Date: December 25, 1989
Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike. Date: May 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989National Cold Fusion Institute Opens in Salt Lake City, August 7, 1989Jiang Zemin…
Iran–Contra 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 → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day…
The Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff. Date: July 6, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On…
A coup d'état in Sudan deposes the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani. Date: June 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Colombian Drug Barons Declare Total War…
East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph, along with his entire cabinet, is forced to resign after huge anti-government protests. 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 1989Tbilisi Massacre: Soviet Army Crushes Georgian…
Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall. Date: November 10, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Jiang Zemin Becomes CCP General Secretary After Tiananmen, June 24, 1989Kegworth Air Disaster: British Midland Flight 92…