Halabja Chemical Attack Kills 5,000, Injures 10,000 – March 16, 1988
Date: March 16, 1988
Date: March 16, 1988
Benazir Bhutto, is named as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first female leader to lead a Muslim nation. Date: December 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 1 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Johnson South Reef Skirmish: China…
A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing five people and injuring 50 others. Date: December 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 8 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988LOT Polish…
New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens. Date: May 9, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Governor Evan Mecham Convicted and Removed from Office April 4, 1988Lee Teng-hui Becomes First Native Taiwanese President January 13,…
The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. Date: April 10, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 10 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Reagan Arrives in Moscow for Superpower Summit, May 29,…
IranβContra affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Date: March 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 16 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Nagorno-Karabakh Votes to…
A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales. Date: October 7, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 7 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Michael Stone Attacks…