Date: December 8, 1988
A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales. Date: October 7, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988PEPCON Disaster Rocks…
Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires. Date: September 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988New Parliament House Opens in Canberra, May 9, 1988Congress…
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81, crashes short of the runway at Libertador General José de San Martín Airport, killing all 22 people on board. Date: June 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)…
General Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril. Date: September 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Soviet Shuttle Buran Makes Only Space…
The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire. Date: May 4, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Black Saturday Yellowstone Fire in Yellowstone National Park, August…
Saddam Hussein begins the Anfal genocide against Kurds and Assyrians in northern Iraq. Date: February 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Ojhri Camp Explosion Kills Over 1,000 in Pakistan, April 10, 1988US Launches…