Near Maui, Hawaii, flight attendant Clarabelle "C.B." Lansing is blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737, and falls to her death when part of the plane's fuselage rips open in mid-flight. Date: April 28, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in…
In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later overturned. Date: April 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II. Date: April 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will. Date: April 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. Date: April 10, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office. Date: April 4, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Date: March 25, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
Angolan and Cuban forces defeat South Africa in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. Date: March 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)