Soviet–Afghan War: Last Soviet Armoured Column Leaves Kabul, February 2, 1989

Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh are sentenced to death for conspiracy in the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi; the two men are executed the same day. Date: January 6, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia, swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million. Date: November 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989US Invasion of Panama Deposes…

The United States invasion of Panama deposes Manuel Noriega. Date: December 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Hungary Establishes First Eastern Bloc Diplomatic Ties with South Korea, January 29, 1989Egypt Raises Flag at…

Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe. Date: August 24, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Iran-UK Break Diplomatic Relations Over Salman Rushdie Controversy, March 7,…

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 1989Montreal Protocol Comes into Force…

The 1989 Tiananmen Square protests are suppressed in Beijing by the People's Liberation Army, with between 241 and 10,000 dead (an unofficial estimate). 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 1989Romanian Revolution…