Date: September 12, 1988
The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II. Date: April 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Butterworth Bridge Collapse Kills 32,…
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 → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Condor Flugdienst Flight…
Ramstein air show disaster: Three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. Seventy-five are killed and 346 seriously injured. Date: August 28, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. Date: January 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Uganda Airlines Flight 775 Crashes at Rome…
Angolan and Cuban forces defeat South Africa in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. Date: March 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19881988 Nepal Earthquake Kills Hundreds on Nepal-India Border, August 21, 1988Lee Teng-hui…
Iran–Contra 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 → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988CAAC Flight 301…