Date: January 17, 1991
Forty-one people are taken hostage inside a Good Guys! Electronics store in Sacramento, California. Three of the hostage takers and three hostages are killed. Date: April 4, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Elizabeth…
Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated". Date: February 27, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Iraq Uprisings Against Saddam Hussein Begin, Killing 25,000+ Civilians – March 1,…
Uprisings against Saddam Hussein begin in Iraq, leading to the deaths of more than 25,000 people, mostly civilians. Date: March 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Sudan Imposes Islamic Law Nationwide, Escalating Civil…
Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union. Date: April 9, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991IRA Bombs Explode at London Paddington and Victoria Stations, February 18, 1991German Bundestag Votes to Move Government Seat…
Lauda Air Flight 004 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes in the Phu Toei National Park in the Suphan Buri province of Thailand, killing all 223 people on board. Date: May 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day…
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress. Date: May 16, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More…