November 26, 1987 — Madonna serves Sean Penn with divorce papers at Thanksgiving
Some relationships have an expiry date from the very start – the marriage of Sean Penn and Madonna was one...
October 4, 2014
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February 5, 1988 — “The Serpent and the Rainbow” premieres
A horror movie based on Wade Davis’ non-fiction book about the case of a ‘zombie’ in Haiti, “The Serpent and...
September 29, 2014
April 22, 1988 — Sherilyn Fenn stars in ‘Two Moon Junction’
“Two Moon Junction” was a fairly forgettable erotic thriller from 1988. It actually had a fairly reasonable cast, featuring Louise...
September 24, 2014
July 15, 1988 — “Die Hard” is released
Die Hard was the first film in what would become one of the most popular franchises of the last three...
September 19, 2014
August 31, 1988 — Albert Goldman’s “The Lives of John Lennon” is published
One of the most controversial celebrity biographies of its era, Albert Goldman’s “The Lives of John Lennon” was almost universally...
September 14, 2014
September 22, 1989 — Irving Berlin dies
Born Israel Isidore Baline, the composer better known as Irving Berlin was 101 years old when he died. His family...
September 4, 2014
November 29, 1989 — The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia relinquishes power
The Velvet Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia, following on from the fall of the Communist regimes of East...
August 29, 2014
December 11, 1989 — The Communist Party of Bulgaria relinquishes power
Like the Communist Parties of all the Eastern European states, the Bulgarian Communist Party found its power and authority undermined...
August 24, 2014
December 25, 1989 — Nicolae Ceauşescu is executed by revolutionaries
Merry Christmas Romania! Have a free democratic state, a dictator’s corpse and a happy new year! One of the most...
August 19, 2014
January 15, 1990 — They Might Be Giants release “Flood”
They Might Be Giants’ third studio album, and probably their best known, “Flood” features their single best known song –...
August 14, 2014
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