Soviet-Afghan War: Last Soviet Armored Column Leaves Kabul, February 2, 1989
Date: February 2, 1989
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Date: February 2, 1989
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Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect. Date: May 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 2 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tbilisi Massacre: Soviet Army Crushes Georgian…
Transbrasil Flight 801 crashes into a slum near SΓ£o Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, killing 25 people. Date: March 21, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 21 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Sutton United Upsets Coventry City in FA Cup Shock, January…
Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal disaster. Date: February 14, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-29…
Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China. Date: April 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 15 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989US Supreme Court Upholds Tribal Court Rights under Indian Child Welfare Act…
A military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay since 1954. Date: February 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 3 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Margaret Thatcher Introduces Scotland Poll Tax, Community Charge, April 1, 1989Iran-Contra Affair: Oliver North…
Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses. Date: February 14, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Hungary Dismantles Austrian Border Fence, Enabling East…