Crown Heights Riot Begins in New York City, August 19, 1991

Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union. Date: August 24, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Soviet Union Dissolved by Supreme Soviet, Ending Cold War – December 26, 1991US-Iraq Geneva Peace Talks on…

Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav People's Army begins the Ten-Day War in Slovenia. Date: June 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protection Protocol Opened for Signature, October 4, 1991Bicesse Accords Advance…

Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their airplane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania. Date: April 4, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Hindu…

The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm. Date: January 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Lithuania…

The Revolutionary United Front, with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia, invades Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow Joseph Saidu Momoh, sparking the 11-year Sierra Leone Civil War. Date: March 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this…

Croatians vote for independence in a referendum. Date: May 19, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Mengistu Haile Mariam Flees Ethiopia, Ending Civil War – May 21, 1991Battle at Rumaila Oil Field Ends Gulf…