January 31 » Czechoslav Trade Union Association is founded in Prague.
February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
Day of death December 30, 1988
The temperature on December 30, 1988 was between 4.8 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 6 » Michael Jordan makes his signature slam dunk from the free throw line inspiring Air Jordan and the Jumpman logo.
February 12 » Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USSYorktown(CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage.
April 14 » In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
September 8 » Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires.
November 3 » Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours.
December 21 » The first flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in the world.
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