Montreal Protocol Comes into Force to Stop Ozone-Depleting Chemicals January 1, 1989

Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so. Date: January 29, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Air Ontario Flight 1363 Crash at…

China Airlines Flight 204 crashes after takeoff from Hualien Airport in Taiwan, killing all 54 people on board. Date: October 26, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Second Gulf of Sidra Incident: US F-14s…

Air Ontario Flight 1363, a Fokker F-28 Fellowship, crashes at Dryden Regional Airport in Dryden, Ontario, Canada, killing 24. Date: March 10, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Hungary Dismantles Austrian Border Fence, Enabling…

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 → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-29…

Iran–Contra affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges; the convictions are later overturned on appeal. Date: May 4, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…