Curry College - Curryer Yearbook (Milton, MA)

Page 27 text:

Forest fires spread through- out the western part of the country in the summer of 1988, destroying millions of acres of national parkland. The most hea vily damaged was Yellowstone National Park. Hurricane Gilbert rose out of the Caribbean like a giant wind storm in late September. By the time it lost its hurricane status over northeastern Mex- ico. It had killed more than 300 people, left hundreds of thousands homeless and caused bil- lions of dollars in damage to the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and the United States. Nature ' s Wrath The summer of 1 988 was hit with the worst drought in many years. Through- out the midwest, farmers watched helplessly as their crops went dry. -Wi

Page 26 text:

Renewed Spirit The shuttle Discovery blasted into orbit in Sep- tember, the first space flight since the shuttle Challenger mission ended tragically 73 sec- onds after liftoff on Janu- ary 28, 1988. The Dis- covery ended its suc- cessful four day, 1.6 mil- lion mile mission with a triumphant landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Remembrance Amid tears and grief, thou- sands of people who had died of AIDS were memori- alized in October in cere- monies centered on a huge quilt that was made by friends and family members of the victims. Each of the panels measured three feet by six feet and all 50 states and a dozen foreign coun- tries were represented in the 375,000 square foot quilt. Good Will It became an international effort of good will. Russian and American rescuers cut through the ice in Alaska to save two California gray whales. The whales were trapped in the ice for more than three weeks. News media from around the world converged on the tiny village of Barrow, Alaska, to cover the successful res- cue.

Page 28 text:

1988 SUMMER OLYMPICS Seoul, Korea