December 5th, 1988.

On this day.

What happened on December 5th, 1988?

• Christian Televangelist Jim Bakker is indicted on charges of fraud.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on December 5th, 1988.

• United States: Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley - Will to Power
• United Kingdom: The First Time - Robin Beck

Take me back to December 5th, 1988!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is December 5th, 1988, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The Christmas season of 1988 has began.

In America, the song Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley by Will to Power is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, The First Time by Robin Beck is the number one hit song. Ronald Reagan is currently the President of the United States, and the movie The Naked Gun is at the top of the Box Office.

In the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher is the current Prime Minister. In fashion, women are currently 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 be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Only Fools and Horses", "Who's the Boss?", "Moonlighting" and "21 Jump Street". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Missile Command", "Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar", "Double Dragon" and "Metroid".

Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Alvin and the Chipmunks", "The Care Bears", "DuckTales" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Cabbage Patch Kids, Pound Puppies, Garbage Pail Kids (trading cards) and Jenga.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on December 5th, 1988.

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  Gangsta rap is becoming a thing.

  West Coast Gangsta Rap was beginning to take off during this period. NWA released their popular album "Straight Outta Compton" on August 8th, 1988.

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  1988 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1988 included George Michael, INXS, George Harrison, Rick Astley, Guns N' Roses, Whitney Houston, Belinda Carlisle, Tiffany and Breathe.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1988?

  The best NBA players in 1988 were Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Akeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley and Larry Bird.

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  1988 in movies.

  Movies released in 1988 included Rain Man, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Coming to America, Big, Twins, Crocodile Dundee II, Die Hard, Beetlejuice, The Land Before Time and Bloodsport.

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  Who were the best football players in 1988?

  In 1988, the best soccer players were Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Diego Maradona, Frank Rijkaard, Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko, Ronald Koeman, Lothar Matthäus, Gianluca Vialli, Franco Baresi, Jürgen Klinsmann and Oleksandr Zavarov.

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  Rain Man.

  "Rain Man" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1988.

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  The Endangered Earth.

  "The Endangered Earth" was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1988. The piece highlighted humanity's carelessness towards nature, pollution and the depletion of the ozone layer.

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  Bobby McFerrin - "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

  The song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin won a Grammy for 1988's Song of the Year.

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  The Scrunchie is becoming fashionable.

  In the late 1980s, a new elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie" became fashionable.

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  Late 1980s fashion.

  During this period, the mini skirt became extremely popular. Shoulder pads became increasingly smaller. Popular clothing included reversible inside-out coats, bright-colored shoes with thin heels, berets, lacy gloves, rugby sweatshirts, sweater dresses, jumpsuits, capri leggings, bike shorts and skirts worn with leggings. Colors included neon hues, plum, gold, and bright wines.

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  People are buying waterbeds.

  In the late 1980s, waterbeds reached their height in popularity. Although they were invented in the 1970s, they didn't reach their heyday until the 1980s. In 1986 and 1987, nearly a quarter of all beds sold were filled with water.

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  VCRs have become a common household item.

  From the mid-80s onward, VCRs started to become a common household item. This device gave people the ability to play VCR tapes and record TV programs and movies.

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  The Nintendo Entertainment System.

  During the second half of the 1980s, the Nintendo Entertainment System became one of the most popular video game consoles in the world. Releases for the NES included the likes of Duck Hunt, The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros.

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  The Commodore 64.

  The Commodore 64 dominated the home computer market during this period.

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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

  Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 34 years, 3 months and 18 days have passed since December 5th, 1988.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 49 of 1988.
• Leap Year: 1988 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: A person born on December 5th, 1988 will be 34 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1988 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 597283200.

Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 5th, 1988.

• November 8th, 1988: George H. W. Bush is elected as US President.
• November 16th, 1988: Benazir Bhutto is elected as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan.
• November 18th, 1988: The animated movie The Land Before Time (1988) is released in movie theaters.
• November 19th, 1988: 9-year-old Michaela Garecht is abducted in Hayward, California.
• December 2nd, 1988: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) is released.
• December 2nd, 1988: Benazir Bhutto becomes the new Prime Minister of Pakistan.
• December 4th, 1988: Actor Gary Busey suffers permanent brain damage in a motorcycle accident.
• This date: December 5th, 1988
• December 6th, 1988: American singer Roy Orbison dies from a heart attack at the age of 52.
• December 8th, 1988: Five people are killed when a US Air Force jet crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany.
• December 9th, 1988: The film Mississippi Burning (1988) is released.
• December 9th, 1988: The movie Twins (1988) is released.
• December 12th, 1988: 35 people are killed after two trains collide near Clapham Junction railway station in London.
• December 16th, 1988: Rain Man (1988) is released in cinemas.
• December 16th, 1988: Disco singer "Sylvester" dies from AIDS.
• December 21st, 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 is blown up by terrorists as it flies over Lockerbie in Scotland. 270 people are killed.
• December 22nd, 1988: Trade union leader and environmentalist, Chico Mendes, is assassinated in Xapuri, Brazil.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 5th, 1988, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1988 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
• Native American Zodiac: December 5th, 1988 falls under the Owl.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
• Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

Photos of late 1980s fashion.

Photographs of late 1980s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1988.

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.

Were you born on this date?

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 December 5th, 1994, instead.

Weather on December 5th, 1988.

Historical weather information for December 5th, 1988.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 6.6 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. There were 2 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 34.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 1.44 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 6.17 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on December 5th, 1988 was most likely conceived around March 14th, 1988.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 5th, 1988 is close to August 28th, 1989.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about December 5th, 1988.

• A total of 12,526 days have passed since this date.
• 1,789 weeks have passed.
• 1,082,246,400 seconds have passed since the December 5th, 1988.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,262,620,800 times.
• Since December 5th, 1988, the Earth has travelled approximately 558,439,142,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 180,374,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 93,073,190 steps. That's about 41,366 miles!
• Since this date, 12,986,957 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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