Ojhri Camp Explosion Kills Over 1,000 in Pakistan, April 10, 1988
Date: April 10, 1988
Date: April 10, 1988
The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala in India killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more. Date: July 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 8 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This…
Halabja chemical attack: The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam Hussein, killing 5,000 people and injuring about 10,000 people. Date: March 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 16 π Events on this day…
Angolan and Cuban forces defeat South Africa in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. Date: March 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 23 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988WiderΓΈe Flight 710 Crash Kills 36 in BrΓΈnnΓΈy, May 6, 1988Arzamas Train…
U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Date: May 29, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 29 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More…
The Troubles: Ulster loyalist militant Michael Stone attacks a Provisional IRA funeral in Belfast with pistols and grenades. Three persons, one of them a member of PIRA, are killed, and more than 60 others are wounded. Date: March 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 16 π Events on this…
Doug Williams becomes the first African American quarterback to play in a Super Bowl and leads the Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII. Date: January 31, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from…