Date: April 4, 1991
Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning as aircraft strike positions across Iraq, it is also the first major combat sortie for the F-117. LCDR Scott Speicher's F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-81 is shot down by a Mig-25 and is the first American casualty of the War. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into…
An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard, including Sen. John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter. Date: April 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Croatians Vote for Independence in…
Angolan Civil War: The MPLA and UNITA agree to the Bicesse Accords, which are formally signed on May 31 in Lisbon. Date: May 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Jean-Bertrand Aristide Sworn In…
Bicesse Accords in Angola lay out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II peacekeeping mission. Date: May 31, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Somali Civil War:…
Tajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union. Date: September 9, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Sungai Buloh Fireworks Factory Explosion Kills 26 – May 7, 1991Gulf War Amiriyah Shelter Bombing Kills 400 Civilians…
The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of Vukovar by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serb paramilitary forces, between August and November 1991 (during the Croatian War of Independence). Date: August 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1991…