USS Samuel B. Roberts Strikes Mine in Persian Gulf, April 14, 1988
Date: April 14, 1988
Date: April 14, 1988
A Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operating as AVAir Flight 3378 crashes in Cary, North Carolina, killing 12. Date: February 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Island Express Train Derails on Peruman Bridge, Kerala, Killing…
In the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in an altercation over control of one of the Spratly Islands. Date: March 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 14 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Slobodan Miloลกeviฤ Denounces…
Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China. Date: January 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Sumgait Pogrom Targets Armenian Community in Azerbaijan, February 27, 1988Benazir Bhutto Becomes…
U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush is elected as the 41st president. Date: November 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Iran-Contra Indictments of Oliver North and John Poindexter March 16, 1988Johnson South…
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 โ ๐ Other events on March 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Clapham Junction Rail Crash Kills 35, Injures Hundreds,…
Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes during takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14. Date: August 31, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 31 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146 Crashes Near Chongqing, 108 Killed,…