Coup Attempt Against Mikhail Gorbachev Collapses August 21, 1991

An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers. Date: March 3, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Tajikistan Declares Independence from Soviet Union – September 9, 1991Jean-Bertrand Aristide…

Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union. Date: December 2, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Crown Heights Riot Begins in New York City,…

Cold War: The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany. Date: March 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Sharon…

The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic is renamed into the Republic of Kazakhstan. Date: December 10, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Thailand Bloodless Coup Deposes Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan, February 23, 1991Georgian Forces Enter…

Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union. Date: December 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Haitian Coup d’État September 29, 1991Pan Am Flight 103 Indictments Announced…

Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south. Date: January 20, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Sharon Pratt Dixon Becomes First Black Woman…