Date: September 18, 1988
Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage. Date: September 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Aeroflot Yak-40 Crashes at Nizhnevartovsk Airport,…
Aeroflot Flight 3379 is hijacked by the Ovechkin family and diverted to Veshchevo in the Soviet Union. Date: March 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Black Sea Bumping Incident: USS Yorktown Rammed by…
Doug Williams becomes the first African American quarterback to play in a Super Bowl and leads the Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII. Date: January 31, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar. Date: September 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Surgeon General Report: Nicotine as Addictive…
The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning). Date: August 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046…
Saddam Hussein begins the Anfal genocide against Kurds and Assyrians in northern Iraq. Date: February 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Soviet Union Signs Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Agreement April 14, 1988Vietnam Airlines Flight…