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 - Nobel Prizes 1988 - Templeton Prize 1988 - Right Livelihood Award 1988 - Fictional references

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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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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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1988 in South Africa, 1988 in South Africa - Events, 1988 in South Africa - January, 1988 in South Africa - February, 1988 in South Africa - March, 1988 in South Africa - April, 1988 in South Africa - May, 1988 in South Africa - June, 1988 in South Africa - July, 1988 in South Africa - August, 1988 in South Africa - September, 1988 in South Africa - October, 1988 in South Africa - November, 1988 in South Africa - December, 1988 in South Africa - Unknown date, 1988 in South Africa - Births, 1988 in South Africa - Deaths

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NFL playoffs 1988-89 - December 24 1988. at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Oilers cornerback Richard Johnson's interception set up the winning field goal with 1:54 left in the game. Scoring CLE - FG Bahr 33 HOU - Pinkett 14 pass from Moon (Zendejas kick) HOU - Pinkett 16 run (Zendejas kick) CLE - FG Bahr 26 CLE - FG Bahr 28 CLE - Slaughter 14 pass from Pagel (Bahr kick) HOU - White 1 run (Zendejas kick) HOU - FG Zendejas 49 CLE - ...

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NFL playoffs 1988-89, NFL playoffs 1988-89 - Wild Card playoffs, NFL playoffs 1988-89 - December 24 1988, NFL playoffs 1988-89 - December 26 1988, NFL playoffs 1988-89 - Divisional playoffs, NFL playoffs 1988-89 - December 31 1988, NFL playoffs 1988-89 - January 1 1989, NFL playoffs 1988-89 - Conference Championships, NFL playoffs 1988-89 - January 8 1989

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NFL playoffs 1987-88 - January 3 1988. at Astrodome, Houston, Texas The Seahawks tied the game with 1:47 remaining with Dave Krieg's 12-yard touchdown pass to Steve Largent. But the Oilers, who outgained Seattle 427 to 250 in total offensive yards, won the game in overtime. Scoring SEA - Largent 20 pass from Krieg (Johnson kick) HOU - FG Zendejas 47 HOU - Rozier 1 run (Zendejas kick) HOU - FG Zendejas 49 SEA - FG J ...

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NFL playoffs 1987-88, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - Wild Card playoffs, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - January 3 1988, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - Divisional playoffs, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - January 9 1988, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - January 10 1988, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - Conference Championships, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - January 17 1988

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NFL playoffs 1987-88 - January 9 1988. at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio With the game tied 14-14 midway through the third quarter, the Browns' Felix Wright's interception deep inside his own territory paved the way for 17 unanswered Cleveland points. Scoring CLE - Byner 10 pass from Kosar (Bahr kick) IND - Beach 2 pass from Trudeau (Biasucci kick) CLE - Langhorne 39 pass from Kosar (Bahr kick) IND - Dickerson 19 pass f ...

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NFL playoffs 1987-88, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - Wild Card playoffs, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - January 3 1988, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - Divisional playoffs, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - January 9 1988, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - January 10 1988, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - Conference Championships, NFL playoffs 1987-88 - January 17 1988

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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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1988 in music - Grammy Awards 1988 in music - Country Music Association Awards 1988 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
1988 in music - Charts
1988 in music - List of No. 1 Hits 1988 in music - KROQ

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Anita Baker (born January 26, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio) is an African American soul and adult contemporary Rhythm and blues singer. She was raised in Detroit, Michigan. Anita Baker won Grammy Awards in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1996. Her music has been referred to in the soul subcategories of Quiet Storm and Urban contemporary and she has also forayed into gospel music and R&B. Baker is perhaps best known for her Billboard #1 hit "Sweet Love". She appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live twice in 1987 and 1988. Anita Baker is revered among other musicians, a ...

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Blue1 is an airline based in Helsinki, Finland. It is a regional airline feeding into the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) via Stockholm and Copenhagen from five cities in Finland. It also operates services from Helsinki to several cities in Europe. Its main base is Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, with hubs at Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen and Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. Blue1 - History. The airline was established in 1987 and started operations in 1988 as Air Botnia. It was purchased by SAS in January 1998. ...

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American sales: 1 million (Platinum) UK sales: 100,000 (Gold) Canadian sales: 200,000 (Double Platinum) Japanese sales: 4 weeks, 17,430 (1992/12/16) ...

