Cold War: Fall of the Berlin Wall: East Germany opens checkpoints in the Berlin Wall, allowing its citizens to travel to West Berlin. Date: November 9, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph, along with his entire cabinet, is forced to resign after huge anti-government protests. Date: November 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected Mayor of New York City. Date: November 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States. Date: November 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Aloha Island Air Flight 1712, a Twin Otter 300, crashed into terrain at night in Hawaii killing all 20 occupants onboard. Date: October 28, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
China Airlines Flight 204 crashes after takeoff from Hualien Airport in Taiwan, killing all 54 people on board. Date: October 26, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first leg of the 1989 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira is held at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal. Date: October 25, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
An explosion at the Houston Chemical Complex in Pasadena, Texas, which registered a 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale, kills 23 and injures 314. Date: October 23, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Bankruptcy of Wärtsilä Marine, the biggest bankruptcy in the Nordic countries up until then. Date: October 23, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Hungarian Republic officially replaces the communist Hungarian People's Republic. Date: October 23, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)