Date: May 12, 1989
A solar particle event affects computers at the Toronto Stock Exchange, forcing a halt to trading. Date: August 16, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 16 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Romanian Revolution Protests Begin in TimiΘoara, December 16, 1989Partnair…
The deadliest known tornado strikes Central Bangladesh, killing upwards of 1,300, injuring 12,000, and leaving as many as 80,000 homeless. Date: April 26, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Protests Begin After…
The US Supreme Court upholds the jurisdictional rights of tribal courts under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 in Mississippi Choctaw Band v. Holyfield. Date: April 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 3 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Date: July 26, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 26 π Events on this day in 1989…
Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972. Date: August 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 2 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-30 with Magellan…
Varig Flight 254 crashes in the Amazon rainforest near SΓ£o JosΓ© do Xingu in Brazil, killing 12. Date: September 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 3 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Khomeini Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie February 14, 1989Hungary…