Kentucky: A drunk driver going the wrong way on Interstate 71, hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group from Radcliff, Kentucky. The resulting fire kills 27, making it tied for 1st in the U.S. for most fatalities involving 2 vehicles to the present day. Ironically, the other 2-vehicle accident involving a bus that also killed 27 occurred in Prestonsburg, KY 30 years prior. A report by U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine. Four workers are asphyxiated at a metal-plating plant in Auburn, Indiana, in the worst confined-space industrial accident in U.S. history (a fifth victim dies 2 days later). The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires, killing 165 oil workers and 2 rescue mariners. The first reported medical waste on beaches in the Greater New York area (including hypodermic needles and syringes possibly infected with the AIDS virus) washes ashore on Long Island.

Subsequent medical waste discoveries on beaches in Coney Island and in Monmouth County, New Jersey force the closure of numerous New York-area beaches in the middle of one of the hottest summers in the American Northeast on record. Tompkins Square Park Police Riot in New York City: A riot erupts in Tompkins Square Park when police brutally attempt to enforce a newly-passed curfew for the park. Bystanders, artists, residents, homeless people and political activists are caught up in the police action that takes place on the night of August 6th and the early morning of August 7th. The Iran-Iraq war ends, with an estimated 1 million lives lost. NASA resumes space shuttle flights, grounded after the Challenger disaster, with Space Shuttle Discovery. United States presidential election, 1988: George H. W. Bush is elected over Michael Dukakis. War on Drugs: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill providing the death penalty for murderous drug traffickers. In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed. A cyclone in Bangladesh leaves 5 million homeless and thousands dead.

The Wonder Years Starring: Fred Savage, Jason Hervey, Alley Mills, Josh Saviano, Danica McKellar, & Olivia d’Abo An adult Kevin Arnold reminisces on his teenage years spent growing up during the 60’s. As he goes from adolescence to adulthood, he experiences, along with his best friend Paul and sometimes-girlfriend Winnie, the full range of trials and traumas that come in just about everyone’s life. Roseanne Starring: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Alicia Goranson, Sara Gilber, & Michael Fishman The Connors are a middle class family of five (DJ, Darlene, Becky, Roseanne and Dan) who struggle with life’s essential problems: Marriage, Children, Money and In-Laws. Mystery Science Theater 3000 Starring: Joel Hodgson When zany mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester and his loopy assistant Frank get bored with their work at the Deep Thirteen research center, they kidnap Joel the janitor and shoot him into orbit on the Satellite of Love. While in space Joel builds wacky robot sidekicks Tom Servo and Crow T.

Robot to help him withstand an onslaught of grade ‘Z’ movies that the mad scientists force him to watch. The Looney Tunes Show China Beach Starring: Dana Delany, Concetta Tomei, Marg Helgenberger, Michael Boatman, Robert Picardo, Brian Wimmer, Jeff Kober, & Nancy Giles A drama series set at an American base during the Vietnam War that looked at the everyday lives of the people sent to serve their country. The doctors, nurses, soldiers and even USO entertainers stationed at the base must try to come to terms with the horrors and stresses of the war around them. Not all of them succeed. Garfield & Friends [cartoon] Animated television series based on the popular comic strip. Each show is divided into stories about Garfield, Odie, Jon and the trouble they get into, or Orson the Pig and his adventures on a farm with fellow farm animals Wade Duck, Roy Rooster, Bo and Lanolin the sheep, Booker the chick and Sheldon, an unhatched egg. Red Dwarf Starring: Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Chris barrie, & Robert Llewellyn Three million years ago, a radiation leak killed the crew of the mining ship, Red Dwarf.

The only survivor was Dave Lister, the chicken soup machine repairman. He spends his time on the ship with a holographic projection of Arnold Rimmer (his dead bunkmate), Cat (a life-form that evolved from Dave’s cat), Holly (the ship’s senile computer), and Kryten (a service mechanoid). Rain Man Starring: Dustin Hoffman & Tom Cruise Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt’s father dies and leaves a fortune to Raymond, the institutionalized savant brother that Charlie didn’t know he had. They set out on a cross-country journey of discovery. Who Framed Roger Rabbit Starring: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer, & Joanna Cassidy A toon hating detective is a cartoon rabbit’s only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder. Coming to America Starring: Eddie Murphy & Arsenio Hall It is the 21st birthday of Prince Akeem of Zamunda and he is to marry a woman he never saw before. Now the prince breaks with tradition and travels to America to look for the love of his life.

Big Starring: Tom Hanks When a boy wishes to be big at a magic wish machine, he wakes up the next morning and finds himself in an adult body literally overnight. Twins Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger & Danny DeVito A physically perfect, but innocent, man goes in search of his twin brother, who is a short small-time crook. Crocodile Dundee II Starring: Paul Hogan & Linda Kozlowski Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who’ve followed her down under. Die Hard Starring: Bruce Willis New York cop John McClane gives terrorists a dose of their own medicine as they hold hostages in an LA office building. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Starring: Leslie Nielsen Incompetent cop Frank Drebbin has to foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. Cocktail Starring: Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, & Elisabeth Shue A talented New York bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love.

