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LEAD: The failure to conclude a peace agreement to end the conflict in Nicaragua came after rebel leaders hardened their position in response to mixed political signals from the Sandinista Government.
LEAD: Armenian strikes have paralyzed most industries in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region for nearly three weeks, creating food shortages and rising tension, Pravda reported today.
LEAD: Having arrived at an official consensus that Stalin was a tyrant, the Soviet Union has now begun grappling in public with the most painful question of its history: What made Stalin possible?
LEAD: The Suffolk County Executive today vetoed legislation that would have been the first in the nation to regulate the use of video-display terminals in the work place, saying it would economically isolate the county and cost it thousands of jobs.
LEAD: The Senate, opening a new front in the election-year war on drugs, today overwhelmingly approved legislation that would permit Federal courts to impose the death penalty for certain drug-related killings, particularly in the deaths of law-enforcement officials.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 8, 1988, covering June 11, 1988.
George Michael
Soundtrack
Poison
Def Leppard
Michael Jackson
1988Jesús Fernández Collado, Spanish footballer[†]
Jesús Fernández Collado is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Politehnica Iași.
1988Claire Holt, Australian actress[†]
Claire Rhiannon Holt (born 11 June 1988) is an Australian-American actress. She made her acting debut playing Emma Gilbert in the fantasy series H2O: Just Add Water (2006–2008), before moving to America and making her film debut in 2009. After appearing in the television sequel Mean Girls 2 and the first two seasons of Pretty Little Liars (both 2011), she had her breakthrough playing Rebekah Mikaelson in the CW supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries (2011–2014), The Originals (2013–2018) and Legacies (2021–2022). The role earned her acclaim and a Teen Choice Award nomination. She also starred in the NBC period crime drama series Aquarius (2015–2016), to further acclaim.
1988Yui Aragaki, Japanese actress, voice actress, singer-songwriter, model, radio host[†]
Yui Aragaki is a Japanese actress, model, singer and occasional radio show host. She has been selected several times as the most desired girlfriend and the most desired female celebrity face in Oricon's yearly survey.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]