Indian Peace Keeping Force Massacres 64 Tamil Civilians in Sri Lanka, August 2, 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…

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators. Date: May 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Stockton Elementary School Shooting Kills…

The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Date: June 5, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Stockton…

Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh are sentenced to death for conspiracy in the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi; the two men are executed the same day. Date: January 6, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Air Ontario Flight 1363, a Fokker F-28 Fellowship, crashes at Dryden Regional Airport in Dryden, Ontario, Canada, killing 24. Date: March 10, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-30 to…

Iran–Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned. Date: July 5, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day…