Wrigley Field Hosts First Night Baseball Game, August 8, 1988
Date: August 8, 1988
Date: August 8, 1988
Haitian president Leslie Manigat is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant General Henri Namphy. Date: June 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Johnson South Reef Skirmish: China Defeats Vietnam,…
Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage. Date: February 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On…
Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet. Date: March 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this…
Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs. Date: June 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Army Begins Troop Withdrawal May 15, 1988Inglis Barracks Bombing Kills British Soldier, London, August…
A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". Date: May 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81, crashes short of the runway at Libertador General José de San Martín Airport, killing all 22 people on board. Date: June 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)…