Bush Heads for New York City
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LEAD: Switching his schedule in an effort to win a state he had written off, George Bush will visit a Roman Catholic school in Queens. Page B6.
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On this day
October 19, 1988
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Criminal Inquiry On Drexel
By Stephen Labaton
LEAD: Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. has been notified in writing by prosecutors in the United States Attorney's office that it is under investigation for a broad range of possible criminal violations including racketeering, people who have seen the letter said yesterday.
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Court Orders New York State to Speed Prisoner Transfers
By Celestine Bohlen
LEAD: New York's highest court ordered the state prison system yesterday to take custody of prisoners within 10 days after their sentencing, a decision which the State Corrections Commissioner said will have ''massive implications'' for a system already stretched beyond capacity.
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A U.S. PROP FOR MEXICO;
By Larry Rohter, Special To the New York Times
LEAD: For the second time in six years, the United States has initiated a multibillion-dollar rescue for debt-ridden Mexico. But this time, Washington is also propping up a political system that many here believe is itself foundering.
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A Cake Wizard Brings Out a Book of Magic
By Corby Kummer
LEAD: RARELY does a book on baking attract widespread attention in the food world. Rose Levy Beranbaum's ''Cake Bible'' is different. Even before its official publication date, Sept. 20, bakers and nonbakers alike were telling each other that it was one of the very few books that, like Paula Peck's ''Art of Fine Baking'' and Flo Braker's ''Simple Art of Perfect Baking,'' would serve as textbook and inspiration for a generation of dessert makers.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 19, 1988, covering October 19, 1988.
- 1
New Jersey
Bon Jovi
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 3
- 2
Appetite For Destruction
Guns N' Roses
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 61
- 3
Hysteria
Def Leppard
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 1
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- 62
- 4
Cocktail
Soundtrack
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 4
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- 11
- 5
Simple Pleasures
Bobby McFerrin
- Last week
- 7
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- 5
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- 27
Notable Births
1988Zeph Ellis, English rapper and producer[†]
Joseph Ellis-Stephenson, better known by his stage name Dot Rotten, Zeph Ellis or Who's British is a British grime MC, rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Lambeth, South London.
1988Markiyan Kamysh, Ukrainian writer[†]
Markiyan Kamysh is a Ukrainian novelist, best known for his works about the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and its environs.
1988Chris Lawrence, Australian rugby league player[†]
Chris Lawrence is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played his entire career as a centre and second-row for the Wests Tigers in the NRL, and has played for Australia at international level.
Notable Deaths
1988Son House, American singer and guitarist (born 1902)[†]
Edward James "Son" House Jr. was an American Delta blues singer and guitarist, noted for his highly emotional style of singing and slide guitar playing.
Historical Events
1988The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups.[†]
From October 1988 to September 1994 the British government banned broadcasts of the voices of representatives from Sinn Féin and several Irish republican and loyalist groups on television and radio in the United Kingdom (UK). The restrictions, announced by the Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, on 19 October 1988, covered eleven organisations based in Northern Ireland. The ban followed a heightened period of violence in the course of the Troubles, and reflected the UK government's belief in a need to prevent Sinn Féin from using the media for political advantage.
Historical Context for October 19, 1988
In 1988, the world population was approximately 5,141,992,542 people[†]