Denmark Introduces First Legal Same-Sex Registered Partnerships, October 1, 1989

Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Date: August 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This…

Patrick Purdy opens fire at an elementary school in Stockton, California, killing five and wounding 31 others. Date: January 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Wayne Gretzky Becomes NHL All-Time Points Leader, October…

The Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff. Date: July 6, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On…

A solar particle event affects computers at the Toronto Stock Exchange, forcing a halt to trading. Date: August 16, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Wayne Gretzky Becomes NHL All-Time Points Leader, October 15,…

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 1989Tiananmen Square Student-Led April 27 Demonstrations, April 27, 1989East Germans Cross Hungary-Austria Border at Pan-European…