Date: May 14, 1988
The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar. Date: September 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 27 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Iran-Contra Affair: North and Poindexter Indicted…
Serbian communist representative and future Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Miloลกeviฤ publicly declares that Serbia is under attack from Albanian separatists in Kosovo as well as internal treachery within Yugoslavia and a foreign conspiracy to destroy Serbia and Yugoslavia. Date: November 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 19 ๐ …
Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office. Date: April 4, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Island Express Train Derails on Peruman Bridge, Kerala, Killing 105…
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 1988Manuel Noriega Indicted…
A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". Date: May 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
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 1988Avianca Flight 410 Crashes Near Venezuelan Border, 143 Killed,…