1988: United States

Archives consist of articles that originally appeared in Collier's Year Book (for events of 1997 and earlier) or as monthly updates in Encarta Yearbook (for events of 1998 and later). Because they were published shortly after events occurred, they reflect the information available at that time. Cross references refer to Archive articles of the same year.

Ronald Reagan neared the close of his presidency in 1988 having recovered from the worst of the personal and political setbacks dealt him a year earlier by the one-two punch of health problems and the Iran/contra scandal. Although he added little in the way of new programs or accomplishments that... ...