Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Alaska March 24, 1989
Date: March 24, 1989
Date: March 24, 1989
Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses. Date: February 14, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tbilisi Massacre: Soviet Army Crushes Georgian Independence…
The Monkseaton shootings occur in Tyne and Wear, England. One is killed and 16 are injured. Date: April 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Stockton Elementary School Shooting Kills Five, Wounds 31 —…
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 1989US Invasion of Panama Deposes…
A coup in Panama City is suppressed and 11 participants are executed. Date: October 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Student Hunger Strike Begins, May 13, 1989Oliver North Sentenced in Iran-Contra…
Burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest. Date: July 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph Resigns Amid Protests, November 7, 1989USS…
In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground. Date: March 24, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Iran-UK Break Diplomatic Relations Over Salman…