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July 21, 1988

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A Financial Coup for Indians In a Cement Deal in Maine

By Allan R. Gold, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: The Passamaquoddy tribe of Maine, wheeling and dealing like a Wall Street investment firm, said today that it had agreed to sell the Dragon Products Company, New England's only cement maker, for a price apparently more than three times what the tribe paid for it five years ago.

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Shamrock Seeks to Buy Polaroid

By Robert J. Cole

LEAD: After five months of persistent rumors, Walt Disney's nephew, Roy E. Disney, announced yesterday that an investor group he heads holds 8 percent of the Polaroid Corporation and was prepared to buy the rest of the instant-photography giant for $40 a share, or $2.3 billion, in cash.

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8-Year Study Finds 2 Sides to Teen-Age Drug Use

By Sandra Blakeslee, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: The small minority of teen-agers who become heavy users of hard drugs and alcohol in high school are put on a life trajectory that leads to serious problems in young adulthood regardless of whether they continue taking drugs, according to a study released today by the University of California at Los Angeles.

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Birthday for Barnard: New Dorm's the Gift

By Deirdre Carmody

LEAD: For the first time in its 100-year history, Barnard College will offer housing to its entire student body as a result of a new 400-bed dormitory that is expected to be open by the time students arrive next month.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 20, 1988, covering July 21, 1988.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Hysteria by Def Leppard

    Hysteria

    Def Leppard

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    49
  2. 2
    Album cover for OU812 by Van Halen

    OU812

    Van Halen

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Dirty Dancing by Soundtrack

    Dirty Dancing

    Soundtrack

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    4
    Peak
    1
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    45
  4. 4
    Album cover for Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses

    Appetite For Destruction

    Guns N' Roses

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    48
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    Album cover for Faith by George Michael

    Faith

    George Michael

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    36

Notable Births

1988KB, American rapper[†]

Kevin Elijah Burgess, better known by his stage name KB, is an American Christian hip hop artist and music executive from St. Petersburg, Florida. He is the leader of the hip-hop group HGA. Burgess signed a solo artist contract with Reach Records in 2010. The label has released several projects, including the Who Is KB? mixtape in 2011, Weight & Glory, on July 17, 2012, 100 EP on March 4, 2014, Tomorrow We Live on April 21, 2015, and Today We Rebel on October 20, 2017. He is also a member of the label's collective formerly 116 clique shortened to 116.

DeAndre Jordan

1988DeAndre Jordan, American basketball player[†]

Hyland DeAndre Jordan Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies.

Chris Mitchell (Scottish footballer)

1988Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer (died 2016)[†]

Christopher Philip Mitchell was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

Historical Context for July 21, 1988

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