Avianca Flight 410 Crashes Near Venezuelan Border, 143 Killed, March 17, 1988

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 1988Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Founded, Largest U.S….

CAAC Flight 301 overshoots the runway at Kai Tak Airport and crashes into Kowloon Bay, killing seven people. Date: August 31, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988National League for Democracy Formed to Fight…

A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143. Date: March 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Aloha Airlines Flight 243 Fuselage Rips Open,…

Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage. Date: September 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Sumgait Pogrom Targets Armenian Community in…

Doug Williams becomes the first African American quarterback to play in a Super Bowl and leads the Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII. Date: January 31, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…