Date: November 16, 1988
A Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operating as AVAir Flight 3378 crashes in Cary, North Carolina, killing 12. Date: February 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Reagan Begins First Soviet Visit in Moscow Summit, May…
The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence. Date: November 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Halabja Chemical Attack Kills 5,000,…
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect. Date: June 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Governor Evan Mecham Convicted and Removed from Office April 4, 1988Candle Demonstration in Bratislava Against Communist Regime…
The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast votes to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Date: February 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Angolan and Cuban Forces Defeat South Africa at…
The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Date: March 25, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19888888 Uprising Begins in Burma: Nationwide…
Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China. Date: January 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Iran-Contra Affair: North and Poindexter Indicted for Conspiracy, March 16, 1988Surgeon General…