NASA Launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48, Deploys UARS September 12, 1991

A massive firestorm breaks out in the hills of Oakland and Berkeley, California killing 25 people and destroying more than 3,000 homes, apartments and condominiums. Date: October 20, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War. Date: June 27, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Crown Heights Riot Begins in…

Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy, killing 140. Date: April 10, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Georgian Independence Referendum Supports Soviet Union Breakaway March…

Édith Cresson becomes France's first female Prime Minister. Date: May 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Iraq Uprisings Against Saddam Hussein Begin, Killing 25,000+ Civilians – March 1, 1991Georgian Independence Referendum Supports Soviet…

Roger Lafontant, former leader of the Tonton Macoute in Haiti under François Duvalier, attempts a coup d'état, which ends in his arrest. Date: January 7, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Gulf War Ground…