Angolan and Cuban Forces Defeat South Africa at Cuito Cuanavale, March 23, 1988
Date: March 23, 1988
Date: March 23, 1988
Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II. Date: August 10, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 10 π Events on this day…
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 1988Haitian President Leslie Manigat Ousted…
A Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operating as AVAir Flight 3378 crashes in Cary, North Carolina, killing 12. Date: February 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 19 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988WiderΓΈe Flight 710 Crash Kills 36 in BrΓΈnnΓΈy, May…
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 β π Other events on March 17 π Events on this…
Villa Tunari massacre: Bolivian anti-narcotics police kill nine to 12 and injure over a hundred protesting coca-growing peasants. Date: June 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 27 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Manuel Noriega Indicted on Drug Smuggling and…
Aeroflot Flight 3379 is hijacked by the Ovechkin family and diverted to Veshchevo in the Soviet Union. Date: March 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 8 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Aloha Airlines Flight 243 Fuselage Rips Open, Flight…