People’s Daily April 26 Editorial Sparks Tiananmen Protests April 26, 1989

Tbilisi massacre: An anti-Soviet peaceful demonstration and hunger strike in Tbilisi, demanding restoration of Georgian independence, is dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries. Date: April 9, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This…

The San Bernardino train disaster kills four people, only to be followed a week later by an underground gasoline pipeline explosion, which kills two more people. Date: May 12, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest. Date: July 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Surinam Airways Flight 764 Crash Kills 176 on Approach, June 7, 1989Tiananmen…

Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission. Date: August 8, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Interflug Flight 102 Crash at Berlin Schönefeld Airport June…

U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland (D-TX) and 15 others die in a plane crash in Ethiopia. Date: August 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Surinam Airways Flight 764 Crash Kills 176 on Approach, June…

After a stroke two weeks previously, South African President P. W. Botha resigns as leader of the National Party, but stays on as president for six more months. Date: February 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)…