Boris Yeltsin Becomes First Elected President of Russia, July 10, 1991
Date: July 10, 1991
Date: July 10, 1991
The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of Vukovar by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serb paramilitary forces, between August and November 1991 (during the Croatian War of Independence). Date: August 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1991…
Eleven-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard is kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she would remain a captive until 2009. Date: June 10, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1991 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Belarus Gains Independence from Soviet Union on…
United Airlines Flight 585 crashes on its final approach to Colorado Springs killing everyone on board. Date: March 3, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1991 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Russian Parliament Approves Leningrad Renaming to Saint Petersburg, September…
The Revolutionary United Front, with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia, invades Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow Joseph Saidu Momoh, sparking the 11-year Sierra Leone Civil War. Date: March 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 23 ๐ Events on this…
Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermรบdez is assassinated in Managua. Date: February 16, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1991 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Coalition Forces Begin Gulf War with Iraq January 16, 1991Croatia and Slovenia Sever Official Yugoslavia Relations…
Croatian War of Independence: The Siege of Dubrovnik begins. Date: October 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1991 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Jean-Bertrand Aristide Sworn In as Haitiโs First Elected President, February 7, 1991Pan American World Airways Ceases…