Date: September 12, 1988
The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II. Date: April 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988UN Adopts Convention Against Illicit…
Villa Tunari massacre: Bolivian anti-narcotics police kill nine to 12 and injure over a hundred protesting coca-growing peasants. Date: June 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Johnson South Reef Skirmish: China Defeats Vietnam,…
All thirty-six passengers and crew are killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashes into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy. Date: May 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Lee Teng-hui Becomes First Native Taiwanese President January…
Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II. Date: August 10, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day…
A bomb explodes on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270. This is to date the deadliest air disaster to occur on British soil. Date: December 21, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 21 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This…
Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province. Date: November 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Inglis Barracks Bombing Kills British Soldier, London,…