Date: March 17, 1988
An Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes at Nizhnevartovsk Airport, killing 27 people. Date: January 24, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 24 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Surgeon General Koop Compares Nicotine Addiction to Heroin and Cocaine, May 16, 1988Japanese American…
The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end. Date: September 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 18 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Avianca Flight 410 Crashes Near Venezuelan Border, 143 Killed, March 17, 1988Angolan and Cuban Forces Defeat…
Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet. Date: March 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 20 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office. Date: April 4, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Haitian President Leslie Manigat Ousted in Coup d’Γtat June 20,…
The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala in India killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more. Date: July 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 8 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This…
The first crash of an Airbus A320 occurs when Air France Flight 296Q crashes at MulhouseβHabsheim Airfield in Habsheim, France, during an air show, killing three of the 136 people on board. Date: June 26, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 26 π Events on this day in 1988 π …