On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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LEAD: The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the marketing of the prescription drug Rogaine, the first product cleared by United States regulators for the treatment of hair loss.
LEAD: Behind Bush's Decision. A dozen others were called before Dan Quayle was considered. Page A24.
LEAD: A Federal judge today temporarily blocked a joint operating agreement that would have allowed The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News to combine all non-news operations while continuing to publish separately.
LEAD: Four weeks from today, in 88 primary contests, New York City voters will choose candidates for Congress, the State Legislature and District Attorney. Name two.
LEAD: President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq so thoroughly dominated Pakistani public life since he seized power in a military coup in 1977 that his death in a plane crash today left no individual in line to succeed him. But given the military's preponderance since independence in 1947, it seems likely that General Zia's sweeping, authoritarian powers will be claimed by the army.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 17, 1988, covering August 18, 1988.
Steve Winwood
Def Leppard
Guns N' Roses
Tracy Chapman
D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
1988Jack Hobbs, English footballer[†]
Jack Hobbs is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He has played in the English Football League and Premier League for Lincoln City, Liverpool, Scunthorpe United, Leicester City, Hull City, Nottingham Forest and Bolton Wanderers.
1988Eggert Jónsson, Icelandic footballer[†]
Eggert Gunnþór Jónsson is an Icelandic international footballer who plays predominantly as a midfielder but is also capable of playing as a centre back or in both full back roles. He plays for the Icelandic club Austfjarða after joining them from FH.
1988G-Dragon, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer[†]
Kwon Ji-yong, best known as G-Dragon (지드래곤), is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur, known as the "King of K-pop". Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, G-Dragon made his debut in 2006 and rose to prominence as the leader of the South Korean boy band BigBang, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands in the world.
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]