Guest PasadenaCA Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 Remember "Don't worry, be happy" from 1988? Quote
Guest PasadenaCA Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 The "Willie Horton" ad' helped seal the fate of the Dukakis bid for the White House. Quote
Guest PasadenaCA Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 1988 was also the year that Sonny Bono was elected mayor of Palm Springs. Quote
Guest PasadenaCA Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 Celine Dion gets a boost when she wins the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988. Quote
Guest PasadenaCA Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 At a demonstration of the new Airbus 320, Air France 296 crashes into a forest as the attempt goes wrong. Quote
Guest PasadenaCA Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 In 1988, the Soviet space shuttle Buran made its first and only flight. Unmanned, it orbited the Earth twice, then made an automated landing in the Baikanur base. Quote
Guest PasadenaCA Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 I found a fun little video on the Soviet shuttle program. I didn't know they were building a dozen or so--most near completion. They also built a huge, six engine transport jet to carry them around. http://youtu.be/N1-0hiWAf_I Quote
