Date: March 16, 1988
Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire. Date: May 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in…
The Magna Charta Universitatum, asserting key principles essential to the free operation of universities, is signed in Bologna by the rectors of 388 institutions of higher learning, to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the University of Bologna. Date: September 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on…
Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure. Date: October 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Candle Demonstration in…
Aeroflot Flight 3379 is hijacked by the Ovechkin family and diverted to Veshchevo in the Soviet Union. Date: March 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Soviet Union Signs Afghanistan Withdrawal Agreement at UN…
The United States Congress votes to override President Ronald Reagan's veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987. Date: March 22, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988John Demjanjuk Sentenced to Death for…
A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing five people and injuring 50 others. Date: December 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Black Sea…