Date: April 28, 1988
Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. Date: May 15, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Nagorno-Karabakh Votes to Join Armenia, Triggering…
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. Date: January 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988New Parliament House Opens in Canberra May…
In the Soviet Union, the uncrewed Shuttle Buran makes its only space flight. Date: November 15, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988USS Vincennes Shoots Down Iran Air Flight 655, July 3, 1988Eritrean People’s…
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 1988AVAir Flight 3378 Crash in Cary,…
The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast votes to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Date: February 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Sumgait Pogrom Targets Armenian Community in Azerbaijan, February…
Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. Date: May 15, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Margaret Thatcher’s Sermon on the Mound…