Date: July 27, 1989
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 β π Other events on November 7 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Surinam Airways Flight 764 Crash Kills…
In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000Β m3) of crude oil after running aground. Date: March 24, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 24 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Alaska,…
Burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest. Date: July 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 20 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Romanian Revolution Protests Begin in TimiΘoara, December 16, 1989China Airlines Flight 204…
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators. Date: May 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Ron Brown Elected First African…
Kegworth air disaster: British Midland Flight 92, a Boeing 737-400, crashes into the M1 motorway, killing 47 of the 126 people on board. Date: January 8, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 8 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square…
Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Date: August 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This…