Date: March 16, 1988
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 Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. Date: April 10, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Soviet Army Begins Withdrawal from Afghanistan, May 15, 1988Slobodan…
The 6.9 Mw Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured. Date: August 21, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Japanese…
The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Date: March 25, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Seikan Tunnel Opens Between Aomori and…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people. Date: June 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Sumgait Pogrom Targets Armenian Community in Azerbaijan, February 27, 1988Sumgait Pogrom Targets Armenian…