Date: December 22, 1989
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A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians. Date: August 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 2 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Alaska…
Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia, swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million. Date: November 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 20 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Douglas Wilder Elected First African…
A gun turret explodes on the USSΒ Iowa, killing 47 sailors. Date: April 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 19 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches Galileo Probe to Jupiter, October 18, 1989Tank Man Stops Tanks After…
The Troubles: Attack on Derryard checkpoint: The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches an attack on a British Army temporary vehicle checkpoint near Rosslea, Northern Ireland. Two British soldiers are killed and two others are wounded. Date: December 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 13 π Events on this day…
IranβContra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned. Date: July 5, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 5 π Events on this day…
Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike. Date: May 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Solar Particle Event Halts Toronto Stock Exchange Trading, August 16, 1989Peopleβs Daily April…