Date: February 13, 1991
The Revolutionary United Front, with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia, invades Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow Joseph Saidu Momoh, sparking the 11-year Sierra Leone Civil War. Date: March 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this…
A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others. Date: February 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Soviet Union troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding around 1,000 others. Date: January 13, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Sacramento Good Guys! Electronics Hostage Crisis, 6 Dead…
Zviad Gamsakhurdia becomes the first elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era. Date: May 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Israel Conducts Operation Solomon Evacuates Ethiopian Jews to Israel…
The Visegrád Group, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland. Date: February 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Northern Somalia Declares Independence as…
Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia. Date: January 2, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Rajiv Gandhi…