Date: February 24, 1989
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The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Date: June 5, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989San…
Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect. Date: May 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 2 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989David Dinkins Elected First African American…
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 โ ๐ Other events on January 29 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510 Crash…
The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation. Date: June 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Student Hunger Strike Begins, May…
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 โ ๐ Other events on October 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Miloลกeviฤ Delivers Gazimestan Speech at Kosovo Battle…
The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-34 to deploy the Jupiter-bound Galileo space probe. Date: October 18, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989China Declares Martial Law Amid Pro-Democracy Protests, May 20, 1989P. W….