Beetle Juice Starring: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Miachael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, & Jeffery Jones A couple of recently deceased ghosts contract the services of a “bio-exorcist” in order to remove the obnoxious new owners of their house. Working Girl Starring: Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, & Melanie Griffith When a secretary’s idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss’s job. A Fish Called Wanda Starring: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline & Michael Palin In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot. Scrooged A cynically selfish TV executive gets haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve. Willow Starring: Val Kilmer, Warwick Davis, Joanne Whalley, & Jean Marsh In the dungeons of the castle of the evil Queen-sorceress Bavmorda, a prisoner gives birth to a child who, according to an ancient prophecy, will put an end to the reign of the Queen.

A midwife saves the child from the wrath of Bavmorda, but is forced to throw her cradle in a river when reached by the Hounds of the Queen. The river brings the child near a village of nelwyns, and little Willow finds and adopts her. When the Hounds reach the village, Willow begins a difficult journey to bring the baby back to her people and to fulfill the prophecy. Beaches Starring: Bette Midler & Barbara Hershey A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years. Oliver & Company A homeless kitten named Oliver, roams the streets of New York, where he is taken in by a gang of homeless mutts who survive by stealing from others. During one of these criminal acts, Oliver meets a wealthy young girl named Jenny Foxworth. This meeting will forever change his life. Bull Durham Starring: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon & Tim Robbins A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.

Four orphan dinosaurs (Littlefoot, Petrie, Ducky & Cera) travel the ruins of their world, while grieving the loss of their families and banding together to face the odds of survival. Young Guns Starring: Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney & Casey Siemaszko A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted. Biloxi Blues Starring: Matthew Broderick & Christopher Walken A group of young recruits go through boot camp during the Second World War in Biloxi Mississippi. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Starring: Steve Martin & Michael Caine Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt to work together only to find that this town (on the French Mediterranean coast) aint big enough for the two of them. They agree to a “loser leaves” bet. The bet brings out the best and worst in the two.

The Great Outdoors Starring: Dany Aykroyd & John Candy A Chicago man’s hope for a peaceful family vacation in the woods is shattered when the annoying in-laws drop in. Tequilla Sunrise Starring: Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, & Kurt Russell A business on the line. A friendship on the edge. A woman caught in the middle. Midnight Run Starring: Robert De Niro & Charles Grodin A mafia accountant is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia after jumping bail. Dangerous Liaisons Starring: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Micelle Pfieffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves, & Uma Thurman Rich and bored aristocrats in Rococo France play high-stakes games of passion and betrayal. Mississippi Burning Starring: Gene Hackman & Willem Dafoe Two FBI agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists. Child’s Play When serial killer Charles Lee Ray is mortally wounded in a police shoot-out, he uses a voodoo spell to transfer his soul into Chucky, a “Good Guys” doll.

Andy receives the doll as a birthday gift, and Chucky soon resumes his killing spree. However, Charles doesn’t want to be trapped in the body of a doll forever. His only escape would be to transfer into the first human he revealed his true identity to . . . which places Andy in mortal danger. The Accidental Tourist Starring: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, & Geena Davis Macon Leary is the author of a travel book for people who want to travel with the minimum fuss and as little impact as possible on their lives. Arriving back from a working trip, his wife announces she can no longer deal with the fact that he is dealing with the death of their son the same way that he travels: with minimum impact. Macon subsequently meets the quirky Muriel, who it seems is just the opposite to Macon. The Accused Starring: Kelly McGillis & Jodie Foster A rape victim, enraged at the light sentence her attackers received on account that she was of “questionable character” goads a female prosecutor to charge the men who literally cheered the attack on. Funny Farm Starring: Chevy Chase & Madolyn Smith Osborne Andy and Elizabeth are sick of life in the city, and decide to move to the country.

Buying a home near a picturesque town, they soon discover (to their horror) that things are done differently in the country. They must deal with all of the local characters, the local animals, as well as any skeletons in the closet. Alien Nation Starring: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, & Terence Stamp A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilisation. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine but are victims of a new type of discrimination. When the first Newcomer police officer, Sam Francisco is assigned his new partner, he is given Matthew Sykes , a mildly racist veteran, the animosity between them soon gives way to respect as they investigate the Newcomer underworld, and especially Newcomer leader William Harcourt. Gorillas in the Mist Starring: Sigourney Weaver The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

License to Drive Starring: Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, & Heather Graham A teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver’s test. Short Circuit 2 Starring: Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, & Cythia Gibb When Number Five is sent from Newton and Stephanie’s ranch to the big city to help Ben with his electronics business, he finds that his robotic talents are wanted by city low-life who want to turn Number Five into profits. Married to the Mob Starring: Michelle Pfieffer, Matthew Modeine, & Dean Stockwell Angela deMarco is unhappily married to high Mafia member Frank deMarco. When Frank is killed, Angela takes the opportunity to break free of the Mafia world entirely and start a new life. But Frank’s boss, Tony Russo, begins to court the unresponsive Angela. The FBI begins surveillance on her, thinking her to be his new mistress. FBI agent Mike Downey goes undercover as Angela’s neighbor, but soon finds himself attracted to Angela himself. The 1988 Winter Olympics are held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In Super Bowl XXII, the Washington Redskins defeated the Denver Broncos, 42–10.

Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup. The Chicago Cubs play their first ever night game at home in Wrigley Field, defeating the New York Mets, 6-4. The Summer Olympic Games are held in Seoul, South Korea. Kirk Gibson, who could barely walk due to injuries, hits a dramatic homerun during Game 1 of the World Series to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-4 victory against the Oakland Athletics. The Dodgers went on to win the World Series. Ted Turner Officially Buys Jim Crockett Promotions, known as NWA Crockett, and turns it into WCW or World Championship Wrestling. Winning Colors wins the Kentucky Derby with a time of 2:02.20. Rick Mears (for Penske Racing, Inc.) wins the Indy 500. Stefan Edberg defeats Boris Becker to win Men’s Singles & Steffi Graf defeats Martina Navratilova to win Lady’s Singles at Wimbledon. Pedro Delgado (Spain) wins the Tour de France. Mats Wilander defeats Ivan Lendl to win Men’s Singles & Steffi Graf defeats Gabriela Sabatini to win Women’s Singles at the US Open.

Bill Elliott #9 won the NEXTEL Cup (formerly Winston Cup). Heather O’Rourke (b. 1975) – Actress – as Carol Anne in the Poltergeist films Joe Besser (b. 1907) – Actor / Comedian – as Stinky on The Abbott and Costellow Show Harris Glenn Milstead (b. 1945) – Actor – best known for his drag persona Divine; appeared in Pink Flamingos, Femal Trouble, & Hairspray; and played both Peggy Bundy’s Mother & her Uncle Otto on Married with Children Andy Gibb (b. 1958) – Singer – member of the Bee Gees & younger brother of Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb Robert A. Heinlein (b. 1907) – Sci Fi Authror – wrote Starship Troopers & Stranger in a Strange Land Daws Butler (b.

1916) – Voice Actor – as Snap one of the Rice Krispies mascots, Beany Boy & Captain Huffenpuff on Time for Beany, Chilly Willy, Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Snagglepuss, Quick Draw McGraw, Loopy De Loop, Wimpy from Popeye, Augie Doggie, Elroy Jetson, Scooby-Dum, Cap’& n Crunch Chet Baker (b. 1929) – Jazz musician – Trumpeter & singer Nico (b. 1938) – Singer-songwriter / Model / Actress / Warhol superstar – part of The Velvet Underground and Nico Judith Barsi (b. 1978) – Child & Voice actress – Kids Don’t Tell; There Were Times, Dear; Eye of the Tiger; Jaws: The Revenge; voice of Ducky in The Land Before Time; & voice of Anne-Marie in All Dogs Go to Heaven Trinidad Silva (b. 1950) – Actor – best known as Martinez on Hill Street Blues Anne Ramsey (b. 1929) – Actress – as Mama Fratelli in The Goonies & Mrs.

Lift in Throw Momma from the Train Gert Fröbe (b. 1913) – Actor – as Auric Goldfinger in the Bond movie Goldfinger & as Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Roger Hargreaves (b. 1935) – Author / Illustrator of childrens books, most notable the Mr. Men and Little Miss series John Houseman (b. 1902) – Actor / Film producer – as Professor Charles Kinsfield in The Paper Chase & as grandfather Edward Stratton II on Silver Spoons John Carradine (b. 1906) – Actor – as Jim Casy in The Grapes of Wrath, Aaron in The Ten Commandments, Naveau “the singing-musketeer” in The Three Musketeers, Porter Rockwell in Brigham Young, & Maj. Cassius Starbuckle in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Also the fauther of David, Bruce, Keith & Robert Carradine. Roy Orbison (b.

1936) – Singer – “Only The Lonely,” “Oh, Pretty Woman,” “Crying,” & “You Got It” People Who Were Born Haley Joel Osment – Actor – Cole Sear in The Sixth Sense, Trevor McKinney in Pay It Forward, David in A.I., & Walter Caldwell in Secondhand Lions Brooke Hogan – Reality Star / Singer – as herself on Hogan Knows Best; daughter of Hulk Hogan Nikki Reed – Actress / Writer – co-wrote & starred in Thirteen as Evie Zamora, as Kathy Alva in Lords of Dogtown, & Sadie Campbell on The O.C.

Mae Whitman – Actress – as the president’s daughter in Independence Day, Maggie Taylor in One Fine Day, Bernice Pruitt in Hope Floats, Emma Grac McKee on State of Grace, Ann Veal on Arrested Development, voice of Katara on Avatar: The Last Airbender, & voice of Rose on American Dragon: Jake Long Rupert Grint – Actor – as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films Alexa Vega – Actress – as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids movies & Vanessa in Odd Girl Out Max Thieriot – Actor – as Gus in Catch That Kid, Seth Plummer in The Pacifier, & Ned in Nancy Drew Vanessa Anne Hudgens – Actress / Singer – as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical movies Carly Patterson – American Gymnist – Won Gold in the All-around and Silver in the Team competition & on the balance beam at the 2004 Summer Olympics Nikki Reed – Actress – as Rosalie Cullen in The Twilight Saga Sonny Bono - U.S. Representative, Singer - Biography.com » quotes “The last thing in the world I thought I would be is a U.S.

Congressman, given all the bobcat vests and Eskimo boots I used to wear.” “I feel kind of like the black sheep in Congress, but here I am.” Sonny Bono Synopsis Born in Detriot, Michigan, in 1935, Sonny Bono started his career as a singer in the mid-1960s with then-girlfriend Cher. Their biggest hit was "I Got You Babe." Bono's singing career waned, but he stepped back into the public eye when he became mayor of Palm Springs, California in 1988. In 1994, he was elected to Congress as a representative from California's 44th Congressional District. He unexpectedly died in a skiing accident in 1998. Early Life and Career Born Salvatore Phillip Bono on February 16, 1935, in Detroit, Michigan, Sonny Bono began his music career as a songwriter and singer for Johnny Otis's Dig Records label in the early 1960s. He was the son of immigrants from Sicily. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was around seven years old.

