Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 Crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, August 31, 1988
Date: August 31, 1988
Date: August 31, 1988
LancangโGengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the ChinaโMyanmar border in Yunnan Province. Date: November 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 6 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Founded, Largest…
Near Maui, Hawaii, flight attendant Clarabelle "C.B." Lansing is blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737, and falls to her death when part of the plane's fuselage rips open in mid-flight. Date: April 28, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 28 ๐ Events on this day in…
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…
Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom. Date: February 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 27 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Black Sea Bumping Incident: USS Yorktown Rammed by Soviet Frigate, February…
The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning). Date: August 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988John Demjanjuk Sentenced to Death…
The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II. Date: April 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Provisional IRA Volunteers Killed by…