Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power. Date: February 7, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apartheid: F. W. de Klerk announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela. Date: February 2, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Avianca Flight 052 crashes in Cove Neck, New York, killing 73. Date: January 25, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States. Date: January 24, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events…
Protests in Azerbaijan, part of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. Date: January 20, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley in Indian-administered Kashmir due to an insurgency. Date: January 19, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting. Date: January 18, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office as Governor of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. Date: January 13, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
A seven-day pogrom breaks out against the Armenian civilian population of Baku, Azerbaijan, during which Armenians were beaten, tortured, murdered, and expelled from the city. Date: January 12, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications. Date: January 10, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)