Khomeini Fatwa Targets Salman Rushdie, February 14, 1989

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations. Date: April 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Air Ontario Flight 1363 Crash…

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 → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Soviet-Afghan War: Last Soviet Armored…

People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests. Date: April 26, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Goddess of Democracy Statue Unveiled May 30, 1989Tbilisi Massacre:…

Tim Berners-Lee submits his proposal to CERN for an information management system, which subsequently develops into the World Wide Web. Date: March 12, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Protests Suppressed in…

Iran–Contra affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges; the convictions are later overturned on appeal. Date: May 4, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…