1988 information

1988 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	1988; MCMLXXXVIII
Ab urbe condita	2741
Armenian calendar	1437; ԹՎ ՌՆԼԷ
Assyrian calendar	6738
Baháʼí calendar	144–145
Balinese saka calendar	1909–1910
Bengali calendar	1395
Berber calendar	2938
British Regnal year	36 Eliz. 2 – 37 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar	2532
Burmese calendar	1350
Byzantine calendar	7496–7497
Chinese calendar	丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit); 4685 or 4478; — to —; 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon); 4686 or 4479
Coptic calendar	1704–1705
Discordian calendar	3154
Ethiopian calendar	1980–1981
Hebrew calendar	5748–5749
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2044–2045
- Shaka Samvat	1909–1910
- Kali Yuga	5088–5089
Holocene calendar	11988
Igbo calendar	988–989
Iranian calendar	1366–1367
Islamic calendar	1408–1409
Japanese calendar	Shōwa 63; (昭和６３年)
Javanese calendar	1920–1921
Juche calendar	77
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4321
Minguo calendar	ROC 77; 民國77年
Nanakshahi calendar	520
Thai solar calendar	2531
Tibetan calendar	阴火兔年; (female Fire-Rabbit); 2114 or 1733 or 961; — to —; 阳土龙年; (male Earth-Dragon); 2115 or 1734 or 962
Unix time	567993600 – 599615999

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century; 20th century ; 21st century;
Decades:	1960s; 1970s; 1980s ; 1990s; 2000s;
Years:	1985; 1986; 1987; 1988 ; 1989; 1990; 1991;

1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1988th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 988th year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1980s decade.

1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United States (NSFNET) and Europe (Nordunet) as well as the first Internet-based chat protocol, Internet Relay Chat.^[1] The concept of the World Wide Web was first discussed at CERN in 1988.^[2]

The Soviet Union began its major deconstructing towards a mixed economy at the beginning of 1988 and began its gradual dissolution. The Iron Curtain began to disintegrate in 1988 as Hungary began allowing freer travel to the Western world.^[3] The first extrasolar planet, Gamma Cephei Ab (confirmed in 2002) was detected this year and the World Health Organization began its mission to eradicate polio. Global warming also began to emerge as a more significant concern, with climate scientist James Hansen testifying before the U.S. Senate on the issue.

^ "History of IRC (Internet Relay Chat)". daniel.haxx.se. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ The Christian Science Monitor (March 24, 1988). "Look out, Yugoslavia, there's a Big Mac attack coming on! First McDonald's opens in a communist country, and the fans are lining up". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
^ Binder, David (July 31, 1988). "THE WORLD: Visit From Grosz; Hungary and the U.S., Finally Face to Face". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2017.

[1] "History of IRC (Internet Relay Chat)". daniel.haxx.se. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

[2] The Christian Science Monitor (March 24, 1988). "Look out, Yugoslavia, there's a Big Mac attack coming on! First McDonald's opens in a communist country, and the fans are lining up". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.

[3] Binder, David (July 31, 1988). "THE WORLD: Visit From Grosz; Hungary and the U.S., Finally Face to Face". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2017.

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Gregorian calendar	1988 MCMLXXXVIII
Ab urbe condita	2741
Armenian calendar	1437 ԹՎ ՌՆԼԷ
Assyrian calendar	6738
Baháʼí calendar	144–145
Balinese saka calendar	1909–1910
Bengali calendar	1395
Berber calendar	2938
British Regnal year	36 Eliz. 2 – 37 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar	2532
Burmese calendar	1350
Byzantine calendar	7496–7497
Chinese calendar	丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit) 4685 or 4478 — to — 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 4686 or 4479
Coptic calendar	1704–1705
Discordian calendar	3154
Ethiopian calendar	1980–1981
Hebrew calendar	5748–5749
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2044–2045
- Shaka Samvat	1909–1910
- Kali Yuga	5088–5089
Holocene calendar	11988
Igbo calendar	988–989
Iranian calendar	1366–1367
Islamic calendar	1408–1409
Japanese calendar	Shōwa 63 (昭和６３年)
Javanese calendar	1920–1921
Juche calendar	77
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4321
Minguo calendar	ROC 77 民國77年
Nanakshahi calendar	520
Thai solar calendar	2531
Tibetan calendar	阴火兔年 (female Fire-Rabbit) 2114 or 1733 or 961 — to — 阳土龙年 (male Earth-Dragon) 2115 or 1734 or 962
Unix time	567993600 – 599615999

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century 20th century 21st century
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

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