What was going on in 1988

Check out this information: Especially look at the gas prices.

Yearly Inflation Rate USA 4.08%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 2168
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 10.50%
Average Cost of new house $91,600.00
Average Income per year $24,450.00
Average Monthly Rent $420.00
Average Price for new car $10,4000.00
1 gallon of gas 91 cents
Movie Ticket $3.50
US Postage Stamp 24 cents
Dozen Eggs 65 cents

First transatlantic fibre optic cable laid able to carry 40,000 telephone calls simultaneously
Stephen Hawking Publishes " A Brief History Of Time "
The first major computer virus infects computers connected to the Internet.
The Hubble Space Telescope is put into operation
The US Stealth Bomber is unveiled
Laser Eye Surgery USA

President: Ronald Reagan
Vice President: George Bush
Population: 244,498,982
Life expectancy: 74.9 years
Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 56.6
Property Crime Rate (per 1,000): 50.
US GDP (1988 dollars): $5,049.60 billion
Federal spending: $1064.14 billion
Federal debt: $2601.3 billion
Consumer Price Index: 118.3
Unemployment: 5.5%

Super Bowl--Washington d. Denver (42-10)
World Series--LA Dodgers d. Oakland A's (4-1)
NBA Championship--LA Lakers d. Detroit Pistons (4-3)
Stanley Cup--Edmonton d. Boston (4-0)
Wimbledon Women: Steffi Graf d. M. Navratilova (5-7 6-2 6-1)
Men: Stefan Edberg d. B. Becker (4-6 7-6 6-4 6-2)
Kentucky Derby Champion--Winning Colors
NCAA Basketball Championship--Kansas d. Oklahoma (83-79)
NCAA Football Champions--Notre Dame (12-0-0)

Information gathered from www.infoplease.com

Class Reunion--Class of 1988

Hello to everyone--More details to come-but our 20 year class reunion is upon us. We will be having it sometime in September. If anyone has pictures of prom or anything special they would like posted on the blog email them to whhs1988@gmail.com. Thanks for visiting--do not forget to put this blog in your favorites.