Burkina Faso Coup Attempt Foiled Against Blaise Compaoré – September 18, 1989
Date: September 18, 1989
Date: September 18, 1989
The Standard Gravure shooting where Joseph T. Wesbecker, a 47-year-old pressman, killed eight people and injured 12 people at his former workplace, Standard Gravure, before committing suicide. Date: September 14, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission. Date: August 8, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Paraguay Military Coup Overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, February 3, 1989Second…
On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle. Date: June 28, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Gorbachev Arrives in…
The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is closed. Date: January 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Space Shuttle Columbia Secret Military Mission Launches August 8, 1989United Airlines Flight 232 Crash in Sioux City,…
Cold War: Velvet Revolution: In the face of protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announces it will give up its monopoly on political power. Date: November 28, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989East…
The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Date: April 27, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Protests Begin After Hu…