Bono attended Inglewood High School, but he dropped out. After leaving school, he took on a number of jobs while trying to make it as a songwriter. He worked as a waiter, a truck driver and a construction worker before making it in the music business. Bono's career eventually took off and he worked with the likes of Sam Cooke and Phil Spector. Sonny and Cher In early 1960s, Bono's life changed after meeting a young woman named Cherilyn Sarkisian, better known as Cher. The couple formed a professional and personal partnership that became part of entertainment history. They scored their greatest hit of their career in 1965 with "I Got You Babe," which went to the top of the pop charts. Sonny and Cher had married the previous year. It was Bono's second marriage. More hits followed over the next few years with such songs as "Baby Don't Go" and "The Beat Goes On." Sonny and Cher also became a popular nightclub act. Their shows combined singing with comedy and featured Sonny as the straight man to Cher's light-hearted jibes.

The duo took their entertaining stage personas to the small screen, appearing in The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour beginning during the summer of 1971. Sometimes the couple's young daughter, Chastity (now known as Chaz Bono), would appear on the show. The program enjoyed great popularity for several years before going off the air in 1974. While Sonny and Cher split up in 1975, they tried to recapture their television success with another show in 1976. This latest effort failed to generate strong ratings. Conservative Politician While his music and acting career faded after parting ways with Cher, Bono soon found a new vocation. The former showman had transformed himself into a conservative Republican. He entered the political arena, running for mayor of Palm Springs, California, in the late 1980s. Bono won that post, serving as the town from 1988 to 1992. Before long, Bono set his sights on national office. He made an unsuccessful run for the Senate in 1992. Two years later, Bono was elected to Congress as a Representative from California's 44th Congressional District.

He became a popular figure within the Republican Party, known for his wit and his deeply conservative views. Tragic Death On January 5, 1998, Bono was on holiday with his fourth wife Mary Whitaker Bono and their two children. The family was spending the day skiing when he suffered a terrible accident. Bono had skied into a wooden area and collided with a tree. The crash caused extensive head trauma, which resulted in Bono's death. He was survived by wife Mary, their children Chesare and Chianna, and his two daughters from previous marriages, Chastity and Christy. Not long after his passing, his widow agreed to run for his congressional seat. She won election to Congress and served their district until 2003. Mary Bono then represented California's 45th district until 2013. Related Videos Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us !

Citation Information Wynette Has Surgery - tribunedigital-sunsentinel Wynette Has Surgery PEOPLE February 7, 1987 Country singer Tammy Wynette was in excellent condition after abdominal surgery and will resume performing late this month, a Mayo Clinic spokeswoman said Friday. Wynette, 44, who has been at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn., since Jan. 9, underwent surgery Monday. The clinic has refused to disclose the nature of Wynette`s illness. Wynette will take on a 17-day tour of European cities, spokeswoman Meg Black said. GRACELESS AT GRACELAND Scores of rock stars have made the pilgrimage to Elvis Presley`s Graceland mansion but Boy George probably won`t be invited back. Graceland spokesman Todd Morgan says the British pop singer, who visited in 1984, was the worst behaved star to stop in at the tourist attraction. MAYOR BONO? Sonny Bono, who became a pop music star in the 1960s with his former wife, Cher, said Friday he will run for mayor of Palm Springs, Calif., next year.

``My goal is to make this the desert French Riviera -- the playground for Los Angeles and California. This is one of the great glamour capitals in the world.`` Bono, who has lived in Palm Springs for 13 years, is seeking the non- partisan office being vacated by Frank Bogart, who has decided not to run again. The election will be held in April 1988. BRIEFLY SPEAKING -- Attorney General Edwin Meese was the target but Gerald Ford was the one demonstrators hit with eggs and snowballs in a protest at the University of Michigan, the former president`s alma mater. They were in Ann Arbor taping seminars, called ``The Presidency and the Constitution.`` ... The Rev. Benjamin Weir, who was a hostage in Lebanon for 16 months, has accepted a full-time teaching post at a seminary in San Anselmo, Calif. ... Bruce Willis and Cybill Shephard, who have a stormy relationship in the TV show Moonlighting, have been named Man and Woman of the Year by the Hollywood Radio and Television Society.

MOVIE UPDATE -- Part of the New Mexico State Penitentiary will be turned into a movie set for a new version of And God Created Woman by Roger Vadim, the director who made the original 30 years ago. Rebecca DeMornay will play an inmate at a women`s prison in the film`s early scenes. Her role was originally played by Brigitte Bardot. Paul Lazarus, director of the state Film Commission, said the film is expected to cost about $4 million. ``It`s going to have a different plot,`` he said. ``It`s not technically a remake.`` -- Aussie movie star Bryan Brown, panned in last year`s $27-million flop Taipan, hopes to win over the critics with the movie, The Good Wife, to be released in the United States later this month. The movie, co-starring his wife, English actress Rachel Ward, is set in the Australian bush, portraying the obsession of a bored country housewife for the town lothario. MORE: Rolling Stone 1988 Magazine Archives | Rolling Stone The Year of 1988 Read More +Less - In the presidential election, George H. W. Bush beat Michael Dukakis.

