Date: November 19, 1988
New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens. Date: May 9, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988PEPCON Disaster Rocks Henderson, Nevada Space Shuttle Fuel Explosion May 4, 1988Surgeon General Koop Compares Nicotine Addiction to Heroin…
The United States Congress votes to override President Ronald Reagan's veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987. Date: March 22, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Pope John Paul II Canonizes 117…
The 8888 Uprising begins in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime. On September 18, the demonstrations end in a military crackdown, killing thousands. Date: August 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day…
The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Date: March 25, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988General Ne Win Resigns Amid Burma…
The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar. Date: September 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Johnson South Reef Skirmish: China Defeats…
Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 crashes near Seferihisar, Turkey, killing 16 people. Date: January 2, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988A-10 Thunderbolt II Crashes in Remscheid Apartment Complex, December 8, 1988Black Sea Bumping Incident:…