| February 2, 1988 |
Georgia ratifies the 27th Amendment, defining pay raises for Congress
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| April 9, 1988 |
Dave Prater of Sam and Dave dies when his car runs off I-75 in Georgia
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| April 25, 1988 |
Strong thunderstorms produce hail across much of Georgia. Highest recorded accumulation is at Fayetteville, where some 4.5 inches fell.
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| May 13, 1988 |
Willie B. is set free at the Zoo Atlanta
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ZooAtlanta |
| June 18, 1988 |
MARTA opens rail service to Hartsfield Airport
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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) |
| June 24, 1988 |
Boards of Clark College and Atlanta University decide to consolidate the two colleges and create Clark Atlanta University
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| July 3, 1988 |
MARTA's fare increases to $.85
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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) |
| July 11, 1988 |
Buckhead resident Julie Love runs out of gas on her way home from a business meeting. Her car is found between her boyfriend's home and a gas station |
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Murder of Julie Love |
| July 18, 1988 |
In the early morning hours while attending the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Rob Lowe videotaped a sexual encounter with 16-year-old Jan Parsons and Tara Siebert, who was 22. Lowe passed out and as they were leaving one of the women took the video. Within a week thousands of copies were being passed around. |
| July 21, 1988 |
Capping nearly a week of festivities, Michael Dukakis accepts the Democratic Party nomination for president at the convention in Atlanta
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| July 21, 1988 |
The New York Times acquires The Gwinnett Daily News (Norcross), Forsyth County News (Cummings) and the Winder News.
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| August 31, 1988 |
Delta Flight 1141 crashes during take-off at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport |
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Delta Air Lines
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| September 9, 1988 |
Murder One, a movie based on the Alday family murders starring Henry Thomas and James Wilder, shot almost entirely in Toronto, Canada, opens to mixed reviews
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Alday family murders
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| September 9, 1988 |
Under appeal, claiming that a fourth trial constitutes double jeopardy, the case is take to the U. S. Supreme Court, which refuses to hear it.
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| September 24, 1988 |
Earliest recorded frost for the state of Georgia
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| September 25, 1988 |
The Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center officially opens at Callaway Gardens. |
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Callaway Gardens |
| November 20, 1988 |
Bill Elliott wins the 1988 Winston Cup point championship
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Bill Elliott |
| December 15, 1988 |
Singer James Brown is sentenced to six years in prison on a wide variety of charges.
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James Brown |
