Khomeini Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie February 14, 1989

Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel claimed responsibility for the attack. Date: November 27, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On…

East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph, along with his entire cabinet, is forced to resign after huge anti-government protests. Date: November 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Panama City Coup Suppressed, 11 Executed…

The Egyptian flag is raised at Taba, marking the end of Israeli occupation since the Six Days War in 1967 and the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in 1979. Date: March 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years. Date: December 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day…

Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-communist prime minister in 42 years. Date: August 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Egypt Raises Flag at Taba, Ending…

Air Ontario Flight 1363, a Fokker F-28 Fellowship, crashes at Dryden Regional Airport in Dryden, Ontario, Canada, killing 24. Date: March 10, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Stockton Elementary School Shooting Kills Five,…