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March 19, 1988

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Headlines from March 19, 1988

VOWS BATTLE FOR ISLAMIC STATE

By Henry Kamm, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: The leader of a powerful Afghan guerrilla party and major recipient of covert American military assistance, whose aim is a ''pure'' Islamic state, consistently accuses the United States of conspiring with the Soviet Union against Afghanistan.

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DESPITE ELECTION DISCLOSURES, ALBANY RESISTS A CRACKDOWN

By Jeffrey Schmalz, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: Despite dramatic testimony this week by some of New York City's major campaign contributors, who talked of pressure from candidates and efforts to bypass the spirit of election laws, the chances are slim that the State Legislature will crack down this year on questionable campaign financing practices.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 16, 1988, covering March 19, 1988.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Dirty Dancing by Soundtrack

    Dirty Dancing

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    27
  2. 2
    Album cover for Faith by George Michael

    Faith

    George Michael

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  3. 3
    Album cover for Kick by INXS

    Kick

    INXS

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    19
  4. 4
    Album cover for Bad by Michael Jackson

    Bad

    Michael Jackson

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    26
  5. 5
    Album cover for Tiffany by Tiffany

    Tiffany

    Tiffany

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    26

Notable Births

Clayton Kershaw

1988Clayton Kershaw, American baseball player[†]

Clayton Edward Kershaw is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed starting pitcher, Kershaw has spent his entire MLB career with the Dodgers since debuting in 2008. He is a ten-time All-Star, three-time National League (NL) Cy Young Award winner, the 2014 NL Most Valuable Player, and a World Series champion in 2020. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history.

1988Ben Uzoh, Nigerian-American basketball player[†]

Benjamin Chukwukelo Uzoh is a Nigerian-American former basketball player. He played in international competitions for Nigeria. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and playing at the point guard, Uzoh played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors. He also played for several teams across North America, Europe, South America and Africa.

Notable Deaths

Bun Cook

1988Bun Cook, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1904)[†]

Frederick Joseph "Bun" Cook was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and coach. He was an Allan Cup champion with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 1924 before embarking on a 13-year professional career. He played for the Saskatoon Crescents in the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) and the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League (NHL). Cook was a member of two Stanley Cup championship teams with the Rangers, in 1928 and 1933, playing on the "Bread Line" with his brother Bill and Frank Boucher.

Historical Context for March 19, 1988

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