Iran-Contra Indictments of Oliver North and John Poindexter March 16, 1988
Date: March 16, 1988
Date: March 16, 1988
Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 crashes near Seferihisar, Turkey, killing 16 people. Date: January 2, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 2 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Angolan and Cuban Forces Defeat South Africa at Cuito Cuanavale, March 23, 1988John Demjanjuk…
A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine. Date: May 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today)…
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…
Near Maui, Hawaii, flight attendant Clarabelle "C.B." Lansing is blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737, and falls to her death when part of the plane's fuselage rips open in mid-flight. Date: April 28, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 28 π Events on this day in…
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect. Date: June 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Aeroflot Flight 3379 Hijacked by Ovechkin Family, Veshchevo, March 8, 1988Black Sea Bumping Incident: USS Yorktown Rammed…
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 β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Candle Demonstration in Bratislava Against…