Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 Crashes Near Seferihisar, Turkey โ January 2, 1988
Date: January 2, 1988
Date: January 2, 1988
A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143. Date: March 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Margaret Thatcherโs Sermon on the Mound Controversy,…
In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. Date: April 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 14 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Governor Evan Mecham Convicted…
SovietโAfghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. Date: May 15, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Saddam Hussein Begins Anfal Genocide Against…
A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". Date: May 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast votes to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Date: February 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Aloha Airlines Flight 243 Fuselage Rips Open, Flight…
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. Date: January 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Eritrean People’s Liberation Front Enters Afabet After…