Cold War Checkpoint Charlie Dismantled in Berlin, June 22, 1990

Latvia declares independence from the Soviet Union. Date: May 4, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Buster Douglas Upsets Mike Tyson to Win Heavyweight Title, February 11, 1990Slovenia Independence Referendum Votes 88.5% for Yugoslavia…

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) More events from…

Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward. Date: August 8, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Czechoslovak Parliament Fails to Agree on…

American basketball player Hank Gathers dies after collapsing during the semifinals of a West Coast Conference tournament game. Date: March 4, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990East and West Germany Merge Economies, June…

Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner. Date: February 11, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Indian Peace Keeping Force Leaves…