· THAT DAY · MARCH 28, 1988 · NO. 38 ·
March 28, 1988
Monday · 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
- 2025: A magnitude-7.7 earthquake killed more than 5,000 people in Myanmar and Thailand.
- 2025: An earthquake strikes close to Mandalay, Myanmar with a magnitude of 7.7, killing over 5400 people.
- 2015: A siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by al-Shabaab militants, which began the previous day and killed at least 20 people, ended with the Somali Armed Forces recapturing the premises.
- 2006: At least one million union members, students and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law.
The New York Times — MARCH 28, 1988
The region of Uusimaa (with the capital city Helsinki) is temporarily isolated from the rest of Finland due to increased COVID-19 infections.2020
Weather in New York
54°F
Partly Cloudy
- High
- 54°F
- Low
- 36°F
- Humidity
- 51%
- Wind
- 20 km/h
Music
Billboard #1 (This Week)
Man In The Mirror
Michael Jackson
Man In The Mirror
Michael Jackson
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Movies
Top Box Office (This Week)
Moonwalker
Academy Award (1988)
Pocketful of Miracles
Top Box Office (This Week)
Dangerous Liaisons
Top Box Office (This Week)
My Neighbor Totoro
Top Box Office (This Week)
Die Hard
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