Date: August 8, 1988
Somaliland War of Independence: The Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then the second- and third-largest cities of Somalia. Date: May 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)…
A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143. Date: March 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Nagorno-Karabakh Votes to Join Armenia, Triggering War,…
Three cars on a train carrying hexogen to Kazakhstan explode in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR, killing 91 and injuring about 1,500. Date: June 4, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988USS Vincennes Shoots Down…
United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. Date: July 3, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Lee Teng-hui Becomes First Native…
Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. Date: May 15, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Wrigley Field Hosts First Night Baseball…
U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Date: May 29, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More…