Date: June 21, 1989
Solidarity's victory in the 1989 Polish legislative election occurs, the first election since the Communist Polish United Workers' Party abandoned its monopoly of power. It sparks off the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe. Date: June 4, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in…
Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China. Date: April 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Soviet–Afghan War: Last Soviet Armoured Column Leaves Kabul, February 2, 1989Colombian Drug…
Soviet–Afghan War: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan. Date: February 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Velvet Revolution Prague Protest Swells to Half-Million, November 20, 1989NASA…
An attempted coup d'état against Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré is uncovered and foiled. Date: September 18, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Aeroflot Flight 37577 Crashes Near Sovetsky Airport, 32 Killed, November 21,…
The San Bernardino train disaster kills four people, only to be followed a week later by an underground gasoline pipeline explosion, which kills two more people. Date: May 12, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
After a week of mass protests against the Communist regime known as the Velvet Revolution, Miloš Jakeš and the entire Politburo of the Czechoslovak Communist Party resign from office. This brings an effective end to Communist rule in Czechoslovakia. Date: November 24, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅…