Public Enemy's Second Album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is Released by Def Jam (1988) | Milestones, Vinyl Releases | Jun 28, 1988
GRAMMY-winning hip-hop group and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Public Enemy first released their seminal sophomore album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back on vinyl through Def Jam Recordings on June 28, 1988. The album is also released on cassette tape that same year around the same date. It ….
Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax Released for Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and MSX (1988) | Game Releases | Aug 1, 1988
On August 1, 1988, Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax (titled Axe of Rage in North America) was first released for gaming platforms Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and MSX. The following year, the game was distributed to Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro and MS-DOS. Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax was ….
Aaron Johnson (1988) | Birthdays | Jul 7, 1988
Original Japanese Theatrical Release of Anime Film My Neighbor Totoro (1988) | Japanese Theatrical Releases | Apr 16, 1988
On August 8, 1988, Studio Ghibli and Toho, the Japanese distributor most famous for its Godzilla franchise, released the animated film My Neighbor Totoro, written and directed by legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. My Neighbor Totoro becomes the fourth feature film to be based on his writing, after Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), ….
N.W.A. Releases First Studio Album "Straight Outta Compton" (1988) | Firsts | Aug 8, 1988
Straight Outta Compton, the debut studio album by hip hop group N.W.A, is released by rapper Eazy-E’s label Ruthless Records, on August 8, 1988. N.W.A., short for Niggas Wit Attitudes, was formed in Los Angeles County’s City of Compton in early 1987. Straight Outta Compton was produced by N.W.A members Dr. Dre, D.J. Yella, and ….
Die Hard (1988) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Jul 20, 1988
Crime Zone (1988) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Dec 12, 1988
Helen (Sherilyn Fenn) and Bone (Peter Nelson) live in a repressive futuristic dystopian society they badly want to escape. A mysterious man named Jason (David Carradine) hires them to steal a disc for him. It’s practically a suicide mission, but he claims he can smuggle them out, in return successfully retrieving the disc. Directed by ….
National Film Preservation Board (1988) | Creation Dates | Sep 27, 1988
Established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, the National Film Preservation Board works to ensure the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America’s film heritage. The Preservation Board’s work includes: advising the Library of Congress Librarian on its recommendations for annual selections to the National Film Registry, apprising the Librarian of changing ….