September 5, 1988, was a Monday. It was 36 years, 2 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on September 5, 1988:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master" was at the top of the box office on September 5, 1988.
Labor Day 1988 occurred 13,227 days ago. Approximately 441 months have passed. It was the 249th day of 1988, in week 36. The decade was the eighties. People who were born on September 5, 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. The Earth has experienced 147 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is September 5, 1988, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves. People in the United States are currently celebrating Labor Day, symbolizing the end of summer 1988. 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 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 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 "Last of the Summer Wine", "Magnum, P.I.", "Who's the Boss?", and "Murder, She Wrote".
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 "Tetris", "Double Dragon", "Metroid", and "Mega Man". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Smurfs", "The Care Bears", "21 Jump Street", and "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh". Children are playing with toys such as Cabbage Patch Kids, Screwball Scramble, Fisher-Price Little People (Farm), and Fluppy Dogs.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 5, 1988.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around September 5, 1988.
Television shows that people were watching in September 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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
Popular video games that people were playing in September 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 September 5, 1994, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 5.
National holidays and famous events that fall on September 5:
Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on September 5, 1988.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Charles Haughey was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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