Unix Timestamp: 595814400
Friday, November 18. 1988, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Ted Turner officially buys Jim Crockett Promotions, known as NWA Crockett, and turns it into World Chionship Wrestling (WCW).

War on Drugs: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill providing the death penalty for murderous drug traffickers.

Canadian federal election, 1988: Brian Mulroney and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada win a second majority government.