Date: January 15, 1991
Georgian forces enter Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, opening the 1991–92 South Ossetia War. Date: January 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Pan American World Airways Ceases Operations After 64 Years,…
A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless. Date: April 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On…
Aeroflot Flight 8556 crashes at Pulkovo Airport, killing 13. Date: May 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991United Airlines Flight 585 Crashes on Final Approach, March 3, 1991Rare South Atlantic Tropical Storm Near…
Prof. Anita Hill delivers her televised testimony concerning sexual harassment during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination. Date: October 11, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Sacramento Good Guys! Electronics Hostage Crisis, 6 Dead…
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress. Date: May 16, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial. Date: August 9, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This…