· THAT DAY · DECEMBER 22, 1988 · NO. 37 ·
December 22, 1988
Thursday · 37 years ago today
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
News Headlines
The New York Times
All The News That's Fit to Print
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
Top Global Headlines
- 2018: A tsunami caused by an eruption of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia kills at least 430 people and injures almost a thousand more.
- 2017: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 against North Korea is unanimously approved.
- 2016: A study finds the VSV-EBOV vaccine against the Ebola virus between 70 and 100% effective, making it the first proven vaccine against the disease.
- 2012: Bashir Ahmad Bilour of Awami National Party and eight others are killed in a Pakistan Taliban bomber suicide attack in Dhaki Nalbandi area near Qissa Khwani Bazaar.
The New York Times — DECEMBER 22, 1988
The 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown, the second-longest shutdown of the U.S. federal government in history, begins.2018
Weather in New York
39°F
Partly Cloudy
- High
- 39°F
- Low
- 25°F
- Humidity
- 67%
- Wind
- 14 km/h
Music
Movies
Top Box Office (This Week)
Moonwalker
Academy Award (1988)
Pocketful of Miracles
Top Box Office (This Week)
My Neighbor Totoro
Top Box Office (This Week)
Die Hard
Top Box Office (This Week)
Cinema Paradiso
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December 22, 1988
Thu · 39°F Partly Cloudy · New York
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