More entertainingly, Sonny Bono was elected mayor of Palm Springs, California. Not to be outdone, Cher won an Oscar for Moonstruck while wearing a sheer Bob Mackie outfit. Featuring one of our most sultry covers, this Hot Issue fans the heat behind Lisa Bonet, Robert Downey Jr., Jonathan Demme, Kids in the Hall, Lyle Lovett and "Hot Sport" monster truck driving. Expand + The History of Microsoft - 1988 | The History of Microsoft | Channel 9 The History of Microsoft The History of Microsoft - 1988 May 06, 2009 at 11:57PM Download Video Description For Microsoft, 1988 announces Microsoft OnLine a two-way electronic support service, offering a complete package of technical support and service solutions. Microsoft Mouse sales top the one million mark, less than one year after hitting the ½ million mark and the "Making It All Make Sense" advertising campaign is launched. Previous Episodes: The 1988 fiscal year-end sales total $590,827,000. The 1988 fiscal Year employee headcount totals 2,793people.

Official Subsidiaries Launched: Microsoft CH (Korea, sales office was established in 1983) January 13, 1988 Microsoft and Ashton-Tate announce Microsoft SQL Server, a relational database server software product for Local Area Networks (LANs) based on a relational database management system licensed from Sybase. April 8, 1988 Manufacturing and Distribution move to the new Canyon Park industrial complex, a 245,000-square foot facility in Bothell, Washington. June 14, 1988 Microsoft hires Mike Maples, previously with IBM, as vice president of the Applications Software Division. June 15, 1988 Microsoft announces Microsoft OnLine, a two-way electronic support service, offering a complete package of technical support and service solutions. Users can send questions or requests for service directly to Microsoft support engineers, take part in discussions, and access a special Microsoft database that contains answers to previously solved problems. June 20, 1988 Microsoft Mouse sales top the one million mark, less than one year after hitting the ½ million mark.

August 19, 1988 A new Out-Of-Office notification feature for XENIX e-mail is offered to Microsoft employees. Anyone who sends e-mail will receive an automatic message that the employee is out of the office, plus any instructions the employee may wish to include in the message. September 1, 1988 Microsoft restructures the Applications Division into five business units, designed to streamline product development and prepare the Applications Division for its expected growth into the next five years. Each business unit will have an assigned product mission, with responsibility for its products from conception and development through introduction and on-going marketing. October 11, 1988 Microsoft and five other major software companies announce the formation of the Business Software Association to combat international software piracy, promote strong intellectual property protection, and reduce international trade barriers. October 25, 1988 An extensive new education program is announced to cover every level of the education market: K-12, colleges and universities, educators, and education software dealers. This major new partnership includes a cooperative hardware/software packaging promotion with IBM; special-priced, academic versions of selected Microsoft software and a new dealer program.

October 31, 1988 Microsoft and IBM release the jointly developed OS/2 1.1 with Presentation Manager. November 1, 1988 The "Making It All Make Sense" advertising campaign is launched. It will stress: vision, technical brilliance, business practicality, and commitment to customers. December 6, 1988 A new Microsoft Product Support Center opens in Bellevue, Washington. The 49,000-square-foot facility, located at Lincoln Plaza in Bellevue, incorporates the latest technology and design features. The new facility is completely dedicated to and houses 250 staff members of the Product Support Services Division of Microsoft. December 6, 1988 Microsoft to Package Software Specially for Education. Microsoft announces plans to release Academic Editions of Works, Word, Excel and PowerPoint for the Macintosh that will sell at a reduced rate through the Authorized Education Dealer Program. December 9, 1988 Mike Maples and Steve Ballmer swim "Lake Bill" as a result of a challenge Mike issued to Steve during the 1988 United Way campaign to see whose group could raise the most money.

The competition between the Applications and Systems divisions raised $152,506 for United Way. Applications won the contest on the basis of the highest percentage of participation, but Systems was the big money winner of the two, so both were required to swim. Ballmer jumped into the lake wearing swim trunks, while Maples jumped into the lake in his suit and tie, which covered a wet suit.

Other Product Released in 1988: Learning DOS 2.0, Microsoft Stat Pack on CD-ROM, MS-DOS 4.01, Small Business Consultant 1.0 on CD-ROM, SQL Server Network Developers Kit 1.0, Excel for OS/2, Word 5.0 for PC, Quick Basic 4.5, Excel for Windows 2.1, OS/2 Software Development kit 1.2, Microsoft Programmer’s Library on CD-ROM, Quick Basic 1.0 for Mac, MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions 2.0, COBOL Optimizing Compiler 3.0, Flight Simulator 3.0 for PC, PowerPoint 2.01 for Mac, Learning DOS 2.0, Stat Pack 1.0 Notable New Hires: David Cutler In the World: · Voyager: The experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, completes the first nonstop, round-the-world flight without landing for refueling. · Gorbachev: Mikhail Gorbachev introduces his domestic policy called glasnost, allowing greater freedoms of information and speech in the Soviet Union.

· "Phantom of the Opera" opened at the Majestic Theater in New York City for more than 4,000 performances. · Whales: Two grey whales freed from frozen Arctic in Barrow, Alaska, thanks to the efforts of a US-Soviet rescue team. · Israel: PLO proclaims State of Palestine and recognized Israeli existence. · Cease Fire: Cease fire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war. · Peace: United Nations peacekeeping forces win the Nobel Peace prize. · Ted Turner: Ted Turner starts Turner Network Television (TNT) and buys MGM's film library. · CDs: Compact discs outsell vinyl records for the first time. · Election: George Bush beats Michael Dukakis in the US presidential election, sweeping 40 states in the Electoral College. · Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games are held in Seoul, South Korea. · Undersea Tunnel: The longest traffic tunnel in the world opens between Aomori on the Honshu Island and Hakidate in Hokkaido, Japan. The railroad tunnel, called "Seikan," is 33.44 miles long and is as deep as 787 feet below water at one point.

