Date: May 14, 1988
A Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operating as AVAir Flight 3378 crashes in Cary, North Carolina, killing 12. Date: February 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988AVAir Flight 3378 Crash in Cary, North Carolina, February…
Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure). Date: September 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Pope John Paul…
The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people. Date: June 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Widerøe Flight 710 Crash Kills 36 in Brønnøy, May 6, 1988Soviet Union Signs…
The 6.9 Mw Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured. Date: August 21, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Uganda…
In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. Date: April 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Yasser Arafat Speaks at…
Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov orders the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. Date: April 7, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988First Fairtrade Label Max Havelaar Launches in Netherlands, November 15, 1988World AIDS Day Proclaimed…