Margaret Thatcherβs Sermon on the Mound Controversy, May 21, 1988
Date: May 21, 1988
Date: May 21, 1988
Aeroflot Flight 3379 is hijacked by the Ovechkin family and diverted to Veshchevo in the Soviet Union. Date: March 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 8 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Michael Stone Attacks Belfast IRA Funeral, 3 Killed,…
A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine. Date: May 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today)…
The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. Date: April 10, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 10 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Halabja Chemical Attack Kills 5,000, Injures 10,000 – March…
The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II. Date: April 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 Crash…
The Seikan Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world with an undersea segment, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan. Date: March 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 13 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988USS Samuel B. Roberts Strikes Mine…
Three cars on a train carrying hexogen to Kazakhstan explode in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR, killing 91 and injuring about 1,500. Date: June 4, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 4 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Somaliland War of Independence:…