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1988 in the United States
Decades: 1960s 1970s – 1980s – 1990s 2000s
Years: 1985 1986 198719881989 1990 1991

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Events from the year 1988 in the United States.

Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

September 29: STS-26, "Return to Flight"
The TDRS is prepared for deployment.

October

November

November 8: George H. W. Bush elected President

December

  • December 9 – The last Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant roll off the assembly line in a Chrysler factory.
  • December 12 – Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev begins an official visit to the United States.[3]
  • December 14 - After Yasir Arafat renounces violence, the US says it will open dialogue with the PLO.
  • December 16 – Perennial U.S. presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche is convicted of mail fraud.
  • December 19 – Gorbachev cuts short his visit to the United States and returns home to the Soviet Union, as thousands of people have died in an earthquake in Armenia.[4]

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Births

Unknown dates

Deaths

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