Panama City Coup Suppressed, 11 Executed – October 3, 1989
Date: October 3, 1989
Date: October 3, 1989
After a week of mass protests against the Communist regime known as the Velvet Revolution, MiloΕ‘ JakeΕ‘ and the entire Politburo of the Czechoslovak Communist Party resign from office. This brings an effective end to Communist rule in Czechoslovakia. Date: November 24, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 24 π …
Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Neptune, the last planet in the Solar System at the time, due to Pluto being within Neptune's orbit from 1979 to 1999. Date: August 25, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 25 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This…
The Standard Gravure shooting where Joseph T. Wesbecker, a 47-year-old pressman, killed eight people and injured 12 people at his former workplace, Standard Gravure, before committing suicide. Date: September 14, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More…
The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast, killing 63. Date: October 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 17 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Largest Anti-Apartheid March in South Africa Led…
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations. Date: April 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 2 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Solidarity Wins Polish Election, Sparks…
The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe. Date: February 6, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 6 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Flying Tiger Line Flight 066 Crashes…