Date: June 12, 1988
Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. Date: May 15, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 Crash Kills…
A bomb explodes on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270. This is to date the deadliest air disaster to occur on British soil. Date: December 21, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This…
Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges. Date: February 5, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Soviet Union Signs Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Agreement April 14, 1988Provisional IRA Volunteers Killed by…
Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II. Date: August 10, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 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 → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988World AIDS Day Proclaimed Worldwide by UN Member…
Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom. Date: February 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Pope John Paul II Canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs, June 19, 1988Reagan…