Date: October 19, 1988
Uganda Airlines Flight 775 crashes at Rome–Fiumicino International Airport, in Rome, Italy, killing 33 people. Date: October 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988British Government Imposes Broadcasting Ban on Sinn Féin Interviews October…
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council. Date: November 15, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Yellowstone National Park Closes Due to Fires, September 8, 1988Haiti Coup…
U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush is elected as the 41st president. Date: November 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Lee Teng-hui Becomes First Native Taiwanese President January 13, 1988Chilean Opposition Defeats…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this…
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. Date: January 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Margaret Thatcher’s Sermon on the Mound Controversy,…
The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire. Date: May 4, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Aloha Airlines Flight 243 Fuselage Rips Open, Flight Attendant…