Ojhri Camp Explosion Kills Over 1,000 in Pakistan – April 10, 1988
Date: April 10, 1988
Date: April 10, 1988
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 β π Other events on March 20 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
SovietβAfghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. Date: May 15, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 15 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Supreme Court Strikes Down Anti-Abortion Laws…
An Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes at Nizhnevartovsk Airport, killing 27 people. Date: January 24, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 24 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Soviet Defense Minister Yazov Orders Afghanistan Withdrawal, April 7, 1988Black Saturday Yellowstone Fire in…
A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine. Date: May 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today)…
Thirty-two people are killed and 1,674 injured when a bridge at the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal collapses in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. Date: July 31, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 31 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Johnson South Reef…
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. Date: January 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988George H. W. Bush Elected 41st U.S….