-NOVEMBER! 4 - Homecoming '88 began - Christy Thrasher was crowned Homecoming queen in chapel. 5 - Bisons experienced a 34-6 Homecoming victory over Southern Arkansas University. 6 - Soviet dissident Andrie Sakharov arrived in the United States for a visit. 7 - Kenneth Cooper, an expert on physical fitness, spoke to a crowd of close to 2,000 as a part of the American Studies program. 8 - George Bush became our country's 41st President. 12 - The Statler Brothers performed on the Benson stage. 15 - The Soviet space shuttle Buras made its first flight, unmanned. 16 - In the Soviet Union, Estonia declared sovereignty. 18 - Thanksgiving Break began. -DECEMBER I 2 - The U.S. shuttle Atlantis was launched on a four-day secret military mission. 2 - Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's prime minister making her the first woman to head a Musliin country. 5 - Jim Bakker, founder of the PTL, was indicted on fraud charges. 7 - An earthquake in Soviet Armenia kills thousands. 12 - Fall semester finals began. 12 - A triple train crash killed 33 in London. 13 - Yasir Arafat of the PLO spoke to the United Nations at a session in Geneva. 14 - The United States announced that it will open dialogue with the PLO after Arafat says he will accept Israel's existence. 17 - Fall semester graduation ceremonies. Christmas Break began. 21 - A Pan Am Boeing 747 crashed in Scotland, killing at least 270 aboard and on the ground; a terrorist bomb was later blamed. - JANUARY 4 - Delta Gamma Rho, the newest women's social club, had their charter-signing ceremony at the home of their sponsor, Trevia Pryor. 5 - U.S. downed two Libyan jets. 7 - Emperor Hirohito, 87, died of intestinal cancer. His death marked the end of the "enELECTION. Vice President George Bush, after serving for eight years in the Ronald Reagan administration, got the expected nod at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans in the summer of 1988. His choice for running mate was unexpected - Sen. Dan Quayle of Indiana. The public opinion polls showed that the inexperienced 41 year-old senator was not a popular choice. -Photo by The Associated Press. lightened peace" era in China. 9 - Thirty die when a jet crashed in London. 18 - Gunman kills 5 students and wounds 30 in Stockton , Calif. 20 - Farewell to President Ronald Reagan and inauguration of President George Bush. 21 - Jill Tate was crowned Winter Festival Queen at the Bison basketball game. 22 - San Francisco 49er's won the super bowl in a 20-16 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. 24 - Ted Bundy, 42, was electrocuted in Fla. for the deaths of over 30 women across the nation. 28 - The National Opera Company performed "The Marriage of Figaro" in the Benson Auditorium. -FEBRUARY I 14 - The Student Association presented Michael Iceburg in concert in honor of Valentines day. 15 - Kitty Dukakis entered a chemical dependancy treatment program at the Edgehill Newport center in Rhode Island. 17 - Hall of Fame pitcher Vernon (Lefty) Gomez, 80, died in Larkspur Calif. of heart failure. 19 - 22 - The first student lectureship sponsored by JOY service club and the SA Spiritual life committee. 20 - The 1989 Petit Jean went to press. The year in review 139
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