Yugoslav People’s Army Begins Ten-Day War in Slovenia, June 26, 1991

Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union. Date: August 24, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Supreme Soviet Suspends Soviet Communist Party Activities, August 29, 1991German Bundestag Votes to Move Government Seat from…

Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signs letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its honours system. Date: January 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This…

Aeroflot Flight 8556 crashes at Pulkovo Airport, killing 13. Date: May 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Sharon Pratt Dixon Becomes First Black Woman Mayor of D.C. January 2, 1991Lauda Air Flight 004…

Zviad Gamsakhurdia becomes the first elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era. Date: May 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Nadine Gordimer Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, October 3,…

Disbandment of the Warsaw Pact at a meeting of its members in Budapest. Date: February 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Mengistu Haile Mariam Flees Ethiopia, Ending Civil War – May 21, 1991IRA…

Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south. Date: January 20, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991RUF Invades Sierra Leone, Sparking Civil War…