Azerbaijan Protests During Soviet Union Dissolution, January 20, 1990

The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth that later becomes famous as Pale Blue Dot. Date: February 14, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990German Democratic Republic Abolished, German Unity Day…

A seven-day pogrom breaks out against the Armenian civilian population of Baku, Azerbaijan, during which Armenians were beaten, tortured, murdered, and expelled from the city. Date: January 12, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 12. Date: June 2, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990YF-22 First Flight Marks Future F-22 Raptor…

In Aramoana, New Zealand, David Gray shoots dead 13 people in a massacre before being tracked down and killed by police the next day. Date: November 13, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990WHO…

The Congress of People's Deputies of Russia elects Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Date: May 29, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Space Shuttle Discovery Launches Ulysses Probe…