Pope John Paul II Canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs, June 19, 1988
Date: June 19, 1988
Date: June 19, 1988
Angolan and Cuban forces defeat South Africa in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. Date: March 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 23 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, 1988Intermediate-Range Nuclear…
The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II. Date: April 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Saddam Hussein Begins Anfal Genocide…
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 β π Other events on June 4 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988SovietβAfghan War: Soviet Army…
The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala in India killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more. Date: July 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 8 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This…
A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143. Date: March 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 17 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Provisional IRA Volunteers Killed by SAS in…
The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people. Date: June 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 27 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Illinois Bell Hinsdale Fire Causes Worst Telecom Outage May 8, 1988Johnson South Reef…