| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 01 1988 | Pakistan Appoints Benazir Bhutto, Minister |
| December 02 1988 | Benazir Bhutto First Female Prime Minister - Pakistan |
| December 06 1988 | Australian Capital Gets Self-government |
| December 07 1988 | 6.9 Earthquake In Armenia Leaves 1/7 Homeless |
| December 07 1988 | Yasser Arafat Recognizes Israel's Exit |
| December 08 1988 | Air Force A-10 Crashes Into Apartment Complex |
| December 09 1988 | Irish Hughes Bridge Opens |
| December 12 1988 | Clapman Junction Rail Crash Worst In UK |
| December 13 1988 | Speech Given By Yasser Arafat At UN General Assembly Meeting, Geneva |
| December 14 1988 | ET3 TV Network Launched In Thessaloniki |
| December 20 1988 | Convention Against Drugs Signed |
| December 21 1988 | Bomb Explodes On Pan Am Flight |
| December 22 1988 | Chico Mendes Is Assassinated |
| December 31 1988 | Mario Lemieux Scores Five Different Goals |
| December 31 1988 | Wielicki Accomplishes First Winter Ascent Of Lhotse |