PEPCON Disaster Rocks Henderson, Nevada Space Shuttle Fuel Explosion May 4, 1988
Date: May 4, 1988
Date: May 4, 1988
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect. Date: June 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Provisional IRA Volunteers Killed by SAS in Gibraltar, March 6, 1988Aeroflot Flight 3379 Hijacked by Ovechkin Family,…
The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. Date: April 10, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 10 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988George H. W. Bush Elected 41st U.S. President -…
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 1988WiderΓΈe Flight 710…
In the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in an altercation over control of one of the Spratly Islands. Date: March 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 14 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Sri Lankan Tamil…
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 1988Doug Williams First African American Super…
Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs. Date: June 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 19 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988British Government Imposes Broadcasting Ban on Sinn FΓ©in Interviews October 19, 1988Slobodan MiloΕ‘eviΔ Denounces Kosovo Separatists, Foreign…