Date: July 6, 1988
Three cars on a train carrying hexogen to Kazakhstan explode in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR, killing 91 and injuring about 1,500. Date: June 4, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Illinois Bell Hinsdale Fire…
Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority state. Date: December 2, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988A-10 Thunderbolt II…
A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". Date: May 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Doug Williams becomes the first African American quarterback to play in a Super Bowl and leads the Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII. Date: January 31, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The 6.9 Mw Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured. Date: August 21, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Space…
Saddam Hussein begins the Anfal genocide against Kurds and Assyrians in northern Iraq. Date: February 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19888888 Uprising Ends in Myanmar, September 18, 1988Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 Crash…