Tadeusz Mazowiecki Chosen First Non-Communist Prime Minister in Eastern Europe, August 24, 1989

Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Date: August 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This…

Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect. Date: May 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Newcastle Earthquake Kills 13 in Australia…

The United States invasion of Panama deposes Manuel Noriega. Date: December 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989David Dinkins Elected First African American Mayor of New York City, November 7, 1989China Declares Martial…

The Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff. Date: July 6, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On…

Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany. Date: September 11, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Romanian Revolution Ends in…