Timeline Saturday 31 December 1988

Events on Saturday 31 December 1988 5

• 1982 – 1988 Rise Through the Ranks Rose through Toyota's management hierarchy, gaining a reputation for cost-cutting prowess and quick decision-making. Spent time in Toyota's overseas operations, developing his understanding of global markets.
• 1988 1988: Ayrton Senna McLaren Brazilian Senna won his first title in one of the most dominant cars in F1 history, the McLaren MP4/4 designed by Gordon Murray, which won 15 of 16 races. His rivalry with teammate Prost defined an era.
• 1988 Lasker Award and Horwitz Prize Received two of the most prestigious awards in biomedical research: the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award and the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University, both for his discovery of RNA splicing.
• 1988 Rasta and Us an Dem Published Rasta and his album Us an Dem, blending poetry with music and bringing dub poetry to mainstream attention.
• 1988 Record-Breaking Concert in Rio Performed to 180,000 people in Rio de Janeiro, one of the largest concert audiences for any solo performer in history.