In the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in an altercation over control of one of the Spratly Islands. Date: March 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Seikan Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world with an undersea segment, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan. Date: March 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
Aeroflot Flight 3379 is hijacked by the Ovechkin family and diverted to Veshchevo in the Soviet Union. Date: March 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in Operation Flavius. Date: March 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom. Date: February 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
Saddam Hussein begins the Anfal genocide against Kurds and Assyrians in northern Iraq. Date: February 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast votes to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Date: February 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage. Date: February 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On…
Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges. Date: February 5, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)