PEPCON Disaster Rocks Henderson, Nevada Space Shuttle Fuel Explosion May 4, 1988
Date: May 4, 1988
Date: May 4, 1988
Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires. Date: September 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 8 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Takes Effect June 1, 19881988…
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…
Two officers of the Victoria Police are gunned down execution-style in the Walsh Street police shootings, Australia. Date: October 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 12 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov Orders Afghanistan Withdrawal,…
Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov orders the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. Date: April 7, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988British Government Imposes Broadcasting Ban on Sinn FΓ©in Interviews October 19, 1988Ojhri Camp Explosion…
Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire. Date: May 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 14 π Events on this day in…
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703 crashes in BiaΕobrzegi, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland, killing one person and injuring several more. Date: November 2, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 2 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988World AIDS Day Proclaimed Worldwide by UN…