Date: March 16, 1988
U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush is elected as the 41st president. Date: November 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Soviet Shuttle Buran Makes Only Space Flight, November 15, 1988Victoria Police Officers…
Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges. Date: February 5, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Doug Williams First African American Super Bowl Quarterback Leads Redskins to Victory January 31,…
In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later overturned. Date: April 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Ramstein Air Show…
Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet. Date: March 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this…
The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom. Date: December 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
In the Soviet Union, the uncrewed Shuttle Buran makes its only space flight. Date: November 15, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Soviet Army Begins Withdrawal from Afghanistan, May 15, 1988Benazir Bhutto Sworn In…