Date: December 7, 1988
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Angolan and Cuban forces defeat South Africa in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. Date: March 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Slobodan Miloลกeviฤ Denounces Kosovo Separatists, Foreign Conspiracy – November 19, 1988Candle Demonstration…
A Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operating as AVAir Flight 3378 crashes in Cary, North Carolina, killing 12. Date: February 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Nagorno-Karabakh Votes to Join Armenia, Triggering War, February 20,…
The 8888 Uprising begins in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime. On September 18, the demonstrations end in a military crackdown, killing thousands. Date: August 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 8 ๐ Events on this day…
A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". Date: May 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
The Troubles: Ulster loyalist militant Michael Stone attacks a Provisional IRA funeral in Belfast with pistols and grenades. Three persons, one of them a member of PIRA, are killed, and more than 60 others are wounded. Date: March 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 16 ๐ Events on this…
New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens. Date: May 9, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Victoria Police Officers Gunned Down in Walsh Street Shootings, October 12, 1988UN Adopts Convention Against Illicit Drug Trafficking -…