Date: October 19, 1989
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IranโContra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned. Date: July 5, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 5 ๐ Events on this day…
The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is closed. Date: January 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Protests Begin After Hu Yaobangโs Death, April 15, 1989Aloha Island Air Flight 1712 Crash in…
Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party. Date: February 10, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Space Shuttle Atlantis…
Romanian Revolution: Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceauศescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife Elena flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers. Date: December 22, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 22 ๐ Events on this day…
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 โ ๐ Other events on November 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989El Salvador Army Kills Jesuit…
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators. Date: May 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tbilisi Massacre: Soviet Army Crushes…