First Fairtrade Label Max Havelaar Launches in Netherlands, November 15, 1988

The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life. Date: July 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on…

New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens. Date: May 9, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988World AIDS Day Proclaimed Worldwide by UN Member States, December 1, 1988Al-Qaeda Formed at Afghanistan Meeting with Bin Laden,…

Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet. Date: March 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81, crashes short of the runway at Libertador General José de San Martín Airport, killing all 22 people on board. Date: June 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet. Date: March 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this…