Date: July 26, 1989
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 1989École Polytechnique Massacre: 14 Women Murdered…
Denmark introduces the world's first legal same-sex registered partnerships. Date: October 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Velvet Revolution Begins in Czechoslovakia, Prague Student Protest Quelled – November 17, 1989San Bernardino Train Disaster…
Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years. Date: December 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day…
The Monkseaton shootings occur in Tyne and Wear, England. One is killed and 16 are injured. Date: April 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Egypt-US Agreement for F-16 Parts Manufacturing in Egypt, May…
A military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay since 1954. Date: February 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Velvet Revolution Prague Protest Swells to Half-Million, November 20, 1989Soviet Union Announces Troop Withdrawal…
Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike. Date: May 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Khomeini Fatwa Targets Salman Rushdie, February 14, 1989Oliver North Sentenced in Iran-Contra Affair,…