The Year Was 1988–Popular movies included “Good Morning, Vietnam,” “Moonstruck” and “Bull Durham”…among the new television shows that year were “Roseanne,” “The Wonder Years” and “Murphy Brown”…George Harrision’s “I’ve Got My Mind Set On You,” “Roll With It” by Steve Winwood and “Heaven Is A Place On Earth” by Belinda Carlisle topped the popular music charts…in the news, Pan Am flight 103 was brought down by a bomb in Scotland, and Sen. Lloyd Bentsen came up with a legendary quote during a vice-presidential debate with then-Sen. Dan Quayle.
KXEL@80–1988
Jeff Stein
Oct 17, 2022 | 8:09 AM
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