Martin Luther King Jr. Day First Observed in All 50 States January 18, 1993
Date: January 18, 1993
Date: January 18, 1993
The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland. Date: March 20, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993Space Shuttle Endeavour…
The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages. Date: December 10, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅…
Four hundred fifty prisoners riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, and would continue to do so for ten days, citing grievances related to prison conditions, as well as the forced vaccination of Nation of Islam prisoners (for tuberculosis) against their religious beliefs. Date: April 11, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia →…
Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo. Date: June 1, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993NASA…
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership. Date: August 9, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993Iran Air Tours Tu-154 and Su-24 Mid-Air Collision February 8, 1993SAM Colombia…
A block of the Highland Towers condominium complex collapses following a landslide caused by heavy rain and water flowing from a construction site at Ampang district in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 48 of its residents die, including one who died in hospital after being rescued alive, leaving only two survivors. Date: December 11, 1993 Read more…