DECEMBER 17, 1988

SATURDAY
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 Rain Man
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Rain Man
2 Twins
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Twins
3 Tequila Sunrise
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Tequila Sunrise
4 Scrooged
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Scrooged
5 Oliver & Company
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Oliver & Company
6 Child's Play
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Child's Play
7 They Live
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They Live
8 The Accused
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The Accused
9 Alien Nation
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Alien Nation
10 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The Serpent and the Rainbow
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The Serpent and the Rainbow
For Keeps
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For Keeps
Cop
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Cop
Return of the Living Dead Part II
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Return of the Living Dead Part II
She's Having a Baby
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She's Having a Baby
Action Jackson
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Action Jackson
Frantic
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Frantic
Shoot to Kill
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Shoot to Kill
Hairspray
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Hairspray
Bloodsport
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Bloodsport
Beetlejuice
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Beetlejuice
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
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Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Biloxi Blues
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Biloxi Blues
Johnny Be Good
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Johnny Be Good
Masquerade
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Masquerade
Above the Law
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Above the Law
Critters 2
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Critters 2
18 Again!
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18 Again!
Colors
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Colors
Willow
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Willow
Rambo III
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Rambo III
Crocodile Dundee II
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Crocodile Dundee II
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
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Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Big
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Big
Coming to America
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Coming to America
Red Heat
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Red Heat
The Great Outdoors
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The Great Outdoors
Die Hard
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Die Hard
Cocktail
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Cocktail
The Dead Pool
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The Dead Pool
Midnight Run
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Midnight Run
Young Guns
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Young Guns
The Blob
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The Blob
Married to the Mob
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Married to the Mob
Eight Men Out
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Eight Men Out
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
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Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Dead Ringers
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Dead Ringers
Gorillas in the Mist
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Gorillas in the Mist
Pumpkinhead
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Pumpkinhead
Bird
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Bird
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

December 17, 1988 Trivia

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Television On December 17, 1988

Exact-date daily brief

December 17, 1988

December 17 has been a significant date in history, marked by various notable events across different fields. In 1903, the Wright brothers achieved the first powered flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, which revolutionized trans...

Inventions & Breakthroughs of December 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