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February 12, 1988

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Headlines from February 12, 1988

Our Towns; Casinos' Allure: Weaning a Girl From the Tables

By Michael Winerip

LEAD: The 12 casinos in Atlantic City say they turned away minors at the door 200,000 times last year and kicked them off casino floors more than 30,000 other times. The casinos say they do their best to keep out those under 21. If so, what is striking about the case of Kim Cohen, an Atlantic City teen-ager who started playing blackjack at 15, is the encouragement the casinos gave her to keep gambling.

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Ailing Mexico Economy Will Be a Focus of Talks

By Larry Rohter, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: As President Miguel de la Madrid and President Reagan prepare for their last scheduled official meeting, Mexico is struggling to emerge from its worst economic crisis in half a century and hoping the United States will play a key role in helping it recover.

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A New Global Status for Cognac

By Steven Greenhouse, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: For centuries, cognac makers have boasted that nothing has changed in the way they make their world-famous brandy -neither the copper-distilling equipment, nor the oak barrels in which the cognac ages.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 10, 1988, covering February 12, 1988.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Faith by George Michael

    Faith

    George Michael

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  2. 2
    Album cover for Tiffany by Tiffany

    Tiffany

    Tiffany

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21
  3. 3
    Album cover for Dirty Dancing by Soundtrack

    Dirty Dancing

    Soundtrack

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    3
    Peak
    1
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    22
  4. 4
    Album cover for Kick by INXS

    Kick

    INXS

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    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    14
  5. 5
    Album cover for Bad by Michael Jackson

    Bad

    Michael Jackson

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21

Notable Births

DeMarco Murray

1988DeMarco Murray, American football player[†]

DeMarco Murray is an American college football coach and former professional player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. A three-time Pro Bowl selection and one-time first-team All-Pro, he was the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2014 after leading the NFL in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.

Nicolás Otamendi

1988Nicolás Otamendi, Argentine footballer[†]

Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Benfica, which he captains, and the Argentina national team.

Josh Phegley

1988Josh Phegley, American baseball player[†]

Joshua Aaron Phegley is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago Cubs.

Mike Posner

1988Mike Posner, American singer-songwriter and producer[†]

Michael Robert Henrion Posner is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit. He signed with J Records in 2009 and released his debut single "Cooler Than Me" the following year. The song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and received septuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His follow-up single, "Please Don't Go" peaked within the top 20 of the chart and received triple platinum certification; both songs preceded the release of his debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff (2010), which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 and received a mixed critical response. In 2014, Posner parted ways with J Records in favor of Island Records. He has also co-written songs performed by other artists; he co-wrote "Boyfriend" by Justin Bieber and "Sugar" by Maroon 5.

Historical Events

Cold War

1988Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage.[†]

The Cold War was a period of global geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The term cold war is used because there was no direct fighting between the two superpowers, though each supported opposing sides in regional conflicts known as proxy wars. In addition to the struggle for ideological and economic influence and an arms race in both conventional and nuclear weapons, the Cold War was expressed through technological rivalries such as the Space Race, espionage, propaganda campaigns, embargoes, and sports diplomacy.

Historical Context for February 12, 1988

In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]