Aeroflot Flight 3379 Hijacked by Ovechkin Family, Veshchevo, March 8, 1988
Date: March 8, 1988
Date: March 8, 1988
A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing five people and injuring 50 others. Date: December 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 8 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Supreme Court…
In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan. Date: November 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 16 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Iran-Iraq…
U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Date: May 29, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 29 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More…
Benazir Bhutto, is named as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first female leader to lead a Muslim nation. Date: December 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 1 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Sri Lankan Tamil Mercenaries Attempt…
In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later overturned. Date: April 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Somaliland War of…
The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people. Date: June 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 27 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Iran-Contra Affair: North and Poindexter Indicted for Conspiracy, March 16, 1988Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces…