1988: Hirohito, who had been Emperor of Japan since 1926, fell violently ill. He died the next year at the age of 87.
Today: In part because of Hirohito's participation in World War II (1939-1945), the Emperor of Japan, Akihito, has mostly symbolic powers, with the real governing done by an elected democracy.
1988: George Bush, who was vice-president for eight years during the administration of Ronald Reagan, was elected President of the United States.
Today: Bush's one-term administration is remembered as a time of economic weakness, due.....
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