Varig Flight 254 Crashes in Amazon Rainforest, Brazil, Killing 12 – September 3, 1989

The US Supreme Court upholds the jurisdictional rights of tribal courts under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 in Mississippi Choctaw Band v. Holyfield. Date: April 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The pleasure boat Marchioness sinks on the River Thames following a collision. Fifty-one people are killed. Date: August 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Soviet Submarine Komsomolets Sinks, Killing 42 Sailors, April 7,…

Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-29 carrying the TDRS-4 satellite. Date: March 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989China Airlines Flight 204 Crashes After Takeoff in Taiwan, October 26, 1989Indian Peace Keeping Force…

Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans. Date: April 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

China Airlines Flight 204 crashes after takeoff from Hualien Airport in Taiwan, killing all 54 people on board. Date: October 26, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tbilisi Massacre: Soviet Army Crushes Georgian Independence…

Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. Date: June 24, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Todor Zhivkov…