Well from reading this site, you can obviously tell times have changed.  Classmate Ronnie Wright found this and WOW what a flashback.  He thought it was interesting and so did I so, Here is it

1988 vs 2008 Tech Retrospect

U.S. Statistics

President: Ronald W. Reagan
Vice President: George Bush
Population: 244,498,982
Life expectancy: 74.9 years
Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 56.6
Property Crime Rate (per 1,000): 50.3

US EVENTS

• Robert C. McFarlane, former National Security Adviser, pleads guilty in Iran-Contra case (March 11).
  
  
• US Navy ship shoots down Iranian airliner in Persian Gulf, mistaking it for jet fighter; 290 killed (July 3).
  
  
• Democratic convention nominates Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts for President and Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen for Vice President (July 17 et seq.).
  
  
• Republican convention nominates George Bush for President and Indiana Senator Dan Quayle for Vice President (Aug. 15 et seq.).
  
  
• Republicans sweep 40 states in election, and Bush beats Dukakis (Nov. 8).
  

WORLD EVENTS

• US and Canada reach free trade agreement (Jan. 2). Background: NAFTA
  
  
• Terrorists kill nine tourists on Aegean cruise (July 11).
  
  
• Benazir Bhutto, first Islamic woman prime minister, chosen to lead Pakistan (Dec. 1).
  
  
• Pan-Am 747 explodes from terrorist bomb and crashes in Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 aboard and 11 on ground (Dec. 21).

SPORTS

Super Bowl

Washington d. Denver (42-10)

World Series

LA Dodgers d. Oakland A's (4-1)

NBA Championship

LA Lakers d. Detroit Pistons (4-3)

Stanley Cup

Edmonton d. Boston (4-0)

Wimbledon

Women: Steffi Graf d. M. Navratilova (5-7 6-2 6-1)
Men: Stefan Edberg d. B. Becker (4-6 7-6 6-4 6-2)

Kentucky Derby Champion

Winning Colors

NCAA Basketball Championship

Kansas d. Oklahoma (83-79)

NCAA Football Champions

Notre Dame (12-0-0)

Heisman Trophy Winner

Barry Sanders from Oklahoma State