Date: July 5, 1989
A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Date: July 26, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1989…
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…
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-29 carrying the TDRS-4 satellite. Date: March 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Douglas Wilder Elected First African American Governor in Virginia, November 7, 1989USS Iowa Gun Turret…
Philippine coup attempt: The right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed Forces Movement attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d'état. Date: December 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew. Date: September 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Flying Tiger Line Flight 066 Crashes…
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations. Date: April 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Paraguay Military Coup Overthrows Alfredo…