USS Iowa Gun Turret Explosion Kills 47 Sailors April 19, 1989

Air Ontario Flight 1363, a Fokker F-28 Fellowship, crashes at Dryden Regional Airport in Dryden, Ontario, Canada, killing 24. Date: March 10, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Guildford Four Convictions Quashed by Court…

In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place. Date: September 4, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Margaret Thatcher Introduces Poll Tax…

Soviet submarine Komsomolets sinks in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway, killing 42 sailors. Date: April 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Soviet–Afghan War: Last Soviet Armoured Column Leaves Kabul, February…

Varig Flight 254 crashes in the Amazon rainforest near São José do Xingu in Brazil, killing 12. Date: September 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989École Polytechnique Massacre: 14 Women Murdered in Montreal,…

After a stroke two weeks previously, South African President P. W. Botha resigns as leader of the National Party, but stays on as president for six more months. Date: February 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)…

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 → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Bush and Gorbachev Signal Cold War End…