China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146 Crashes Near Chongqing, 108 Killed, January 18, 1988
Date: January 18, 1988
Date: January 18, 1988
The Seikan Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world with an undersea segment, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan. Date: March 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Takes Effect…
United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. Date: July 3, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Arzamas Train Explosion Kills 91,…
New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens. Date: May 9, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Surgeon General Report: Nicotine as Addictive as Heroin and Cocaine, May 16, 1988USS Vincennes Shoots Down Iran Air Flight…
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81, crashes short of the runway at Libertador General José de San Martín Airport, killing all 22 people on board. Date: June 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet. Date: March 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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…