March 1988

Saturday 05:

Constitution of Turks and Caicos Islands restored and revised.

Monday 07:

Colombia becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

Tuesday 08:

Two United States Army helicopters collide in Fort Campbell, Kentucky killing 17 servicemen.

Friday 11:

Iran-Iraq War: Cease Fire declared.

Sunday 13:

I. King Jordan becomes the first Deaf president of Gallaudet University after the Deaf President Now demonstrations.

Tuesday 15:

The Halabja poison gas attack of the Iran-Iraq War begins.

Wednesday 16:

Halabja poison gas attack: The Kurdish town of Halabjah in Iraq was attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents, killing thousands of people.

Thursday 17:

A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into the side of the mountains near the Venezuelan border killing 143.

Friday 18:

Alasdair Crawford is born in Warrington, England.

Sunday 27:

Moudud Ahmed becomes Prime Minister of Bangladesh.