Date: December 13, 1988
Thirty-two people are killed and 1,674 injured when a bridge at the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal collapses in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. Date: July 31, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Eight British Soldiers…
The United States Congress votes to override President Ronald Reagan's veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987. Date: March 22, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Halabja Chemical Attack Kills 5,000, Injures…
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 1988Governor Evan Mecham Convicted and Removed…
Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs. Date: June 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Margaret Thatcher Delivers Controversial Sermon on the Mound, May 21, 1988Wrigley Field Hosts First Night Baseball Game,…
Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure. Date: October 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Eight British Soldiers…
A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". Date: May 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More…