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Incesticide, Incesticide - Track listing, Incesticide - Singles Charts, Incesticide - Album Charts, Incesticide - Sales, Incesticide - Personnel, Incesticide - Seattle WA: Reciprocal Recording Studios January 23 1988, Incesticide - Seattle WA: Reciprocal Recording Studios December 1988-January 1989, Incesticide - Seattle WA: Music Source Studios September 1989, Incesticide - Madison WI: Smart Studios April 1990, Incesticide - Seattle WA: Reciprocal Recording Studios July 11 1990, Incesticide - London England: Maida Vale Studio 3 October 21 1990, Incesticide - London England: Maida Vale Studio 4 November 9 1991

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Charles Samuel Addams (January 7, 1912 - September 28, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his particularly black humor and macabre characters. His cartoons regularly appeared in The New Yorker from 1938 until his death. Some of the recurring characters, who became known as The Addams Family, became the basis for two live action television series, two cartoon series, and three motion pictures. It is said that the exterior of the Addams Family Mansion was based on a home in Westfield, New Jersey. A Fine Arts building on the campus of the University o ...

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Union Bank of the Philippines (PSE: UBP ), more commonly known as UnionBank, is one of the largest banks in the Philippines. Union Bank of the Philippines - History. UnionBank was formed as a government-owned commercial bank on January 19, 1982, the result of a merger between Union Savings and Mortgage Bank and Bancom Development Corporation, one of the leading development banks in the Philippines at the time and the parent of Union Savings and Mortgage. Starting in 1988, UnionBank was gradual ...

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Union Bank of the Philippines - History Union Bank of the Philippines - Subsidiaries and Affiliates Union Bank of the Philippines - Ownership Union Bank of the Philippines - Awards Union Bank of the Philippines - Firsts

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See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1987 in music - Events. January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 16 - The Beastie Boys become the first act to be censored by American Bandstand. January - Steve "Silk" Hurley's innovative "Jack Your Body" becomes the first house music record to top the UK singles chart. February 6 - Sonny Bono a ...

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1987 in music - Grammy Awards 1987 in music - Country Music Association Awards 1987 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
1987 in music - Charts
1987 in music - List of No. 1 Hits 1987 in music - KROQ

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See also: 1988 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1989 in music - Events. January 7 - Genesis '88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Back in the U.S.S.R. exclusively in Russia. Bootleg copies sell for as much as $1,000 in the United States January 14 - Genesis '88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House pa ...

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1989 in music - List of No. 1 Hits 1989 in music - KROQ

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See also: 1986 in television, other events of 1987, 1988 in television and the list of years in television. For the United States network television schedule, please see 1987-88 United States network television schedule. 1987 in television - Events. January 5 - Remington Steele returns to NBC after a six-month hiatus during which series star Pierce Brosnan won the film role of James Bond, only to lose it when NBC unexpectedly renewed the series. Steele adopts a TV-movie len ...

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YTV is a Canadian cable specialty television channel aimed at youth, available nationwide through cable and satellite television. Presently it is wholly owned by Corus Entertainment. "YTV" presumably stands for "Youth Television", although YTV itself denies this. Launched on September 1, 1988, YTV was the successor to two prior special programming services operated by various Ontario cable companies beginning in the late 1970s. Not surprisingly, then, the two largest shareholders in YTV were two cable companies, Rogers Cable an ...

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YTV Canadian television - Current programs As of January 2006 YTV Canadian television - Past programs YTV Canadian television - Other programs of note
YTV Canadian television - External link

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Chun Doo-hwan (Korean hangul: 전두환; hanja: 全斗煥; revised: Jeon Duhwan; McCune-Reischauer: Chŏn Tuhwan; born 18 January 1931) was a Korean military officer and the President of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. Sentenced to death in 1996, Chun was later pardoned by President Kim Daejung, whom he himself had sentenced to death some 20 years earlier. Chun Doo-hwan - The road to power. Chun was a graduate of the eleventh class of the Korean Military Academy in 1955. As head of the Army Sec ...

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Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American model and Academy Award nominated film actor. Thurman began modeling professionally in the late 1980s before moving to acting in 1988, and is best known for her films released in the 1990s and 2000s, specifically those with director Quentin Tarantino. Uma Thurman - Early life and education. Thurman was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her half-Swedish, half-German mother Nena von Schlebrugg (b. 8 January 1941) was briefly married to Timothy Leary after t ...

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Uma Thurman - Early works Uma Thurman - Major roles
Uma Thurman - Personal life Uma Thurman - Selected filmography Uma Thurman - Notes

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Fresh from 33 years of directing the Houston Grand Opera, Gockley took up his post on 1st January 2006 and plans to announce the 2006/2007 season on 11th January. Gockley's achievements in Houston were ennormous. He oversaw the major growth of the company and has been especially innovative in the presentation of 28 world premieres and six American premieres. ...

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San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Opera - Founder/General Director Gaetano Merola 1923 to 1953, San Francisco Opera - General Director Kurt Herbert Adler 1953 through 1981, San Francisco Opera - General Director Terence McEwen 1982 to 1988, San Francisco Opera - General Director Lotfi Mansouri 1988 through 2001, San Francisco Opera - General Director Pamela Rosenberg August 2001 through 2005, San Francisco Opera - General Director David Gockley from January 2006, San Francisco Opera - Significant American debuts at the SFO, San Francisco Opera - External link

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