Date: December 1, 1989
Sutton United, a team in the fifth tier of English league football, defeated top-tier Coventry City in one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history. Date: January 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland. Date: April 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-30 to…
A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors. Date: April 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404 Disappears Over Himalayas, August 25, 1989Stockton Elementary School Shooting Kills…
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights relating the abolition of capital punishment is adopted. Date: December 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989American Embassy in Kabul Closes…
Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the Communist Party the leading role in the state. Date: December 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Nolan Ryan Reaches 5,000 Strikeouts vs….
Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall. Date: November 10, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Hungary Frees East German Refugees to West Germany, September 11, 1989Egypt Raises Flag at Taba, Ending Israeli…