Date: December 17, 1989
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Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang. Date: April 21, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989US Supreme Court Upholds…
Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal disaster. Date: February 14, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Montreal Protocol Comes into Force…
Soviet submarine Komsomolets sinks in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway, killing 42 sailors. Date: April 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Varig Flight 254 Crashes in Amazon Rainforest, Brazil, Killing…
The San Bernardino train disaster kills four people, only to be followed a week later by an underground gasoline pipeline explosion, which kills two more people. Date: May 12, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 12 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events…
The US Supreme Court upholds the jurisdictional rights of tribal courts under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 in Mississippi Choctaw Band v. Holyfield. Date: April 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 3 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the Communist Party the leading role in the state. Date: December 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 1 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989American Embassy in Kabul Closed January…