Angolan and Cuban Forces Defeat South Africa at Cuito Cuanavale, March 23, 1988

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 1988Clapham Junction Rail Crash Kills 35,…

The Troubles: Eight British soldiers are killed and 28 wounded when their bus is hit by an IRA roadside bomb in Ballygawley, County Tyrone. Date: August 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Victoria…

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 → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Congress Overrides Reagan Veto on…

Margaret Thatcher holds her controversial Sermon on the Mound before the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Date: May 21, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Johnson South Reef Skirmish: China Defeats Vietnam,…

All thirty-six passengers and crew are killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashes into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy. Date: May 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Pan Am Flight 103 Lockerbie Bombing Kills 270,…

Somaliland War of Independence: The Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then the second- and third-largest cities of Somalia. Date: May 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)…