· Aloha Flight 243: On a flight between Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii, an Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 loses several yards of its upper fuselage. The craft lands with only one fatality. · World Expo ‘88: World Expo ’88 opens in Brisbane Queensland, Australia. The exhibition runs for 6 months, hosting pavilions from over 70 countries. · Baseball: The LA Dodgers defeat the Oakland A’s, 4-1, in the World Series. · Sonny Bono: Former pop singer Sonny Bono is elected mayor of Palm Springs, California. · Free-Trade Agreement: Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and President Reagan signed the Canada-US free trade agreement. · Academy Awards: “The Last Emperor,” directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, wins nine Oscars, including awards for Best Picture and Best Director · The Business Software Association (BSA) is founded to combat software piracy through education and legislation. · A computer virus developed by a 23-year-old attacks more than 6,000 computers on the Internet Network. · The "Bill Cosby Show" is America’s favorite TV program.

Music History Calendar Awards and Honors (6) 1965 : The Dave Clark Five perform for Queen Elizabeth II at London's annual Royal Variety Performance. 1975 : John Lennon names his good friend Elton John the godfather of his new son, Sean . 2001 : Limp Bizkit are the big winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards, winning Best Album for Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. 2002 : David Gilmour, longtime guitarist for Pink Floyd , is made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II. 2004 : Brad Paisley , Chris DuBois, Neil Thrasher, and Emmylou Harris and EMI Music Publishing are the top honorees at the 42nd Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards, held at Nashville's Opryland Hotel. 2005 : French female artist Camille receives the Prix Constantin during a show held at the Olympia venue in Paris. The 26-year-old singer-songwriter wins for her second album Le Fil (Virgin). The prize jury is comprised of 18 media and retail professionals and is chaired by French rocker Alain Bashung.

Band Dynamics (2) 1968 : Diana Ross leaves The Supremes to begin her solo career, and is replaced by Jean Terrell. 1971 : Paul McCartney throws a party at London's Empire Ballroom to officially launch his new group, Wings . Births (15) 1983 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie 2008 : AC/DC started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart with Black Ice the bands fifteenth studio album and the second-best selling album of 2008. Black Ice went to #1 in 29 countries, including Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US. Concerts and Festivals (5) 1963 : Dick Clark begins his latest "Caravan of Stars" tour in Teaneck, NJ, featuring The Ronettes , Little Eva , Bobby Vee , Brian Hyland , and the Dovells. 1964 : Judy Garland and Liza Minelli perform together at the London Palladium, a performance recorded for American television and the LP Live At The London Palladium.

1987 : Generating footage for their Rattle and Hum documentary, U2 plays a free "Save the Yuppie" concert at Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco. An arrest warrant is issued for Bono after he spray paints "Rock n Roll Stops Traffic" on a fountain sculpture. 1997 : Country entertainer Johnny Paycheck officially joins the Grand Ole Opry. The honky-tonk ace becomes the 72nd member of the radio show's cast. 2007 : At the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, Elvis Costello appeared live with members of the folk-rock band Clover for the very first time. Clover was the backing band from the original recording sessions of Costello's 1977 debut album My Aim Is True. The Music Hall appearance benefited the Richard de Lone Special Housing Fund. Deaths (4) 1999 : Lester Bowie Debuts (2) 1932 : Legendary songwriting team Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's first production, Music In The Air, opens on Broadway. 1958 : Melody Maker magazine's UK album chart debuts.

Incidents (3) 1962 : A bullet is fired at Motown's tour bus while traveling through Savannah, GA, but fortunately none of the (all African-American) stars are hurt. 1974 : Connie Francis, who was one of the biggest stars of the '60s, is attacked in her Howard Johnson's hotel room and raped at knifepoint. Devastated by the attack, she doesn't perform for another seven years. Two years later, she is awarded over $3 million in her lawsuit against the hotel chain. 2012 : Tragedy strikes at a Linkin Park concert in Cape Town, South Africa, when high winds cause scaffolding to collapse. This sent an advertisement tower plummeting into the crowd of fans in the parking lot after the show, killing one and injuring 19 more. Legal Issues (2) 1988 : Jerry Lee Lewis declares bankruptcy. 2011 : The singer, Charlotte Church, testifies to the Leveson Inquiry, which is investigating claims that reporters from News of the World hacked the phones of various celebrities.

Marriages and Breakups (2) 1968 : John Lennon 's divorce from first wife Cynthia is finalized, without Lennon present; the Beatle is at Queen Charlotte's Hospital in London with Yoko Ono, currently pregnant with the child she will miscarry later in the month. 1987 : The Beach Boys ' Carl Wilson marries his second wife, Gina Martin, daughter of legendary crooner Dean. Miscellaneous (5) 1961 : Liverpool record store owner Brian Epstein calls Liverpool's Cavern Club to see when The Beatles would next be performing, with the intent to see if their live show matched their reputation. 1994 : A memorial service is held for legendary guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith, late of the MC5 and The Sonics, at Mariner's Church in Detroit, MI. 1995 : Sony gets control to the publishing rights to many Beatles songs when Michael Jackson merges his ATV Music Publishing with Sony Music Publishing. Jackson purchased the Beatles catalog in 1985. 2000 : The Secure Digital Music Initiative announces that two of its proposed technologies did not survive being attacked as part of the "Hack SDMI" challenge.

