1988 in the United States

1988
in
the United States

Decades:
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This is a list of events from the year 1988 in the United States.

Incumbents

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Federal government

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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September 29: STS-26, "Return to Flight"
September 29: The TDRS is prepared for deployment.

October

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November

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November 8: George H. W. Bush elected President

December

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Undated

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  • The U.S. Drought of 1988 causes big crop damage in many states, impacts many portions of the United States and causes around $60 billion in damage. Multiple regions suffer in the conditions. Heat waves cause 4,800 to 17,000 excess deaths while scorching many areas of the United States during 1988.
  • BlackRock founded as a global asset management company in New York City by Larry Fink and others; it will become the world's largest.[14]

Ongoing

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Births

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January

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J. R. Hildebrand
Haley Bennett
Hakeem Nicks
Skrillex
Ashleigh Murray
Jake Auchincloss

February

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Zosia Mamet
Carly Patterson
Mike Posner
Kat Cammack
Jake LaTurner
Maiara Walsh
Byron Maxwell
Alexander Koch

March

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Ritchie Torres
Stephen Curry
Lil Dicky
Tania Raymonde
Big Sean
Brenda Song

April

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Jesse Plemons
Haley Joel Osment
Chris Wood
Kayleigh McEnany
Robbie Amell
Sara Paxton
Austin Amelio
Lizzo

May

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Nicholas Braun
LaRoyce Hawkins
Brooke Hogan
Danielle Pinnock
Nikki Reed
Morgan Pressel
NaVorro Bowman
Tobin Heath

June

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Brian O'Neill
Awkwafina
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Kevin McHale
Portia Doubleday
Dakota Meyer
Alanna Masterson
Dave Stephens

July

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Matty Mullins
Antonio Brown
Colton Haynes
Steven R. McQueen
Aimee Carrero
Julianne Hough
George Santos
Nick Santino
Charlie Carver

August

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Max Carver
John O'Callaghan
Aaron Pauley
Leah Pipes
Rumer Willis
Kirk Cousins
Kacey Musgraves
Evan Ross
Alexa Vega

September

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Chanel West Coast
Kevin Love
Jared Lee Loughner
Chelsea Kane
Katrina Bowden
Clark James Gable
Kevin Durant

October

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A$AP Rocky
Melissa Benoist
Derrick Rose
Ricochet
Max Thieriot
Hope Hicks
Corey Hawkins
Janel Parrish

November

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Mamoudou Athie
Emma Stone
Nikki Blonsky
Analeigh Tipton
Russell Westbrook
B.o.B.
Demetrius Shipp Jr.
Rebecca Rittenhouse

December

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Zoë Kravitz
Vanessa Hudgens
Abby Finkenauer
Hayley Williams
Eric Berry

Full date unknown

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Tori Black
QAnon Shaman

Deaths

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Undated

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See also

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