Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Takes Effect June 1, 1988
Date: June 1, 1988
Date: June 1, 1988
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 1988World AIDS Day…
President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash. Date: August 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 17 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Carrollton Bus Collision Kills 27 in Kentucky, May 14,…
The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire. Date: May 4, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 4 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Saddam Hussein Begins Anfal Genocide Against Kurds and Assyrians,…
Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires. Date: September 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 8 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988John Demjanjuk Sentenced to Death for War Crimes in…
A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". Date: May 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More…
Somaliland War of Independence: The Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then the second- and third-largest cities of Somalia. Date: May 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 27 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today)…