Date: December 10, 1989
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The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Date: June 5, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Transbrasil…
Romanian Revolution: Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceauศescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife Elena flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers. Date: December 22, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 22 ๐ Events on this day…
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people. Date: December 28, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 28 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-30 to Deploy Magellan Probe May 4, 1989The…
Signing of an agreement between Egypt and the United States that allows for the manufacture of F-16 Falcon parts in Egypt. Date: May 29, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 29 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Flying Tiger Line Flight…
While attempting to land at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, Korean Air Flight 803 crashes just short of the runway. Seventy-five of the 199 passengers and crew and four people on the ground are killed, in the second accident involving a DC-10 in less than two weeks, the first being United Airlines Flight 232. Date:…
The Montreal Protocol comes into force, stopping the use of chemicals contributing to ozone depletion. Date: January 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Hungary Dismantles Austrian Border Fence, Enabling East German Defections May…