Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 Crashes Near Seferihisar, Turkey β January 2, 1988
Date: January 2, 1988
Date: January 2, 1988
The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire. Date: May 4, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 4 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Eight British Soldiers Killed in Ballygawley IRA Bombing, August…
United States Navy warship USSΒ Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. Date: July 3, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 3 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Inglis Barracks Bombing Kills British…
Doug Williams becomes the first African American quarterback to play in a Super Bowl and leads the Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII. Date: January 31, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USSΒ YorktownΒ (CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage. Date: February 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 12 π Events on this day in 1988 π On…
The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trainsβone of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom. Date: December 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 12 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom. Date: February 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 27 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988AVAir Flight 3378 Crashes in Cary, North Carolina, Killing 12 β…