NASA Launches Space Shuttle Discovery on Classified STS-33 Mission November 22, 1989

Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the Communist Party the leading role in the state. Date: December 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Student Hunger Strike Begins,…

Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States. Date: November 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Student-Led April 27 Demonstrations,…

Transbrasil Flight 801 crashes into a slum near São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, killing 25 people. Date: March 21, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989East Germans Cross Hungary-Austria Border at Pan-European Picnic, August 19,…

Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party. Date: February 10, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Romanian Revolution Protests…

Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts. Date: August 22, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Mickey Leland Dies in Ethiopia Plane Crash,…

The Montreal Protocol comes into force, stopping the use of chemicals contributing to ozone depletion. Date: January 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Imre Nagy Reburied in Budapest After Communism’s Fall, June 16,…