Soviet Defense Minister Yazov Orders Afghanistan Withdrawal, April 7, 1988

Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage. Date: September 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Iran-Contra Affair: North and Poindexter Indicted…

General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests. Date: July 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988World AIDS Day Proclaimed Worldwide by UN Member States, December 1, 1988PEPCON…

Doug Williams becomes the first African American quarterback to play in a Super Bowl and leads the Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII. Date: January 31, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will. Date: April 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Congress Overrides Reagan Veto on Civil Rights Restoration Act, March…

The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups. Date: October 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…