Date: September 3, 1989
USAir Flight 5050 crashes into Bowery Bay during a rejected takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, killing two people. Date: September 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Poland Round Table Talks Begin Communist Overthrow in…
Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL. Date: October 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Ron Brown Elected First African American DNC Chairman February 10, 1989Tiananmen Square Student Protests…
The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Date: June 5, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Egyptian…
Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia, swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million. Date: November 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Luis Carlos Galán Assassinated Near…
In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the Cold War between NATO and the Warsaw Pact may be coming to an end. Date: December 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅…
Aloha Island Air Flight 1712, a Twin Otter 300, crashed into terrain at night in Hawaii killing all 20 occupants onboard. Date: October 28, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Todor Zhivkov Ousted, Petar…