Israel Conducts Operation Solomon Evacuates Ethiopian Jews to Israel May 24, 1991

The capital city of Addis Ababa falls to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, ending both the Derg regime in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Civil War. Date: May 28, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

After an 87-day siege, the Croatian city of Vukovar capitulates to the besieging Yugoslav People's Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces. Date: November 18, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Gulf War: George H….

Coalition Forces go to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War. Date: January 16, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991RUF Invades Sierra Leone, Sparking Civil War – March 23, 1991Lauda Air Flight 004…

A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless. Date: April 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On…

Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia. Date: January 2, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Turkmenistan Gains…

Armenia gains independence from the Soviet Union. Date: September 21, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Canada and Poland First Recognize Ukraine Independence, December 2, 1991Rajiv Gandhi Assassinated in Suicide Bombing, May 21, 1991Aeropostal…