Date: May 26, 1991
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-39, the first unclassified shuttle mission for the United States Department of Defense. Date: April 28, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 28 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Georgian Forces Enter Tskhinvali, Opening South Ossetia…
Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Date: January 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The IRA explodes bombs in the early morning at Paddington station and Victoria station in London. Date: February 18, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Escondida Copper Mine Inaugurated in Chileβs Atacama Desert, March…
Disbandment of the Warsaw Pact at a meeting of its members in Budapest. Date: February 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 25 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Bicesse Accords Advance Angola Multi-Party Democracy Under UNAVEM II, May 31, 1991Coalition…
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 109 crashes in Venezuela, killing 45. Date: March 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Mount Unzen Erupts in KyΕ«shΕ«, Japan, Killing 43, June 3, 1991Iraq Uprisings Against Saddam…
Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning as aircraft strike positions across Iraq, it is also the first major combat sortie for the F-117. LCDR Scott Speicher's F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-81 is shot down by a Mig-25 and is the first American casualty of the War. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into…