A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people. Date: December 28, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 28 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Romanian Revolution concludes, as the last minor street confrontations and stray shootings abruptly end in the country's capital, Bucharest. Date: December 27, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
United Express Flight 2415 crashes on approach to the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco, Washington, killing all six people on board. Date: December 26, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Romanian Revolution: Deposed President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial. Date: December 25, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
German reunification: Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany. Date: December 22, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Romanian Revolution: Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife Elena flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers. Date: December 22, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day…
The United States invasion of Panama deposes Manuel Noriega. Date: December 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". Date: December 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years. Date: December 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day…
Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timișoara, Romania, with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party's District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire. Date: December 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)