The competition invited all comers to attempt removal of copyright protection from particular files, based on a specific set of criteria. 2014 : As artists realize they can get paid to go on a cruise, many take advantage of the opportunity, including the country duo Florida Georgia Line, who conveniently have a hit song called " Cruise ." The "This is How We Cruise" leaves from Miami for a four-day adventure. Other 2014 cruises include the Kid Rock Chillin The Most cruise and the Kiss Kruise. Movies (1) 1957 : Elvis Presley 's third movie, Jailhouse Rock, opens nationally. It had a premiere a few weeks earlier at the Memphis theater where Elvis was once an usher. Music and Politics (1) 1994 : Sonny Bono, half of Sonny and Cher and former mayor of Palm Springs, Calfornia, is elected to the US House of Representatives, representing the 44th district in California. Recordings (5) 1939 : Frank Sinatra records "Every Day Of My Life" and "Ciribiribin," his last two songs with Harry James' band.

1967 : Nilsson: " Everybody's Talkin' " 1970 : Jim Morrison of The Doors makes the spoken-word recordings which would later become the basis of the group's album An American Prayer. 1973 : Bob Dylan: "Forever Young," "On A Night Like This" Releases (2) 1971 : Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV 1976 : George Harrison, The Best Of George Harrison TV, Radio, Press (2) 1975 : David Bowie makes his US television debut on CBS' variety show, Cher, performing " Fame ." Bowie also sings a medley of tracks with Cher . 1977 : Glam queen Suzi Quatro makes her first appearance as Leather Tuscadero, the little sister of Fonzie's girlfriend Pinky, on ABC-TV's Happy Days. Calendar Sonny Bono page in Fuller Up, Dead Musician Directory Sonny Bono, Entertainer Turned Congressman, Dies in Skiing Accident By BERNARD WEINRAUB NYTIMES LOS ANGELES -- Rep.

Sonny Bono, whose unexpected career in Republican politics followed an equally unexpected -- and successful -- career as a singer and television star with his former wife, Cher, was killed on Monday evening when he crashed into a tree while skiing in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. He was 62 and lived in Palm Springs, Calif. Bono was skiing with his wife, Mary Whitaker, and their two children when he left them about 1:30 p.m. to ski alone at the Heavenly Ski Rental Resort on the California-Nevada line, 55 miles south of Reno. Unaware that he had not made it down the hill, his wife, their son, Chesare, 9, and daughter, Chianna, 6, waited at the bottom of the slope. When he failed to appear after several hours, they reported him missing. Bono's body was found by the ski patrol about 6:45 p.m. Sheriff Ron Pierini of Douglas County said Bono skied into a wooded area and hit a tree. The sheriff said Bono died of massive head injuries. There was no evidence of drug or alcohol use, he said.

Bono's death came less than a week after Michael Kennedy, the 39-year-old son of Robert F. Kennedy, was killed when he hit a tree while playing football on a ski slope in Aspen, Colo. Michael Kennedy's uncle, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., said his family was "heartbroken" at Bono's death. Similarly, President Clinton echoed what many lawmakers, Democrats as well as Republicans, said about Bono. "His joyful entertainment of millions earned him celebrity, but in Washington he earned respect by being a witty and wise participant in policy-making processes that often seemed ponderous to the American people," Clinton said. Bono almost prided himself on never being taken, or taking himself, very seriously -- either in his successful entertainment career, as part of the team Sonny and Cher, in the 1960s and 70s, or in his recent political career.

He once admitted that he had never voted until he was 53 years of age, when he contemplated running for mayor of Palm Springs, a desert resort city of more than 40,000 people, out of anger and frustration over the red tape he faced when he wanted to put a sign on his Italian restaurant. Bono was elected mayor in 1988 and served until 1992, when he ran unsuccessfully in the California Republican primary for a seat in the U.S. Senate that was eventually won by Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat. But he bounced back in 1994, winning his congressional seat in the Republican tide that wrested control of the House from the Democrats for the first time in 40 years. Bono, who represented the state's 44th Congressional District -- a heavily Republican area that sprawls across the desert in Southern California -- defeated his Democratic opponent, Steve Clute, by 56 percent to 38 percent, and was re-elected in 1996. "The last thing in the world I thought I would be is a U.S.

congressman, given all the bobcat vests and Eskimo boots I used to wear," Bono told the Washington Press Club Foundation shortly after taking office in January 1995. "I love this game," he joked to the group. "I am so pleased that we are all so dedicated to mankind --unlike show business, where there you have egomaniacs and you have power mongers and you have elitists." It was Bono's self-deprecating style (he was the second most popular Republican fund-raiser behind House Speaker Newt Gingrich), and his casual bluntness that made him especially popular. At a Judiciary Committee session on the crime bill in 1995, Bono interrupted a colleague and complained that all they did was talk, talk, talk. "With all due respect to lawyers, it's wonderful that you have this intricate knowledge," he said. "You break down words to the nth degree. And sometimes I find it rather disgusting. And it goes on and on." Bono almost took pride in his lack of qualifications for Congress. "What is qualified?" he told The Los Angeles Times in 1992. "What have I been qualified for in my life?

