· THAT DAY · JANUARY 20, 1988 · NO. 38 ·
January 20, 1988
Wednesday · 38 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 group of Taliban gunmen attacked and took hostages at the Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle that left at least 21 people dead.
- 2018: A group of four or five gunmen attack The Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle. The attack kills 40 people and injures many others.
- 2009: During a national financial crisis, thousands of people protested (pictured) at the Icelandic parliament in Reykjavík.
- 2009: In Washington, D.C., Barack Obama was inaugurated as the first African-American president of the United States.
Weather in New York
41°F
Rainy
- High
- 41°F
- Low
- 30°F
- Humidity
- 94%
- Wind
- 16 km/h
Music
Billboard #1 (This Week)
Got My Mind Set On You
George Harrison
Got My Mind Set On You
George Harrison
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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
Born on This Day
You share your birthday with
Evan Peters
American actor (born 1987)
José María Giménez
Uruguayan footballer (born 1995)
Calum Chambers
English association football player
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January 20, 1988
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