SAM Colombia Flight 501 Crashes Near Medellín, 132 Killed – May 19, 1993
Date: May 19, 1993
Date: May 19, 1993
Four hundred fifty prisoners riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, and would continue to do so for ten days, citing grievances related to prison conditions, as well as the forced vaccination of Nation of Islam prisoners (for tuberculosis) against their religious beliefs. Date: April 11, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia →…
The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil. Date: January 5, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993Senate Censures Alan Cranston Over…
The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages. Date: December 10, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅…
The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56. Date: April 8, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993Giulio Andreotti Accused of Mafia Allegiance by Palermo Tribunal, March 27, 1993North Korea Withdraws from Nuclear…
North Macedonia's deadliest aviation disaster occurs when Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes near Ohrid Airport, killing all 116 people on board. Date: November 20, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993Bush and…
Two-year-old James Bulger is abducted from New Strand Shopping Centre by two ten-year-old boys, who later torture and murder him. Date: February 12, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993Sri Lanka Navy Kills Civilians…