Date: December 21, 1988
An Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes at Nizhnevartovsk Airport, killing 27 people. Date: January 24, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Chilean Opposition Defeats Pinochet in Re-Election Attempt, October 5, 1988Morris Worm Launched from MIT,…
"Black Saturday" of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park Date: August 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Angolan and Cuban Forces Defeat South Africa at Cuito Cuanavale, March 23, 1988Halabja Chemical Attack…
Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom. Date: February 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Butterworth Bridge Collapse Kills 32, Injures 1,674 July 31, 1988British Government…
The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups. Date: October 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
War on drugs: The United Nations agrees upon and promulgates the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, one of three major drug control treaties currently in force. Date: December 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in 1988…
Halabja chemical attack: The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam Hussein, killing 5,000 people and injuring about 10,000 people. Date: March 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day…