November 1988

Wednesday 02:

The Morris worm, the first internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, was launched from MIT.

Thursday 03:

Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries try to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the coup attempt within 24 hours.

Sunday 06:

Beatle Ringo Starr checks into an alcohol rehabilitation centre.

Monday 07:

Boxing: In Las Vegas, Nevada, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Donnie LaLonde.

Tuesday 08:

U.S. presidential election, 1988: George H. W. Bush is elected over Michael Dukakis.

Friday 11:

In Sacramento, California, police find a body buried in the lawn of 60-year-old boardinghouse landlady Dorothea Puente .

Tuesday 15:

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council.

Wednesday 16:

In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan choose populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister.

Friday 18:

War on Drugs: US President Ronald Reagan signs a bill into law providing the death penalty for murderous drug traffickers.

Tuesday 22:

In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.

Wednesday 30:

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. buys RJR Nabisco for $25.07 billion.