Lech Wałęsa Elected President of Poland, December 22, 1990

Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States. Date: January 24, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events…

The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time. Date: September 29, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Jamaat al Muslimeen Coup Attempt in Trinidad and Tobago, July 27,…

Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office as Governor of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. Date: January 13, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990East Germany Holds First Democratic…

Georgia holds its only free election under Soviet rule. Date: October 28, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Azerbaijan Protests During Soviet Union Dissolution, January 20, 1990US Begins TV Martí Anti-Castro Propaganda Broadcasts to…

An IRA bombing in County Down, Northern Ireland, kills three members of the UDR. Date: April 9, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Margaret Thatcher Withdraws from Conservative Leadership Election, Ends Premiership – November…

In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $500 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Date: March 18, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Namibia…