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This year in History

The year 1988 

Historical events and fun news items:

July 15   Die Hard opens in theaters, starring Bruce Willis

August 9   Hockey great Wayne Gretzky is traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings.

September 13   Hurricane Gilbert becomes the strongest recorded hurricane to date.

September 29   NASA resumes space shuttle flights which had stopped after the Challenger disaster.

October 3   Turner Network Television (TNT) cable channel launches on US television.

November 23   Hockey great Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal

December 3   Barry Sanders wins the Heisman Trophy Award.

December 7   Yasser Arafat recognizes the right of Israel to exist.

Famous Birthdays:

January 12   Andy Lawrence (Actor)

April 10   Haley Joel Osment (Actor)

May 24   Billy Gillman (Singer)

August 27   Alexa Vega (Actress)

September 16   Teddy Geiger (Singer)

September 23   Paris Bennett (American Idol Contestant)

November 15   Zena Grey (Actress)

November 28   Scarlett Pomers (Actress)

December 7   Emily Browning (Actress - Lemony Snicket)

December 14   Vanessa Anne Hudgens (Actress - Disney's High School Musical )

December 16   "Anna Popplewell (Actress - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe)"

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