Date: June 4, 1989
Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel claimed responsibility for the attack. Date: November 27, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On…
The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Date: April 27, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Mongolian Revolution: First Pro-Democracy Demonstration, Mongolian…
Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 crashes into a residential area of Havana shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport, killing 150. Date: September 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Goddess…
The Monkseaton shootings occur in Tyne and Wear, England. One is killed and 16 are injured. Date: April 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989American Embassy in Kabul Closes – January 30, 1989Independent…
The Standard Gravure shooting where Joseph T. Wesbecker, a 47-year-old pressman, killed eight people and injured 12 people at his former workplace, Standard Gravure, before committing suicide. Date: September 14, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, rips open during flight, blowing nine passengers out of the business-class section. Date: February 24, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Hillsborough Disaster: 97…