Coup Attempt Against Mikhail Gorbachev Collapses August 21, 1991

The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic is renamed into the Republic of Kazakhstan. Date: December 10, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Oh-My-God Particle Observed at Utah HiRes Observatory – October 15, 1991Battle at Rumaila…

Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union. Date: October 27, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991ASA EMB 120 Brunswick Crash Kills 23, Including John Tower and Sonny Carter, April 5, 1991Crown Heights Riot…

In modern Russia's first democratic election, Boris Yeltsin is elected as the President of Russia. Date: June 12, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Gulf War Ground Troops Enter Iraq February 24, 1991ASA EMB…

The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm. Date: January 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Aeropostal…

Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Date: January 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the war. Date: February 24, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Azerbaijan Abolishes Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomy, Renames…