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1988
   winners of the FA Cup were   
Wimbledon
Wimbledon 1 Liverpool 0

Sports & Leisure > Football - FA Cup Winners


1988
   Summer Olympic Games were held in   
Seoul
Sports & Leisure > Summer Olympic Games Cities


Oliver and Company
   was released in   
1988
Movies > Films - Disney


1988
   Formula One Drivers' Championship winner was   
Ayrton Senna
Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Drivers' Champions


1988
   Formula One World Constructors' Champion was   
McLaren
Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Constructors' Champions


1988
   Wimbledon Men's Singles champion was   
Stefan Edberg
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Men's Singles Champions


1988
   Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was   
Steffi Graf
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champions


1988
   Winter Olympics host was   
Calgary
Sports & Leisure > Winter Olympics Game Cities


1988
   Grand National was won by   
Rhyme 'n' Reason
Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Grand National Winners


1988
   winner of the US Open Men's Singles was   
Mats Wilander
d. Ivan Lendl 6-4 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4

Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Men's Singles Champions


1988
   winner of the US Open Women's Singles was   
Steffi Graf
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Women's Singles Champions


1988
   winner of the Australian Open Women's Singles was   
Steffi Graf
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Women's Singles Champions


1988
   winner of the French Open Men's Singles was   
Mats Wilander
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Open Men's Singles Champions


1988
   Tony Award winner for Best Musical was   
The Phantom Of The Opera
Music > Tony Awards - Best Musical


1988
   Bands of America Grand National winner was   
Marian Catholic HS, IL
Music > Bands of America Grand National Champions


Heather O'Rourke
   died in   
1988 Aged 12 Of bowel Obstruction
Child actress, American. Best known for her role in the Poltergeist film trilogy.

History & Mythology > They Died Young


1988
   World Series Champions were the   
Los Angeles Dodgers
5 games v. Oakland Athletics. MVP: Orel Hershiser

Sports & Leisure > Major League Baseball - World Series Champions


1988
   Time 'Person of the Year' was   
Endangered Earth
'Planet of the Year'

History & Mythology > Time 'Person of the Year'


1988
   the winner was   
Barry Sanders, RB from Oklahoma State
Sports & Leisure > American Football - Heisman Trophy Winners


1988
   Swiss Football League Championship winners were   
Neuchâtel Xamax
Sports & Leisure > Football - Swiss Football League Champions


1988
      
A Pan-Am 747 Crashed Into the Town of Lockerbie
History & Mythology > 20th Century Events


1988
      
Armenian Earthquake
Killed over 25,000.

History & Mythology > Natural Disasters


1988
   saw an Australian No. 1 hit for   
Jimmy Barnes - When A Man Loves A Woman
Music > Australian No 1 Hits


1988
   saw an Australian No. 1 hit for   
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
March 16. 6 weeks.

Music > Australian No 1 Hits


1988
   the winner was   
United Nations Peacekeeping Forces
Founded 1948

Misc > Nobel Peace Prize


1988
   the winner was   
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko
Monroe, Michigan

Misc > Miss America Winners


1988
   the winner was   
Naguib Mahfouz
Egypt, 1911-2006

Arts & Literature > Nobel Prize for Literature


1988
   the winner was   
Rain Man
Directed by Barry Levinson for United Artists

Movies > Academy Award for Best Picture


1988
   the winner was   
Severiano Ballesteros
At Royal Lytham and St. Annes

Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Open Championship Winners


1988
   winner of The Masters was   
Sandy Lyle
First golfer from The United Kingdom to win The Masters -- he is best known for his bunker shot on the 18th hole of the final round

Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Masters Winners


101 Dalmatians (Walt Disney)
   was published in   
1988
Adapted by Justine Korman and Illustrated by Bill Langley and Ron Dias (No. 105-84)

Arts & Literature > The Little Golden Book


1988
   the winners were   
Harlequins I
Sports & Leisure > Rugby Union - Middlesex Sevens


1988
   UEFA Champions League winners were   
PSV Eindhoven
Holland

Sports & Leisure > Football - UEFA Champions League Winners


1988
   the winner was   
In The Name Of The Lord
Composed by Phil McHugh, Gloria Gaither and Sandy Patti Helvering

Music > The Dove Award


1988
   Senior Isle of Man TT winner was   
Dunlop
Honda-1300cc

Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Senior TT


1988
   Junior Isle of Man TT winner was   
Dunlop
Honda-250 cc

Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Junior TT


1988
   is the Year of the   
Dragon
Long

Misc > The Chinese Calendar


1988
   the winner was   
Steffi Graf
Defeated Natasha Zvereva 6-0, 6-0

Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Ladies Open Singles Champions


1988
   the winner was   
Stars & Stripes
Stars & Stripes (United States) defeated New Zealand Challenge (New Zealand) at San Diego, California 2-0

Sports & Leisure > Yachting - The America's Cup


Seoul Was Chosen As the Site of the 1988 Summer Olympics
   is   
True
Misc > True or False


1988
   the winners were   
Netherlands
Sports & Leisure > Football - UEFA European Championship


Princess Beatrice of York
   was born on   
August 8, 1988
Daughter of Fergie and Prince Andrew

Misc > Birthdates


1988
   Melbourne Cup winner was   
Empire Rose
Jockey - Tony Allan, Trainer - Laurie Laxon, Owner - Mr & Mrs F. R. Bodle, Time - 3.18.90

Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - The Melbourne Cup


1988
   Eurovision Song Contest winner was   
Switzerland
"Ne partez pas sans moi" performed by Céline Dion

Music > Eurovision Song Contest by Year


1988
      
United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Enforcing the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.

History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions


1988
   winner was   
Risen Star
Ed Delahoussaye up, Owner & Trainer: Louie Roussel III -- 2:26.40

Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Belmont Stakes Winners


1988
   Jeux Sans Frontières winners were   
Ilha Da Madeira (Portugal)
No Germans, British, Dutch of Swiss by now.

Entertainment > Jeux Sans Frontieres


Tom Browning
   pitched a perfect game on   
September 16th 1988
Cincinnati Reds 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Cincinnati, Ohio -- 28 years old

Sports & Leisure > Major League Baseball - Official Perfect Games


1988
   winner was   
Luton Town
Luton Town 3 Arsenal 2

Sports & Leisure > Football - English league cup winners


Winnipeg Blue Bombers
   won the Grey Cup in   
1988
Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated BC Lions 22-21 at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, Ontario on November 27, 1988

Sports & Leisure > Canadian Football - Grey Cup Winners








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