Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift.

Film and TV History in July 1988

Music Concert

Jul 13 Sting performs his 1st Rain Forest benefit at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC

Die Hard

Jul 15 "Die Hard" directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is released in the US

  • Jul 18 Shooting begins on Bond film "License to Kill"
  • Jul 25 Mindy Duncan, 16, of Oregon, crowned 6th Miss Teen USA
  • Jul 29 South African government bans anti-apartheid film "Cry Freedom"