What Happened?

In 1988 (the year you were born)

Ronald Reagan is president of the US Federal grand juries return indictments against Gen. Manuel Noriega, ruler of Panama, charging him of running drug cartels A missile, fired from the US Navy warship Vincennes destroys a commercial Iranian airliner killing all 290 on board A Pan-am Boeing 747 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland from a terrorist bomb Controversial Arizona Governor Evan Mecham is removed from office for financial misdeed Jimmy Swaggart is defrocked when his sexual liaisons with women other than his wife are revealed The Netherlands becomes the second country to get connected to the Internet Al-Qaida is established by Osama bin Laden Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series Washington Redskins win Superbowl XXII Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup Rain Man is the top grossing film A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking is published "Faith" by George Michael spends the most time at the top of the US charts

I thought this was interesting.

My favorite part is:

"The Netherlands becomes the second country to get connected to the Internet"

Ha, how weird is that to think that they were the second? That's right. Only two countries with internet at that time. Now there is internet everywhere!!!

What happened the year you were born that you find the most interesting?