American troops land in Somalia for Operation Restore Hope. Date: December 9, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people. Date: December 6, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa. Date: December 4, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague. Date: December 3, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching A Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo. Date: December 3, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-53 for the United States Department of Defense. Date: December 2, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
For the second time in a year, military forces try to overthrow president Carlos Andrés Pérez in Venezuela. Date: November 27, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with effect from January 1, 1993. Date: November 25, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 crashes on approach to Guilin Qifengling Airport in Guilin, China, killing all 141 people on board. Date: November 24, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Date: November 23, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)