JANUARY 2, 1988

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1988 Coca-Cola advertising artwork
$1,000 INVESTED IN COKE STOCK (KO) IN 1988
WOULD HAVE MADE YOU $49,093 IN THE 2025 DATASET
Min Wage Hourly$3.66
Median Home Price$72,720.00
Gas Price Avg$1.17
Bread Price Avg$0.66
Movie Ticket Avg$3.93
First Class Stamp$0.23
Milk Price Avg$2.65
Top Movies From 1988
Show screen release and event cards
1 Less Than Zero
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Less Than Zero
2 An American Tail
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An American Tail
3 Little Shop of Horrors
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Little Shop of Horrors
4 Nuts
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Nuts
5 Platoon
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Platoon
6 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
7 The Golden Child
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The Golden Child
8 Three Amigos
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Three Amigos
9 Fatal Attraction
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Fatal Attraction
10 Beverly Hills Cop II
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Beverly Hills Cop II
The Running Man
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The Running Man
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Three Men and a Baby
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Three Men and a Baby
Empire of the Sun
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Empire of the Sun
Wall Street
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Wall Street
Throw Momma from the Train
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Throw Momma from the Train
Broadcast News
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Broadcast News
Moonstruck
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Moonstruck

January 2, 1988 Trivia

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Television On January 2, 1988
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Murder, She Wrote poster
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Murder, She Wrote
Married... with Children poster
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Married... with Children
Sesame Street poster
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Sesame Street
Jeopardy! poster
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Jeopardy!
Saturday Night Live poster
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Saturday Night Live
MacGyver poster
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MacGyver
Miami Vice poster
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Miami Vice
Magnum P.I. poster
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Magnum P.I.

Exact-date daily brief

January 2, 1988

January 2 has seen a variety of significant historical events. In 1492, the Moors were finally expelled from Granada, marking the end of the Reconquista in Spain. This event had long-lasting effects on the religious and cultural l...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of January 1988

Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.

1 Internet Worm
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Internet Worm
2 Portable Laptop Computer
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Portable Laptop Computer
3 Digital Video Compression Concept
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Digital Video Compression Concept
4 Global Positioning System Civilian Access
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Global Positioning System Civilian Access
5 Medical Imaging PACS Systems
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Medical Imaging PACS Systems
6 Touchscreen Interface Prototype
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Touchscreen Interface Prototype
7 Digital Signal Processor Expansion
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Digital Signal Processor Expansion
8 Automated Speech Recognition Systems
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Automated Speech Recognition Systems
9 Electronic Mail Client Software
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Electronic Mail Client Software
10 Reusable Launch Vehicle Studies
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Reusable Launch Vehicle Studies

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Wall Street Time Machine

The Right Call: A historical $1,000 investment comparison using the stored long-range dataset.
Rank #1
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1988
$0.31
Stored value
$884,238

Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 1988, it would be worth $884,238 today (884.2x return)

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Rank #2
MSFT
Microsoft
Price in 1988
$0.24
Stored value
$2,037,337

Microsoft - If you invested $1,000 in 1988, it would be worth $2,037,337 today (2037.3x return)

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🦸 Top 5 Comics
The Killing Joke
The Killing Joke
$75
Sandman #1
Sandman #1
$500
Batman: A Death in the Family
Batman: A Death in the Family
$150
The Spectre #1
The Spectre #1
$42,000
Wolverine #1
Wolverine #1
$1,500
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures
$200.00
Super Powers Collection
Super Powers Collection
$150.00
Ghostbusters Proton Pack
Ghostbusters Proton Pack
$300.00
Polly Pocket
Polly Pocket
$250.00
Micro Machines
Micro Machines
$300.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3
$120.00
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 2
$200.00
Dragon Quest III
Dragon Quest III
$200.00
Super Contra
Super Contra
$150.00
Altered Beast
Altered Beast
$269.99
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Michael Jordan 1988 Fleer Basketball #17
Michael Jordan 1988 Fleer Basketball #17
$250,000
Wayne Gretzky 1988 O-Pee-Chee Hockey #1
Wayne Gretzky 1988 O-Pee-Chee Hockey #1
$2,040.00
Kenner Starting Lineup Steve Young 1988 Figure Card
Kenner Starting Lineup Steve Young 1988 Figure Card
$600
Super Mario Bros. 1988 Topps Nintendo Game Pack #1A
Super Mario Bros. 1988 Topps Nintendo Game Pack #1A
$500
Bo Jackson 1988 Topps Baseball #750
Bo Jackson 1988 Topps Baseball #750
$129