The house of George Harrison raided. Elizabeth Smart found. Janet Reno sworn in. John Wayne Gacy Jr. found guilty. Dennis the Menace debuts. 'Fireside Chats' start. Girls Scouts begins.

Paul McCartney is knighted. 9.0 earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. Train bombings in Madrid, Spain. Hostages freed. Bank of Canada begins operations. Roxy Theater opens. Flu pandemic begins. Blizzard of '88 begins.

First speech transmitted over telephone system. Dixie Chick, Natalie Maines controversial quote. Mexico-American War ends. James Earl Ray pleads guilty. 'The Dark Side of the Moon' released. Andy Gibb dies. Dr. Gunn shot to death.

Stanley Kubrick dies. France declares war on Spain. First Trans Atlantic Radio conversations. 'Peter Pan' airs on NBC. 'Bloody Sunday' occurs.

Napster begins shutdown. Nancy Reagan passes away. Michelangelo born. The Alamo falls.

Jim Morrison charged. John Belushi found dead. The Boston Massacre takes place. Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson begins. Winston Churchill delivers 'Iron Curtain' speech. Stalin dies. Patsy Cline killed in plane crash. Plane crashes into Mt. Fuji.

John Lennon 'Bigger than Jesus' controversy begins. Vermont becomes the 14th state. George Washington sworn in for second term. Franklin D Roosevelt takes office. Reagan gives Iran-Contra affair speech.

Rodney King beating caught on video. Florida becomes the 27th state. Lucille Ball and Dezi Arnaz divorce. Switzerland joins the United Nations.

Sheena Easton breaks a Billboard Chart record. Sam Houston born. Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico. Howard University founded. Yahoo incorporated.

James Taylor makes the cover of Time Magazine. Nebraska becomes the 37th state. Tesla demonstrates radio. Lindbergh kidnapping occurs. Gunfire at the U.S. House of Representatives. Seabrook Power Plant goes online.