Gare de Lyon Rail Accident Kills 56 in Paris, June 27, 1988

The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will. Date: April 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Johnson South Reef Skirmish: China Defeats Vietnam, March 14, 1988Arzamas…

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect. Date: June 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Halabja Chemical Attack Kills 5,000, Injures 10,000 – March 16, 1988Sumgait Pogrom Targets Armenian Community in Azerbaijan,…

Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov orders the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. Date: April 7, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Supreme Court Strikes Down Anti-Abortion Laws in R v Morgentaler, January 28, 1988Condor Flugdienst…

All thirty-six passengers and crew are killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashes into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy. Date: May 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Black Saturday Yellowstone Fire in Yellowstone National Park,…

Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China. Date: January 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Surgeon General Report: Nicotine as Addictive as Heroin and Cocaine, May 16,…

The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life. Date: July 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on…