Stockton Elementary School Shooting Kills Five, Wounds 31 — January 17, 1989

Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia, swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million. Date: November 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Largest Anti-Apartheid March in South…

Sutton United, a team in the fifth tier of English league football, defeated top-tier Coventry City in one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history. Date: January 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Singing Revolution: Two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius–Tallinn road, holding hands. Date: August 23, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Soviet–Afghan War: Last Soviet Armoured Column Leaves Kabul,…

Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans. Date: April 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

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 1989San Bernardino Train Disaster and Pipeline Explosion Kill Six,…