1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. 1988 - Events. January 1 - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is established, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. January 2 - Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 - Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 - Australia celebrates its bicentennial. 1988 - February. ...

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1988 - January. January 1 - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is established, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. January 2 - Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 - Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 - Australia celebrates its bicentennial. 1988 - February. February 3 - The United States House of Representatives controlled by the Democratic Party re ...

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June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. At the start of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Taurus; at the end of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Gemini. However, due to the precession of the equinoxes, June begins with the sun in the astrological sign of Gemini, ends with ...

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Despite his equestrian background, Macrinus was confirmed in his new role by the Senate. According to S.N. Miller, this may have been due to both his background as an accomplished jurist and his deferential treatment of the senatorial class. In urgent matters of foreign policy, Macrinus displayed a tendency towards conciliation and a reluctance to engage in military conflict. He averted trouble in the province of Dacia by returning hostages that had been held by Caracalla, and he ended troubles in Armenia by granting that country's th ...

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1988 in South Africa - January. 1 January - Nordic countries implement comprehensive sanctions against South Africa and South West Africa which are intended to counteract apartheid 10 January - 6 African National Congress members are injured in a car bomb explosion in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 25 January - Guerrillas wound a policeman when they open fire at a police roadblock set up at Ugie A Limpet mine explodes at the Kokstad Men's Club opposite the police station 27 January - Guerrillas open fire on a police vehicle in Soweto a ...

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2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → April 2005 - Deaths in April. • 26: Augusto Roa Bastos • 24: Ezer Weizman • 23: Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen • 23: John Mills • 16: Marla Ruzicka • 9: Andrea Dworkin • 6: Prince Rainier III • 5: Dale Messick • 5: Saul Bellow • 2: Pope John Paul II • 1: Harald Juhnke

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Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool - Changes. late 1812 - Lord Camden leaves the Cabinet. September, 1814 - William Wellesley-Pole, the Master of the Mint, enters the Cabinet. February, 1816 - George Canning succeeds Lord Buckinghamshire at the Board of Control January, 1818 - Frederick John Robinson, the President of the Board of Trade, enters the Cabinet. January, 1819 - The Duke of Wellington succeeds Lord Mulgrave as Master-General of the Ordnance. Lord Mulgrave b ...

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April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. April begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Aries and ends in the sign of Taurus. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Pisces and ends in the constellation of Aries. The derivation of the name (Latin aprilis) is uncertain. The traditional etymology from the Latin aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," is support ...

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2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December April 2004 - Deaths in April. • 18 Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara • 19 Norris McWhirter • 22 Pat Tillman • 24 Estée Lauder More April 2004 - Ongoing events. EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Reconstruction of Iraq – Occupation & Resistance ...

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April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). There are 257 days remaining. April 18 - Events. 1025 - Bolesław I Chrobry is crowned as the first king of Poland. 1042 - Michael V attempts to remain sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire by sending his adoptive mother and co-ruler Zoë of Byzantium to a monastery. 1518 - Bona Sforza is crowned as queen of Poland. 1775 - Two lanterns were hung from the steeple of the ...

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See also: 1987 in television, other events of 1988, 1989 in television and the list of 'years in television'. For the United States network television schedule, please see 1988-89 United States network television schedule. 1988 in television - Events. February 26 - Tom Hardy marries Simone Ravelle on General Hospital. It is a milestone for the genre as it is the first interracial wedding between two characters on American daytime television. April 28 - ITV in the UK broad ...

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See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1988 in music - Events. Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. January – Broadcast of the Cinemax television special Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night, recorded on September 30, 1987 at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, California. February 13 - Michael Jackson purchases a ranch in Santa Ynez, California. H ...

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April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). There are 258 days remaining. April 17 - Events. 1397 - Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II. 1492 - Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract for him to sail to Asia to get spices. 1521 - Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings. 1524 - Giovanni da Verrazano ...

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April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). There are 246 days remaining. April 29 - Events. 1429 - Battle of Orléans: French troops led by Joan of Arc lifted the English siege of Orléans, a turning point in the Hundred Years' War. 1672 - Franco-Dutch War: Louis XIV of France invades the Netherlands. 1770 - James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia. 1854 - The Ashmun Institute is official ...

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April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. April 30 - Events. 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule. 711 - Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus). 1483 - Orbital calculations suggest that on this day Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit, m ...

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April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). There are 265 days remaining. April 10 - Events. 1741 - Prussia defeats Austria in the Battle of Mollwitz 1815 - Mount Tambora eruption covers several islands with ash in Indonesia. 1816 - The U.S. government approved the creation of a Second Bank of the United States. 1865 - American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General R ...

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13 April is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). There are 262 days remaining. It is also the Ides of April. April 13 - Events. 1055 - Victor II is consecrated pope 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor 1180 - Frederick Barbarossa issues the Gelnhausen Charter 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople 1598 - Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the HuguenotsIncluding:

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See also: 1987 in film, other events of 1988, 1989 in film, list of 'years in film'. 1988 in film - Events. Michael Jackson's first film was Moonwalker 1988 in film - Top grossing films. Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit Coming to America Big, starring Tom Hanks Crocodile Dundee II Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis ...

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June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. June 16 - Events. 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses 1586 - Mary Queen of Scots recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir 1745 - British troops take Cape Breton Island, which is now part of Nova Scotia, Canada 1745 - Sir William Pepperell captures the French Fortress Louisbourg in Louisbourg, N ...

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