Date: August 25, 1989
The Montreal Protocol comes into force, stopping the use of chemicals contributing to ozone depletion. Date: January 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989UTA Flight 772 Bombing Kills 170 Over Niger September 19,…
Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia, swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million. Date: November 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989United Express Flight 2415 Crashes…
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-33, a classified mission for the United States Department of Defense. Date: November 22, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Goddess of Democracy Statue Unveiled May…
Flying Tiger Line Flight 066 crashes into a hill near Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia, killing four. Date: February 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Houston Chemical Complex Explosion Kills 23,…
An attempted coup d'état against Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré is uncovered and foiled. Date: September 18, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989San Bernardino Train Disaster and Pipeline Explosion Kill Six, May 12,…
The convictions of the Guildford Four are quashed by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, after they had spent 15 years in prison. Date: October 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…