Date: August 25, 1989
David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected Mayor of New York City. Date: November 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Velvet Revolution: Czechoslovakia Communist Party Ends Monopoly on Power, November…
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang. Date: April 21, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Imre Nagy Reburied in…
The Egyptian flag is raised at Taba, marking the end of Israeli occupation since the Six Days War in 1967 and the EgyptโIsrael peace treaty in 1979. Date: March 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-33, a classified mission for the United States Department of Defense. Date: November 22, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 22 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Hillsborough Disaster: 97 Liverpool Fans Killed in Stadium…
Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland. Date: April 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Air Ontario Flight 1363 Crash Kills…
Romanian Revolution: Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceauศescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife Elena flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers. Date: December 22, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 22 ๐ Events on this day…