Margaret Thatcher Delivers Controversial Sermon on the Mound, May 21, 1988
Date: May 21, 1988
Date: May 21, 1988
United States Navy warship USSΒ Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. Date: July 3, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 3 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988WiderΓΈe Flight 710 Crash Kills…
A Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operating as AVAir Flight 3378 crashes in Cary, North Carolina, killing 12. Date: February 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 19 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Pope John Paul II Canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs, June…
Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet. Date: March 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 17 π Events on this…
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…
In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan. Date: November 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 16 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Soviet…
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect. Date: June 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Gare de Lyon Rail Accident Kills 56 in Paris, June 27, 1988UN Adopts Convention Against Illicit Drug…