Unix Timestamp: 579657600
Sunday, May 15. 1988, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Soviet war in Afghanistan: After more than 8 years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins withdrawing from Afghanistan.

"California v. Greenwood": The U.S. Supreme Court rules that police officers do not need a search warrant to search through discarded garbage.

A report by U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.