| A cease-fire ended the Nicaraguan Civil War (1978-1988); democratic elections were to follow. | Pan Am's Flight 103, en route from London to New York, explodes in midair over Lockerbie, Scotland, blown up by a bomb planted by Islamic terrorists. 259 people aboard and eleven on the ground die. |
| Facsimile machines become standard business machines after the price dropped to under $1000. | |
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Republican George Bush defeats Democrat Michael Dukakis to become the 41st president of the U.S. of America.
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