Aeroflot Flight 3379 Hijacked by Ovechkin Family, Veshchevo, March 8, 1988
Date: March 8, 1988
Date: March 8, 1988
Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire. Date: May 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 14 π Events on this day in…
A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". Date: May 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More…
The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II. Date: April 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Saddam Hussein Begins Anfal Genocide…
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect. Date: June 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 Crashes Near Seferihisar, Turkey β January 2, 1988Margaret Thatcherβs Sermon on the Mound…
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. Date: January 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988PEPCON Disaster Rocks Henderson, Nevada Space Shuttle…
The United States Congress votes to override President Ronald Reagan's veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987. Date: March 22, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988PEPCON Disaster Rocks Henderson, Nevada Space…