Tiananmen Square Protests: 100,000 Students Gather in Beijing, April 21, 1989

Cold War: Fall of the Berlin Wall: East Germany opens checkpoints in the Berlin Wall, allowing its citizens to travel to West Berlin. Date: November 9, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Surinam Airways…

Aeroflot Flight 37577 crashes on approach to Sovetsky Airport, killing 32. Date: November 21, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Mongolian Revolution: First Pro-Democracy Demonstration, Mongolian Democratic Union Announced December 10, 1989Tim Berners-Lee Proposes…

Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China. Date: April 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989National Cold Fusion Institute Opens in Salt Lake City, August 7, 1989Sutton…

Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses. Date: February 14, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Todor Zhivkov Ousted, Petar Mladenov Replaces Him,…

Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States. Date: November 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989United Airlines Flight 811 Midair Explosion,…