Lee Teng-hui Becomes First Native Taiwanese President January 13, 1988

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 → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people. Date: June 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Yasser Arafat Speaks at UN General Assembly in Geneva, December 13, 1988Supreme Court…

Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II. Date: August 10, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day…

Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China. Date: January 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Gray Whales Trapped Under Alaska Ice Rescued, October 7, 1988Nagorno-Karabakh Votes to…

Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office. Date: April 4, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Nagorno-Karabakh Votes to Join Armenia, Triggering War – February 20,…

Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet. Date: March 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…