NASA Launches Space Shuttle Discovery on Classified STS-33 Mission November 22, 1989

Ufa train disaster: A natural gas explosion near Ufa, Russia, kills 575 as two trains passing each other throw sparks near a leaky pipeline. Date: June 4, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Luis…

Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu. Date: September 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Panama City Coup Suppressed, 11 Executed – October 3, 1989Standard Gravure Shooting: Eight Killed, Twelve…

Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal disaster. Date: February 14, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Soviet Submarine Komsomolets Sinks, Killing…

Soviet–Afghan War: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan. Date: February 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989El Salvador Army Kills Jesuit Priests at University, November 16,…

Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike. Date: May 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989United Airlines Flight 811 Midair Explosion, February 24, 1989Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-30…