Date: February 12, 1988
PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat gives a speech at a UN General Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, after United States authorities refused to grant him a visa to visit UN headquarters in New York. Date: December 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1988…
Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office. Date: April 4, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Somaliland War of Independence: SNM Offensive in Hargeisa and Burao,…
Iran–Contra affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Date: March 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Soviet Defense Minister…
War on drugs: The United Nations agrees upon and promulgates the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, one of three major drug control treaties currently in force. Date: December 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in 1988…
Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 crashes in Bayfield, Colorado, killing nine. Date: January 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Black Sea Bumping Incident: USS Yorktown Rammed by Soviet Frigate, February 12, 1988UK Local Government…
The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence. Date: November 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Ojhri Camp Explosion Kills Over…