I haven't been qualified to be a mayor. I'm not qualified to be a songwriter. I'm not qualified to be a TV producer. I'm not qualified to be a successful businessman. And so, I don't know what qualified means." At other times, Bono was even more blunt. "People underestimate me, but I've always been a stretch runner," he once told The Washington Post. "If people would take a look -- and I don't mean this arrogantly -- if they would take a look at what I've done in my life, you can't be a dummy and have the achievements I've had in my lifetime." In Congress, Bono generally adhered to a conservative agenda, and focused on such issues as the environment, immigration and copyright questions. But unlike many of his conservative allies, Bono seemed to go out of his way to befriend stalwart liberals like Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. The two split over the issue of same-sex marriage in 1996, but Frank praised Bono for his candor and decency. At the time Bono said he loved his daughter, Chastity Bono, a lesbian activist, and respected gay people, but could not accept the notion of gay marriage.

"I'm not homophobic, I'm not a bigot, I'm not pandering to hatred," he said. "I simply can't handle it. It's nothing else." Bono was born Salvatore Bono in Detroit on Feb. 16, 1935. His parents were impoverished Sicilian immigrants who moved to Los Angeles when he was 7. A poor student, Sonny Bono dropped out of high school and struggled to write songs while working as a waiter, a construction worker, a truck driver and a butcher's helper. In his 20s he immersed himself in the music business as a songwriter and singer with Specialty Records, where he worked with Sam Cooke and Little Richard. Soon he teamed up with the legendary record producer Phil Specter, where he wrote songs ("You Bug Me, Baby," and "Needles and Pins") and sang background for groups like the Righteous Brothers. The turning point of his career took place when a sloe-eyed and exotically beautiful 16-year-old named Cherilyn Sarkisian, who called herself Cher, drifted into his life. "She wanted to be an entertainer more than I've seen anybody want to be an entertainer in my life," he once said.

The team -- she was a long-haired beauty; he was short, nasal and bumbling -- made several modestly successful recordings ("Baby, Don't Go," "Just You") before creating a giant hit in June 1965 with "I Got You, Babe," which Sonny had written as an expression of their feelings for each other. Bono divorced his first wife, Donna, shortly after he met Cher, but the two were not married until years later, after the birth of their daughter, Chastity. Bono also had a daughter, Christy, with his first wife, Donna Rankin. It was a guest spot on the Merv Griffin Show that convinced Fred Silverman, the head of CBS programming, to turn the bickering, irreverent and outrageously clad musical and comedy team into television stars. "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour," began as a five-week summer replacement series in August 1971. They were an immediate hit. Cher wore sequined and spectacular Bob Mackie outfits and was known for her sharp-tongued wit. He wore bell bottoms, had a droopy mustache and played the fall man.

The show lasted until 1974, when the couple split up in a blaze of tabloid headlines over extramarital affairs. (Cher got the 54-room mansion, half the royalties for the duo's hits and had to pay him $750,000. Bono got a 32-room mansion.) Their solo television efforts floundered, as well as an attempt to revive the partnership on television in 1976-77. Bono virtually dropped out of show business after that, except for a few guest spots on shows like "Fantasy Island" and "The Love Boat." He went into the restaurant business in Palm Springs, while Cher's film career flourished for awhile. After his marriage to Cher, Bono was married to Susie Coehlo; that marriage ended in divorce in 1984. Bono met his fourth wife, Mary Whitaker, in 1985, when she walked into a restaurant he owned on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles to celebrate her graduation from the University of Southern California. They were married a year later.

Shortly after he became a congressman, Bono acknowledged that he was overwhelmed that a poor boy from Detroit could attain fame and fortune and also serve in the House of Representatives. Asked how he would like people to think of him, Bono replied: "As someone who is his own man, a maverick and really a person of substance like other people. Not necessarily the brilliant person, but recognize that there is substance there, you know." (b. Salvatore Bono, 12 February 1935, Detroit, Michigan, d. 5 January 1998) Although primarily associated with the '60s folk-rock boom, Bono's career began the previous decade as director of A&R at Specialty Records. He co-wrote She Said Yeah for Larry Williams, later covered by the The Rolling Stones, and also pursued a recording career with the first of several singles bearing numerous aliases, including Don Christy, Sonny Christy and Ronny Sommers.

A fruitful period under the aegis of producer Phil Spector inspired Bono to found the ill- fated Rush label, but he achieved a greater fame when Needles And Pins, a collaboration with Jack Nitzsche, was successfully recorded by Jackie De-Shannon and the Searchers. In 1963 Bono met, and married, Cherilyn La Pierre, better known as Cher. Her fledgling singing career was subsequently augmented by their work as a duo, firstly as Caesar And Cleo, then Sonny And Cher. In 1965 the couple enjoyed an international smash with I Got You Babe, written, arranged and produced by Bono, who resurrected solo ambitions in the wake of its success. Although Laugh At Me reached the Top 10 in the US and UK, The Revolution Kind, Sonny's disavowal of the counter-culture, failed to emulate this feat. Bono's lone album, INNER VIEWS, was an artistic and commercial disaster and he subsequently abandoned solo recordings. Although Sonny and Cher sundered the personal partnership in 1974, they continued to host a popular television show.

However, Bono later concentrated on an acting career with regular appearances on television and in several films, notably HAIRSPRAY. A registered Republican, he was voted mayor of Palm Springs in 1988, the day after his ex-wife won an Oscar for her role in MOONSTRUCK. In 1991, Bono announced his intention to run for the senate at the next election. From Music Central 96

Question: Which former US pop singer was elected Mayor of Palm Springs, California, in April 1988?
Answer: Sonny Bono