About 1988

World Population:
5.104 Billion

President:
Ronald Reagan

Vice President:
George Bush

Median Income:
$27,225.00

Sports

Superbowl
Washington 42
Denver 10

World Series
LA Dodgers 4
Oakland A's 1

Stanley Cup
Edmonton  4
Boston  0

Wimbledon
Steffi Graf
Stefan Edberg

Kentucky Derby
Winning Colors

NCAA Basketball
Kansas  83
Oklahoma 79

NCAA Football
Notre Dame 12-0

Entertainment

CD's Outsell Records for
the First Time in History!

Ted Turner Starts TNT

Oscars

Best Picture:
The Last Emperor

Actor in Leading Role
Michael Douglas
Wall Street

Actress in Leading Role
Cher
Moonstruck

Actor in Supporting Role
Sean Connery
The Untouchables

Actress in Supporting
Role
Olympia Dukakis
Moonstruck

Song
The Time of My Life
Dirty Dancing

Grammy Awards

Record of the Year
Graceland
Paul Simon

Album of the Year
Joshua Tree
U2

Song of the Year
Somewhere Out There

Miss America
Kaye Lani Rae (MI)

Costs:

Postage Stamp
25 Cents

Loaf of Bread
$1.09

Gallon of Gas
$0.94

Popular Music

1."So Emotional"
Whitney Houston

2."Got My Mind Set on
You"
George Harrison

3."The Way You Make
Me Feel"
Michael Jackson

4."Need You Tonight"
INXS

5."Could've Been"
Tiffany

6."Seasons Change"
Expose

7."Father Figure"
George Michael

8."Never Gonna Give You
Up"
Rick Astley

9."Man In the Mirror"
Michael Jackson

10."Get Outta My
Dreams, Get Into My Car"
Billy Ocean

Popular Movies

1. Beetlejuice
2. Big
3. Bull Durham
4. Cocktail
5. Colors
6. Coming to America
7. Crocodile Dundee II
8. Die Hard
9. A Fish Called Wanda
10. Good Morning,
Vietnam

Most Popular
Television Shows

1. The Cosby Show (NBC)
2. A Different World (NBC)
3. Cheers (NBC)
4. The Golden Girls (NBC)
5. Growing Pains (ABC)
6. Who's the Boss? (ABC)
7. Night Court (NBC)
8. 60 Minutes (CBS)
9. Murder, She Wrote
(CBS)
10. Alf (NBC)