Fun Facts from 1988

1988 Fun Facts


Economy
President:  Ronald W. Reagan 
Vice President:  George Bush 

Population: 		 244,498,982 
Life expectancy:  74.9 years 

Dow-Jones 		  
High:  2,183 
Low:  1,879 

Federal spending: 		 $1064.14 billion 
Federal debt:  $2601.3 billion 
Inflation:  4.7% 
Consumer Price Index:  118.3 
Unemployment:  6.2% 

Prices
Cost of a new home:  $138,300.00 
Cost of a new car:  $14,065
Median Household Income:  $27,225.00 
Cost of a first-class stamp:  $0.22 ($0.25 as of 4/3/88) 
Cost of a gallon of regular gas:  $1.08 
Cost of a dozen eggs:  $0.89 
Cost of a gallon of Milk:  $2.30

Music
Top 10 Singles Top Ten Albums
  1. Faith - George Michael
  2. Need You Tonight - INXS
  3. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
  4. Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
  5. Sweet Child 'O Mine - Guns N' Roses
  6. So Emotional - Whitney Houston
  7. Heaven Is A Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
  8. Could've Been - Tiffany
  9. Hands to Heaven - Breathe
  10. Roll With It - Steve Winwood
  1. Faith - George Michael
  2. Tiffany - Tiffany
  3. OU812 - Van Halen
  4. Hysteria - Def Leppard
  5. Appetite for Destruction - Guns n' Roses
  6. Roll With It - Steve Winwood
  7. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
  8. New Jersey - Bon Jovi
  9. Rattle And Hum - U2
  10. Giving You The Best That I Got - Anita Baker
TV & Movies
TV Favorites Top Ten Grossing Movies
  1. Roseanne
  2. The Cosby Show
  3. A Different World
  4. Cheers
  5. 60 Minutes
  6. The Golden Girls
  7. Who's the Boss?
  8. The Wonder Years
  9. Murder She Wrote
  10. Empty Nest
  1. Rain Man
  2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  3. Coming to America
  4. Big
  5. Twins
  6. Crocodile Dundee II
  7. Die Hard
  8. Cocktail
  9. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
  10. Oliver & Company
Sports
Football
  • Superbowl XXIII : SAN FRANCISCO 20 - Cincinnati 16
  • Pro MVP: Boomer Esiason, Cincinnati, QB & Randall Cunningham, Phila, QB  
  • College Football: Notre Dame
  • Heisman Trophy: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., RB
  • Rose Bowl: Michigan 22, USC 14
  • Orange Bowl: Miami-FL 23, Nebraska 3
  • Cotton Bowl: UCLA 17, Arkansas 3
  • Sugar Bowl: Florida St. 13, Auburn 7
Basketball

  • NBA Championship
  • Winner: LA Lakers 4-3 (LWWLLWW) - Coach: Pat Riley
  • Opposing Team: DETROIT PISTONS - Coach: Chuck Daly  
  • NBA MVP: Michael Jordan, Chicago, G Ave Score: 35  
  • NCAA National Champions: Kansas 27-11 - Coach: Larry Brown
Baseball

  • World Series
    Winner: LA DODGERS 4-1 (WWLWW) - Coach: Tommy Lasorda
    Opposing Team: Oakland A's - Coach: Tony La Russa
  • National League
    MVP: Kirk Gibson, LA - OF
    Rookie of the Year: Chris Sabo, Cin - C
  • American League MVP: Jose Canseco, Oak - OF
    Rookie of the Year: Walt Weiss, Oak - SS

Sources:
www.1980sflashback.com, www.geneseo.edu/~phillips/Classof88/funfacts.html