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*[[NCAA college basketball tournaments|NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals and Finals]] were held at the [[BJCC]] | *March: [[NCAA college basketball tournaments|NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals and Finals]] were held at the [[BJCC]] | ||
*[[November 25]]: [[Auburn Tigers]] won the [[1988 Iron Bowl]] 15-10 at [[Legion Field]] | |||
:''See also: [[1988 Birmingham Barons]]'' | :''See also: [[1988 Birmingham Barons]]'' | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 2 April 2008
1988 was the 117th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
Business
Sports
- March: NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals and Finals were held at the BJCC
- November 25: Auburn Tigers won the 1988 Iron Bowl 15-10 at Legion Field
- See also: 1988 Birmingham Barons
Works
Books
Buildings
People
Awards
Births
- Murderer Derrol Shaw
- July 28: Erica and Monica Stacy
Deaths
- March 3: John Fletcher
- July 3: Thales McReynolds
- October 27: James F. Sulzby, Jr
- November 12: Vet Boswell
- See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1988
Context
1988 saw perestroika begin in the Soviet Union. George H. W. Bush defeated Michael Dukakis to become the 41st President of the United States. Oliver North was indicted in the Iran-Contra Affair. Kirk Gibson hit a dramatic home run to win Game One of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, over the Oakland Athletics, by a score of five runs to four. Singer Roy Orbison died.
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