Loma Prieta Earthquake Shakes San Francisco Bay Area, Kills 63 – October 17, 1989

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…

Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a fight over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses. Date: March 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Denmark Introduces First Legal…

Patrick Purdy opens fire at an elementary school in Stockton, California, killing five and wounding 31 others. Date: January 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Voyager 2 Closest Approach to Neptune, Last Planet…

U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland (D-TX) and 15 others die in a plane crash in Ethiopia. Date: August 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Largest Anti-Apartheid March in South Africa Led by Desmond Tutu…

Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland. Date: April 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Bush and Gorbachev Signal Cold War…