1988

Fun Filled Facts!

• George Bush Sr. is elected President. 

 

• The greenhouse effect is discovered. 

 

• America's Most Wanted debuts. 

 

• Prozac is introduced to the public. 

 

• Sonny Bono becomes mayor of Palm Springs 

 

• Yo! MTV Raps debuts. 

 

• CD's outsell albums for the first time. 

 

• Lionel Richie's wife was arrested for assaulting Lionel and a model she found him with. 

 

• Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson get hitched. 

 

• #1 Song of The Year: Roll With It - Steve Winwood. 

 

• "She's Like The Wind" shows Patrick Swayze can sing as well as dance and act. 

 

• Salt N Pepa get their breakthrough hit with "Push It". 

 

• Julia Roberts hits the big screen in her first breakthrough role in Mystic Pizza. 

 

• Top grossing film of the year: Who Framed Roger Rabbit. 

 

• Spuds Mackenzie becomes the original party animal. 

 

• Oprah Winfrey is the hottest talk show in America. 

 

• The new Suzuki Samurai gets bad reputation for flipping over when turning corners. 

 

• Penny Loafers with a penny in them and Levis with the cuffs rolled up were the fashion statements of the year. 

 

• U2 records Rattle and Hum album and then later the documentary. 

• Flying chair thrown by skinhead hits Geraldo in the nose on his self titled talk show.