1988 Snapshot
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The Vibe
Pop Culture
Nintendo NES
Slang
"Hella"
Price Check
Gas: $0.90
Notable Deaths
Roy Orbison, Enzo Ferrari, Lucille Ball (late 88)
Music & Style
Dance-Pop
World Affairs
Bush Election
Soviet Withdrawal
Yearly Summary
- Global Events: The Iran-Iraq War finally ends. George H.W. Bush is elected US President. Pan Am Flight 103 is bombed over Lockerbie.
- Culture & Mood: The 'Summer of Love' (Second Version) hits the UK with acid house music. Die Hard redefines the action movie.
- Fashion & Slang: Hypercolor shirts and fanny packs. 'Chill pill.'
- Fun Fact: The first 'Internet Worm' (virus) spreads across the net, and 1988 was the year the first ever patent for a genetically modified animal was issued.