August 31, 1988, was a Wednesday. It was 36 years, 2 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
On August 31, 1988, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:
The following songs were dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The top movie on this day was "Young Guns".
This date occurred 13,231 days ago. Approximately 441 months have passed. It was the 244th day of 1988, in week 35. The decade was the eighties. People who were born on August 31, 1988, are now 36 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. 1988 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 147 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the eighties.
The date is August 31, 1988, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Virgo. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The summer of 1988 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. Labor Day weekend is a few days away, which means that many Americans are planning barbecues and other social gatherings. In America, the song "Monkey" by George Michael is at the top of the singles charts, while "The Only Way Is Up" by Yazz is the number-one song in the UK.
Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie Young Guns is at the top of the box office. Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Magnum, P.I.", "Sherlock Holmes", "Married... with Children", and "21 Jump Street".
In fashion, women are wearing sweater dresses, short skirts, small shoulder pads, animal print, long full wool coats, and bulky sweaters. Meanwhile, men are wearing tracksuits, sweatshirts, Nike Air Jordan shoes, and denim. It's 1988, so the airwaves are being dominated by music artists such as Phil Collins, Bobby McFerrin, the Pet Shop Boys, Belinda Carlisle and Rick Astley. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Roy Orbison, Sugar Ray Robinson, Ruhollah Khomeini, and Mel Blanc would all still be alive.
People are playing video games such as "Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar", "Metroid", "Platoon", and "Mega Man". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Muppet Babies", "Jem and the Holograms", "The Real Ghostbusters", and "Fireman Sam". Children are playing with toys such as Speak & Spell, Turnin' Turbo Dashboard, Pogo ball / Lolo ball, and Koosh Ball.
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In August 1988, TV audiences were watching the following series:
1988 saw the introduction of cars such as the Buick Reatta, the Ford Probe, the Opel Vectra, the Honda Concerto, the Audi V8, and the Volkswagen Passat B3.
If you were a kid on August 31, 1988, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
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Popular video games that people were playing in August 1988.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1988.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out August 31, 1994, instead.
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Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on August 31, 1988.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Charles Haughey was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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