Interflug Flight 102 Crash at Berlin Schönefeld Airport June 17, 1989
Date: June 17, 1989
Date: June 17, 1989
In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the Cold War between NATO and the Warsaw Pact may be coming to an end. Date: December 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅…
Aloha Island Air Flight 1712, a Twin Otter 300, crashed into terrain at night in Hawaii killing all 20 occupants onboard. Date: October 28, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Gorbachev Arrives in Havana…
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 1989U.S. Supreme Court Protects Flag Burning as…
Solidarity's victory in the 1989 Polish legislative election occurs, the first election since the Communist Polish United Workers' Party abandoned its monopoly of power. It sparks off the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe. Date: June 4, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in…
The Troubles: Attack on Derryard checkpoint: The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches an attack on a British Army temporary vehicle checkpoint near Rosslea, Northern Ireland. Two British soldiers are killed and two others are wounded. Date: December 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day…
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510 crashes after takeoff from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, killing 34 of the 40 people on board. Date: August 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Transbrasil Flight 801 Crashes…