How Much Did It Cost in 1988?
New House - $91,600.0
Avg. Income - $24,450.00 
Gallon Of Gas - $0.91 
New Car - $10,400.00 
1/2 gal. Milk - $0.85
Hands Free Car Phone - $788.00
Movie Ticket - $3.50
Postage Stamp - $0.24
Dozen Eggs - $0.65
     
Top News Stories of 1988 
Hubble space telescope is put into operation,
First transatlantic fiber cable laid is able to carry 40,000 telephone calls simultaneously, 
First lazer eye surgery in the US,
MS-DOS 4.0 released,
US population 244,021,000 million,
today-300 million 

Musicians of 1988  
 U2 
 Guns-N-Roses
 George Michael 
 Chicago
Madonna
Gloria Estafan
INXS
   
TV Shows of 1988 
 The Cosby Show 
 A Different World 
 Cheers 
 The Golden Years 
 Growing Pains
  
Top Selling Cars of 1988 
 Acura Integra 
 Acura Legend 
 Audi 5000 
 Chevrolet Corvette 
 Ford Mustang

  Academy Award for Best Picture 
Rain Man