Date: September 13, 1988
In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. Date: April 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Vietnam Airlines Flight 831…
Halabja chemical attack: The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam Hussein, killing 5,000 people and injuring about 10,000 people. Date: March 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day…
Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. Date: May 15, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Black Sea Bumping Incident: USS Yorktown…
United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. Date: July 3, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq and U.S….
Margaret Thatcher holds her controversial Sermon on the Mound before the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Date: May 21, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Hurricane Gilbert Strongest Recorded Western Hemisphere Hurricane…
U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Date: May 29, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More…