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1988 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election (86 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred in November 1988. In addition to the 15 members

1988 Scottish local elections (54 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Local elections were held in Scotland on 5 May 1988, to elect members to all 53 district councils under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which

Miss World 1988 (567 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Miss World 1988, the 38th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1988 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The winner

1988 United Kingdom local elections (190 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1988 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 5 May 1988. The Conservative government held its ground and remained ahead in the projected

Avenue Bar shooting (644 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Avenue Bar shooting occurred on 15 May 1988 as the Ulster Volunteer Force launched a gun attack on the Avenue Bar on Union Street in the city centre

1988 British Army Lynx shootdown (1,160 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

On 23 June 1988, an Army Air Corps (AAC) Westland Lynx, serial number XZ664, was shot down by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) near Aughanduff

1988 Derby City Council election (106 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1988 Derby City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United

Ballygawley bus bombing (1,684 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Ballygawley bus bombing was a roadside bomb attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on a bus carrying British soldiers in Northern Ireland

1988 United Kingdom budget (934 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1988 United Kingdom budget (sometimes referred to as the Giveaway budget) was delivered by Nigel Lawson, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to the House

Lisburn van bombing (1,356 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

On 15 June 1988 an unmarked military van carrying six British Army soldiers was blown up by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) at Market Place

Education Reform Act 1988 (486 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40) is legislation that introduced multiple changes to the education system in England and Wales, including the introduction

Milltown Cemetery attack (2,154 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Milltown Cemetery attack (also known as the Milltown Cemetery killings or Milltown massacre) took place on 16 March 1988 at Milltown Cemetery in Belfast

Brit Awards 1988 (155 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brit Awards 1988 was the eighth edition of the Brit Awards, an annual pop music awards ceremony in the United Kingdom. It was organised by the British

Clapham Junction rail crash (1,951 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Clapham Junction rail crash occurred on the morning of 12 December 1988, when a crowded British Rail passenger train crashed into the rear of another

Corporals killings (2,629 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

On 19 March 1988, the British Army corporals Derek Wood and David Howes were lynched by members of the crowd attending a funeral of an IRA member, and

1988 Glasgow Govan by-election (381 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1988 Glasgow Govan by-election, for the UK House of Commons constituency of Glasgow Govan, Scotland, was held on 10 November 1988. It was caused by

Master-Dik (503 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in the United States by record label SST, and on January 22, 1988, in the United Kingdom by label Blast First. Inspired by New York City hip hop from

Sermon on the Mound (2,689 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"Sermon on the Mound" is the name given by the Scottish press to an address made by British prime minister Margaret Thatcher to the General Assembly of

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (5,240 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute was a popular-music concert staged on 11 June 1988 at Wembley Stadium, London, and broadcast to 67 countries and

Piper Alpha (12,419 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Piper Alpha was an oil platform located in the North Sea about 120 miles (190 km) north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was operated by Occidental Petroleum

Destination Docklands (772 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Destination Docklands was an event consisting of two concerts by musician Jean-Michel Jarre on the Royal Victoria Docks, Docklands, London, on Saturday

1988 British International Helicopters Sikorsky S-61N crash (474 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

G-BEID was a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter of British International Helicopters which made a controlled ditching in the sea 29 nmi (54 km; 33 mi) northeast

Get Fresh (815 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

children's television programme that originally aired from 1986 to 1988 in the United Kingdom. A Saturday-morning kids' TV show, broadcast on the Children's

1988 Epping Forest by-election (411 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A by-election was held in the British House of Commons constituency of Epping Forest on 15 December 1988, following the death of Conservative Member of

Pan Am Flight 103 (16,757 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pan Am Flight 103 was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit via a stopover in London and another in New York City

1988 Kensington by-election (392 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Kensington by-election, in Kensington, on 14 July 1988 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Brandon Rhys-Williams. Normally

So You Think You're Funny (1,675 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

stand-up comedy competition for new acts. The competition began in 1988 in the United Kingdom. The finals are held every August at The Gilded Balloon during

M25 Three (2,539 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The M25 Three were Raphael Rowe, Michael George Davis, and Randolph Egbert Johnson, who were jailed for life at the Old Bailey in March 1990 after being

The Living Years (1,322 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Rutherford's rock band Mike + The Mechanics. It was released in December 1988 in the United Kingdom and in the United States as the second single from their album

80's Ladies (song) (271 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

released on April 24, 1987 in the United States, and on June 6, 1988 in the United Kingdom, as the second single and title track from Oslin's album 80's

Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (637 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

book written by David Pringle, published by Grafton Books in 1988 in the United Kingdom and the following year by Peter Bedrick Books in the United States

Like the Way I Do (1,118 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the second US single from her first album, Melissa Etheridge (1988). In the United Kingdom, "Don't You Need" was released as the second single. The song

Werewolf (TV series) (1,806 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

two-hour pilot and 28 half-hour episodes before being canceled in 1988. In the United Kingdom, the series aired on Sky One from 1989 to 1990. Eric Cord is

Attempted assassination of Nikola Štedul (227 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The shooting of Nikola Štedul was an attempted assassination in Kirkcaldy, Scotland in 1988. The victim, Nikola Štedul, was a Croatian emigrant from what

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (3,677 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 11 April 1988 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and in the United States by Capitol Records. Like

1988 Birthday Honours (15,358 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom

Don't Rush Me (1,123 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

provided by Ric Wake. It was first released in early September 1988 in the United Kingdom before being officially released on October 24, 1988, to the United

Disappearance of Lee Boxell (1,176 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lee Darren Boxell (born 16 February 1973) was a British schoolboy who disappeared from the London Borough of Sutton in England on 10 September 1988, aged

