Date: January 6, 1989
Ufa train disaster: A natural gas explosion near Ufa, Russia, kills 575 as two trains passing each other throw sparks near a leaky pipeline. Date: June 4, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Monkseaton…
After a stroke two weeks previously, South African President P. W. Botha resigns as leader of the National Party, but stays on as president for six more months. Date: February 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States. Date: November 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-29 with…
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 1989Newcastle Earthquake Kills 13 in Australia December 28, 1989Burma Junta Puts Aung San Suu Kyi Under…
The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-34 to deploy the Jupiter-bound Galileo space probe. Date: October 18, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 18 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Soviet-Afghan War: Last Soviet Armored Column Leaves Kabul, February 2, 1989Union…
Tim Berners-Lee submits his proposal to CERN for an information management system, which subsequently develops into the World Wide Web. Date: March 12, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches Galileo…