Soviet Union Signs Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Agreement April 14, 1988
Date: April 14, 1988
Date: April 14, 1988
Somaliland War of Independence: The Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then the second- and third-largest cities of Somalia. Date: May 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 27 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today)…
Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire. Date: May 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 14 π Events on this day in…
Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USSΒ YorktownΒ (CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage. Date: February 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 12 π Events on this day in 1988 π On…
The Troubles: Ulster loyalist militant Michael Stone attacks a Provisional IRA funeral in Belfast with pistols and grenades. Three persons, one of them a member of PIRA, are killed, and more than 60 others are wounded. Date: March 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 16 π Events on this…
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 β π Other events on March 25 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988US Launches Operation Praying Mantis Against…
A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143. Date: March 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 17 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Somaliland War of Independence: SNM Offensive in…