IRA Bombing in County Down Kills Three UDR Members, April 9, 1990

Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti reveals to the Italian parliament the existence of Gladio, the Italian NATO force formed in 1956, intended to be activated in the event of a Warsaw Pact invasion. Date: October 24, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1990…

Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-35, carrying the ASTRO-1 spacelab observatory. Date: December 2, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope Launched from Discovery, April 24, 1990East Germans Hold First…

Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first and only President of the Soviet Union. Date: March 15, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Lithuania Declares Independence from the Soviet Union, March 11, 1990Space Shuttle…

Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Date: August 6, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Hank Gathers Dies During…

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major. Date: November 28, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…