3 July 1988 July 2, 2014 Author: Staff The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in over the Bosphorus Istanbul, Turkey is completed. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I have always been offended by the song that says, 'Everything is beautiful in its own way.' If everything is beautiful, then the word 'beautiful' has no meaning. If everything were purple, there would be no word 'purple' in the language because it would not distinguish one thing from another." Thomas Sowell — Click here for more from Thomas Sowell Related posts: 20 August 1988 1 December 1988 12 December 1988 21 December 1988 16 March 1988 4 May 1988 20 August 1988 28 August 1988 16 March 1988 20 August 1988 Categories: History Tags: 1988, 3 July