A recent ranking of the best ’80s action movies has declared one 1988 release the clear No. 1. See why it still defines the genre today. Slashfilm named Die Hard the best ’80s action movie in its ...

An absolute classic. “Sweet Child O’ Mine” was released off of Guns N’ Roses’ debut album Appetite For Destruction and became a fast chart-topper. Today, it’s still the band’s only US No. 1 single.

Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ developed a very unique legacy. "Never Gonna Give You Up" topped charts in multiple countries in 1988. The song gained renewed fame as the viral "Rickrolling" ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On March 12, 1988, Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" began its two-week stretch at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The ...

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A memorial for six firefighters who died in an arson-related explosion at a construction site in November 1988 is seen in this Star file photo. Keith Myers File photo A federal judge vacated Richard ...

In May 1988, presidential candidate Jesse Jackson held a rally in Eugene, Oregon. An estimated 10,000 people packed into McArthur Court to hear him speak. Jackson also addressed an overflow crowd of ...

Though he didn’t win the Democratic nomination for president in either year, Jesse Jackson’s moving speeches at the conventions called on the party to care more about the marginalized. By James C.

Time tends to narrow the songs we listen to. Especially if you’re consumed by new music. So there will always be songs you haven’t heard in a while. The songs below were each big hits in 1988. They ...

In 1988, WWE held its very first Royal Rumble event, not as a pay-per-view but instead broadcasting on the USA Network, future home of "WWE Raw." The TV special was built around the uniquely-formatted ...

The Supreme Court is taking up a case on whether Paramount violated the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) by disclosing a user’s viewing history to Facebook ...