Murder of Lynette White (7,646 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lynette Deborah White (5 July 1967 – 14 February 1988) was murdered in Cardiff, Wales. South Wales Police issued a photofit image of a bloodstained, white

Radio Romance (song) (739 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Tobin. A teen pop song, it was first released on October 31, 1988, in the United Kingdom as the lead single from the album. In the United States, the

1988 Poole explosion (801 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

On 21 June 1988, a large fire and explosion engulfed the BDH chemical plant in Poole, Dorset, England. 3,500 people were evacuated out of the town centre

A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window (3,398 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by the English rock band Cardiacs. It was released on 21 March 1988 in the United Kingdom by their own label the Alphabet Business Concern and in the Netherlands

Im Nin'alu (1,458 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Germany, where it stayed nine weeks atop the singles chart in mid-1988. In the United Kingdom, the track was a top-20 hit, peaking at number 15, and in the

On the Turning Away (713 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in early 1988. In the United Kingdom, the song charted at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart. The song

Murder of Marie Wilks (7,855 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marie Patricia Wilks (30 March 1966 – 18 June 1988) was a 22-year-old seven-months-pregnant woman who was abducted from the hard shoulder of the M50 motorway

Image 1983–1998 (160 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

includes a fold-out of visual art created by Yokota in 1987 and 1988. In the United Kingdom, the album was released both on CD and on vinyl. Tracks one to

Stock transfer (housing) (425 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Stock transfer is a process whereby the ownership of council housing is transferred to a housing association. The term was first used in the United Kingdom

1988 New Year Honours (15,783 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

December 1987 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1988 in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua

Operation Wolf (2,196 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Operation Wolf went on to become the top-earning arcade game of 1988 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, Operation Wolf was one of the top five

Button Moon (838 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

television programme broadcast from 8 December 1980 to 1 December 1988 in the United Kingdom on ITV network. Thames Television produced each episode, which

Antivirus software (8,954 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

called V1 (he founded AhnLab later in 1995). Finally, in autumn 1988, in the United Kingdom, Alan Solomon founded S&S International and created his Dr. Solomon's

Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You (1,683 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1989 episode of Santa Barbara. The song reached No. 1 in June 1988 in the United Kingdom and stayed at the top for four weeks. In 2009, the song was used

1988 in video games (2,683 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

games of 1988. Operation Wolf was the top-earning arcade game of 1988 in the United Kingdom. The following titles were the top-grossing games on the monthly

RTÉ (12,139 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ban was more severe than the censorship provision introduced in 1988 in the United Kingdom. The UK ban prevented the direct speech of censored individuals

Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (2,743 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and on The Disney Channel in the United States from 1986 to 1988. In the United Kingdom during the late 1980s, Video Collection International Ltd. released

Blasphemy law in Iran (1,370 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

imprisonment and a fine. Nouri was released on 5 November 2002. In 1988, in the United Kingdom, Salman Rushdie published The Satanic Verses, a novel. Muslims

Green (R.E.M. album) (2,751 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

2011's Collapse into Now. Green was released on November 7, 1988, in the United Kingdom, and the following day in the United States. R.E.M. chose the

The Men Who Killed Kennedy (1,364 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

began with two 50-minute segments originally aired on 25 October 1988 in the United Kingdom, entitled simply Part One and Part Two. The programmes were produced

Straight Outta Compton (5,523 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

had not appeared on the Billboard charts until the summer of 1988. In the United Kingdom, Straight Outta Compton was released by 4th & B'way Records after

Street Fighter (video game) (5,005 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

1987, and the country's eighth highest-grossing arcade game of 1988. In the United Kingdom, the Coinslot charts of Sinclair User magazine listed Street

Bird strike (8,879 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

annually and have resulted in over 200 worldwide deaths since 1988. In the United Kingdom, the Central Science Laboratory estimated that worldwide, birdstrikes

Tsitsi Dangarembga (3,343 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Harare. Her first novel, Nervous Conditions, was published in 1988 in the United Kingdom, and a year later in the United States. She wrote it in 1985,

1988 Thurrock Borough Council election (73 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1988 Thurrock Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Thurrock Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same

1988 Worthing Borough Council election (54 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1988 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. This was on the

1988 Exeter City Council election (53 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1988 Exeter City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other

1988 Cambridge City Council election (57 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1988 Cambridge City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. This

1988 Brighton Borough Council election (54 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1988 Brighton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Brighton Borough Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the

1988 York City Council election (54 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1988 York City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of York City Council in North Yorkshire, England. This was on the same day

1988 Chester City Council election (53 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1988 Chester City Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day

Enjoy Yourself (Kylie Minogue album) (6,708 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Kylie peaked at number one and was the best-selling album of 1988 in the United Kingdom. In her native Australia, it peaked at number two and was certified

Silent Mouse (178 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

filmed in Austria and Slovakia. The film premiered on 25 December 1988 in the United Kingdom and in 1990 in the USA. The Legend of Silent Night (1968) Silent

Watermark (Enya album) (6,746 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

prior to its release. Watermark was released on 19 September 1988 in the United Kingdom; its release in the United States followed on 10 January 1989

Sex differences in education (9,322 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

heteronormativity. Rodgers identifies that although the Education Reform Act 1988 in the United Kingdom helped to increase opportunities for gender diversity by ensuring

Hold an Old Friend's Hand (3,475 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The second single, "Radio Romance", was released on October 31, 1988 in the United Kingdom and in February 1989 in the United States. In the United Kingdom

Commercial butterfly breeding (2,685 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

butterfly exhibit industry continued to expand in 1980 and until 1988 in the United Kingdom. New exhibits were started every year. Some were separate exhibits

Future Hunters (1,167 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by Vestron Pictures. Its video premiere was on September 23, 1988 in the United Kingdom and on February 26, 1989 in the United States. It was released