On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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LEAD: In an effort to hold down their health-care bills, people with chronic diseases are increasingly buying prescription drugs from mail-order houses that offer bulk discounts.
LEAD: After rebuffing a presidential move to oust him, Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega appeared today to have solidified his power as Panama's principal leader.
LEAD: Hockey Gold for Soviet The Soviet Union beat Sweden to clinch first place in the Olympic hockey tournament, Vreni Schneider won her second Alpine race and Bonnie Blair took the bronze medal in 1,000-meter speed-skating. Page 51. Co-ops at the Plaza? Two Manhattan real-estate developers say they are close to buying the Plaza Hotel for $400 million to $500 million and are considering converting some of its rooms to cooperative apartments.
LEAD: Secretary of State George P. Shultz was reported to have met resistance today from Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to at least two key elements of American proposals aimed at starting Arab-Israeli peace talks.
LEAD: By now Pat Robertson has made clear that he cannot be written off as an electronic Elmer Gantry, a colorful distraction from the rest of the Republican Presidential field.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 24, 1988, covering February 27, 1988.
George Michael
Soundtrack
INXS
Tiffany
Michael Jackson
1988Dustin Jeffrey, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Dustin Jeffrey is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Jeffrey was drafted as the 171st overall selection in the sixth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Penguins.
1988Iain Ramsay, Australian footballer[†]
Iain Irinco Ramsay is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger or a left back. Born in Australia, he played for the Philippines national team. He previously made competitive appearances for Sydney FC, Melbourne City, Sydney Olympic, Adelaide United, Tractor Sazi, Ceres–Negros and Felda United.
1988Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom.[†]
The Sumgait pogrom was perpetrated by ethnic Azerbaijanis against the Armenian population of the town of Sumgait, in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, in February 1988. The pogrom took place during the early stages of the Karabakh movement. On February 27, 1988, mobs of Azerbaijanis formed into groups and attacked and killed Armenians on the streets and in their apartments; widespread looting occurred, and a general lack of concern from police officers allowed the violence to continue for three days.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]