Date: March 17, 1988
The Seikan Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world with an undersea segment, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan. Date: March 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Air France Flight 296Q Airbus A320…
The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence. Date: November 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Johnson South Reef Skirmish: China…
All thirty-six passengers and crew are killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashes into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy. Date: May 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146 Crashes Near Chongqing,…
Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom. Date: February 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Margaret Thatcher Delivers Controversial Sermon on the Mound, May 21, 1988NASA…
Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province. Date: November 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Ojhri Camp Explosion Kills Over 1,000 in…
An Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes at Nizhnevartovsk Airport, killing 27 people. Date: January 24, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Palestinian National Council Proclaims Independent State of Palestine, November 15, 1988Eritrean War of Independence:…